Industrial production in the first 5 months of 2019 achieved a good
growth thanks to positive production results in May of a number of
industries including processing and manufacturing.
T1: Raw Materials and steel Price
|
Price (USD/ton) |
Compared with the beginning of April 2019 (USD/ton) |
62% Fe iron ore |
97-98(CFR) |
+2 |
Coking Coal |
182 (FOB) |
- |
Steel scrap |
312 (CFR) |
-2 |
Graphite electrodes |
4000-6000 |
/ |
Note: price on 7 June 2019
T2: Production and Sales of Steel Products in May 2019
|
May 2019 |
Jan.-May 2019 |
Volume (tonnes) |
Compared with May 2018 |
Volume (tonnes) |
Compared with Jan.-May 2018 |
Production |
2,285,801 |
+8.8% |
10,565,896 |
+9.2% |
Sales |
2,037,983 |
+10.2% |
9,783,607 |
+11.1% |
The situation of import and export of steel products:
Import situation
By the end of April 30, 2019, imports of finished steel products and
semi-finished products of all kinds reached more than 6.1 million tons,
with a total import turnover of over 3.7 billion USD.
-In the first 4 months of 2019, the import of finished steel products
was more than 4.8 million tons, of which the import of some steel
products increased highly over the same period as:
+ long products: 425,000 tons, up 51.3%;
+ flat products: 83,000 tons, up 23%
Particularly in April 2019, KL galvanized steel sheet & color coated
paint increased by 24%, in which colored corrugated iron increased by
55%, galvanized galvanized by 25%;
Export situation
As of April 30, 2019, Vietnam exported more than 2.766 million tons of
steel, up 13.7% in volume over the same period in 2018.
-The total export turnover in the first 4 months of 2019 reached more
than USD 1.8 billion.
-In which, export of some steel products with advantages of Vietnam
reduced as:
+ Galvanized steel KL & SPM: down 15.5%;
+ Steel pipe: down 16.6%;
+ Cold rolled steel: down 6.1% |