قیمت ضایعات فولادی در چین به ۲۴۱۷.۹ یوان در هر تن رسید و تقاضای فولادسازان افزایش یافت. تولیدکنندگان پس از توقفهای تعمیراتی به فعالیت خود ادامه دادند و بهرهبرداری از ظرفیت به ۳۹.۶۷ درصد رسید. با این حال، موجودی ضایعات فولاد به ۴.۸ میلیون تن کاهش یافته که نیاز کارخانهها را به مدت ۹.۲ روز تأمین میکند.
China’s domestic hot-rolled coil prices edged closer to record highs last seen in July 2008 on Tuesday April 27 amid sustained measures to control emissions in the country’s northern region.
China’s domestic rebar prices stopped rising on Tuesday April 27 because buying interest dropped after Monday’s price hike, sources told Fastmarkets.
China’s domestic hot-rolled coil prices surged on Monday April 26 to reach their highest since July 2008, after local authorities in Tangshan, the country’s steelmaking hub in the northern region, ordered steelmakers to limit production rates to curb emissions until Tuesday.
China’s domestic rebar prices increased by $20 per tonne on Monday April 26 and surpassed the $800-per-tonne mark amid high trading activity, sources said.
China's domestic rebar prices rose on April 21 amid rumors that the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology will not allow the steel industry to increase capacity in 2021.
The bid price for scrap imports to China on April 21 increased sharply due to the upward trend of the main supplier, Japan.
China’s hot-rolled coil prices surged to a 12-year high on Thursday April 22, triggered by emissions control policy changes in Handan city in northern China.
Prices for imported ferrous scrap in China were unchanged on Friday April 23 amid stable demand-and-supply fundamentals.
Good demand and strong markets pushed up hot-rolled sheet prices in eastern China on April 23, despite high factory output.
Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil rose further this past week after mills continued to price in possible export rebate cuts into their offers.