صادرات فولاد ترکیه در سال ۲۰۲۴ با افزایش چشمگیر ۲۷.۶ درصدی به ۱۳.۴ میلیون تن رسید. این در حالی است که واردات فولاد نیز با افزایش اندک ۱.۷ درصدی به ۱۷.۴ میلیون تن بالغ شد.
Spot demand for imported hot-rolled coil in Vietnam dipped in the week to Friday July 23 after major domestic producers in the Southeast Asian country issued new offers.
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in China cruised higher on Friday July 23 after the country’s third-largest steelmaking province announced a ceiling for its crude steel output for 2021.
Export prices for cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil in China increased in the week to Tuesday July 20, after domestic prices pushed up ahead of an expected drop in the country's steel output in the second half of the year, sources told Fastmarkets.
Iron ore prices fell on Wednesday July 21 due to steel production cuts in some Chinese provinces for the second half of 2021, sources said.
Export prices for steel hot-rolled coil products from the Commonwealth of Independent States region were stable over the week to Monday July 19 with deal prices almost unchanged from the previous week.
Steel billet buyers across Asia are facing a raft of expensive offers following frenetic buying activity among Chinese customers last week, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday July 19.
Prices in the Commonwealth of Independent States export billet market were largely unchanged during the week to Friday July 16 with various factors influencing the market.
Hot-rolled coil prices across China’s domestic market edged lower on Friday July 16, while futures prices dropped to a one-week low following Beijing’s fresh pledge to ensure stable supply and prices for commodities.
Hot-rolled sheet prices in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow drifted down in the week to Monday July 12, with some producers considering lowering their offer prices to generate buying interest, sources told Fastmarkets.
Russian metallurgical company Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) has started pilot production of hot-rolled coils in Turkey. The company will definitely affect CIS transactions in the medium term. On the other hand, changing prices in this area can also overshadow Iran's export prices.