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.
Mr Xu Kuangdi, the former president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, said at a symposium on Monday June 21 that using scrap in steelmaking would be an “effective and realistic” way for China to achieve carbon neutrality in the steel sector and it should be “strongly encouraged” nationwide, sources said.
Turkish steel producers started the week with no new bookings on Monday June 21 amid limited finished steel demand, especially in the export markets, sources told Fastmarkets.
China’s domestic rebar prices fell sharply on Monday June 21 amid weaker demand and declining iron ore futures.
Domestic prices for steel rebar in Russia’s Central Federal District around Moscow remained firm in the week to June 21 with good demand from construction, sources told Fastmarkets.
The new week in global markets was accompanied by a drop in steel prices in many steel bases. The main reason for the decline in steel prices in international exchanges should be attributed to China's control behavior. Continuation of this trend along with the strengthening of the dollar will cause the global steel market to fall into a temporary slump in transactions.
The domestic market for flat steel in Russia’s Central Federal District around Moscow was largely stable in the week to Monday June 21, with most sources expecting either a rollover or even a downward correction in the short term, Fastmarkets heard.
Brazilian slab export prices remained stable as buyers and sellers held their ground in negotiations for August-shipment batches amid high flat steel prices and raw material costs.
Indian steel mills kept their domestic hot rolled coil offers unchanged on Friday June 18, despite local traders continuing to undercut their prices by as much as 3,500 rupees ($47) per tonne, Fastmarkets understands.
Turkish steel billet prices in local and export markets have increased this week on improving demand, while imported billet prices narrowed downward, market participants said on Thursday June 17.
The sponge iron market in recent days in Europe has been plagued by price inflammation. In Italy, due to favorable conditions and the possibility of major purchases, the import conditions of this product are favorable at current rates. Continuing this trend could make things more difficult for European artisans.