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.
Offers from billet producers in the Commonwealth of Independent States were stable in the second half of the week despite reports of limited demand.
Demand for SAE1006 hot-rolled coil in the key import market of Vietnam remained extremely weak in the week to Friday June 18 due to the surge in Covid-19 infections, especially in Ho Chi Minh City, market sources said.
China, meanwhile, is working hard to reduce its dependence on imported goods. It seems that China is looking to shrink its commodity policy body. This will bring short-term risk to investors. But the government has planned to liberalize government shares for this issue.
China’s domestic rebar prices continued to fall on Wednesday June 16 due to sellers looking to destock.
Despite the drop in prices, Jalij Fars Steel is experiencing reasonable demand in the field of rebar and billets. It seems that steel prices in this area have stabilized. Of course, some steel products were left without customers at the offered rates.
China’s domestic rebar prices retreated on Tuesday June 15 amid lower transaction volumes as a result of a mixed outlook for supply and demand.
Export slab prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) strengthened as of mid-June after sellers believed in the potential to sell material at higher prices in some markets, sources told Fastmarkets.
Hot-rolled coil prices in China’s domestic market trended lower on Tuesday June 15
Export wire rod prices from the Commonwealth of Independent States changed in a variety of ways in the week to Monday June 14 with the trading situation being different from market to market.
The export market for flat-rolled steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States was firm but calm during the week to Tuesday June 15 after large buyers had already restocked, sources said.