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.
China’s domestic rebar prices fell sharply on Monday May 24, following drops in futures prices and billet prices over the weekend, on news that China’s National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) had started a probe into commodity prices, causing mills to go into the red.
Turkish steel producers continued to book deep-sea scrap for July shipments at higher prices on Monday May 24 even as market sentiment turned negative, sources told Fastmarkets.
The price for imported rebar in Singapore fell during the week to Monday May 24 due to turnaround in market sentiment and spot prices in China, market sources said.
Turkish steel scrap import prices have so far held firm despite a sharp drop in China’s steel and scrap markets this week.
The export price for CIS-origin steel billet rose by 1.16% day on day on Friday May 21 after sellers switched to nearer markets such as Africa and Turkey in the absence of Chinese customers.
Prices for cold-rolled and hot-dipped galvanized coil in the United States again jumped to all-time highs this past week, with market participants continuing to cite the lack of spot supply as the main driver behind the surge.
China’s domestic rebar prices fell rapidly on Wednesday May 19 on softer demand as a result of rain.
The drop in demand for imported billet in China in recent days has resulted in traders reducing the bid prices placed in new tenders with Iranian mills, Fastmarkets learned on May 19.
Prices for steel scrap imported into China remained steady on Tuesday May 18, with only limited spot market activity due to low buying interest.
Steel billet and rebar prices increased sharply in the United Arab Emirates during the week ending Tuesday May 18 due to very good demand after the Eid al-Fitr holiday ending earlier in the week, sources told Fastmarkets.