واردات بیلت و بلوم ترکیه در دوره ژانویه تا آگوست ۲۰۲۴ به ۱,۸۵۸,۰۲۳ تن رسید که ۲۴.۶ درصد کاهش نسبت به سال گذشته را نشان میدهد. ارزش این واردات نیز به ۱.۰۵ میلیارد دلار با کاهش ۲۸.۵ درصدی رسید. روسیه بزرگترین منبع واردات بود، در حالی که واردات از مالزی و اوکراین افزایش داشته است.
The price of Chinese hot rolled sheets in the domestic and export markets has fallen due to losses in the financial markets.
Brazilian flat steel manufacturers have announced a price increase of at least 10% on all their products.
The price range for steel H-beam in Europe widened this week with producers achieving increases although distributors struggled to pass on the higher costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday September 16.
Limited supply of hot rolled sheets, as well as increased offers from the Vietnamese plant Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corp, boosted import prices in Vietnam last week.
Last week, the International Rebar Manufacturers and Exporters Association (IRPAS) announced that the global long steel market trend is improving as demand improves in the third quarter of 2020, but the Covid-19 epidemic remains a concern.
The price of steel plates in the United States has been stable, while mills will announce their price increase after the end of August.
Some flat steel import prices rose again this week in the UAE and Saudi Arabia, although demand was moderate.
Domestic wire rod prices in Europe have risen in the past week due to low availability of the product and the high cost of raw materials.
Turkish steelmakers continued to buy scrap, supporting good demand for long steel products in the country.
Commodity markets have long been linked to China's emerging economy as a beating heart, but China's shift from a commodity-based economy to a progressive, knowledge-based economy means profound changes in the mechanism of these markets that may not have the traditional appeal of commodities. But China's massive investment and efforts to boost its endogenous economy with an extroverted economy have made it possible for China to become the world's number one economy, and on the other hand, it has created a fragile future for commodity markets.