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.
In Asia HRC market A new wave of Covid-19 cases in some major Vietnamese cities has pulled buying interest from re-rollers down and prevented prices from further increases, sources said.
The export of China’s four major steel products all decreased in June on both a year-on-year and month-on-month basis due to less competitive prices, Fastmarkets understands.
Demand for steel rebar in Poland continued to be good in the week to Friday July 31, supporting the low end of the range, although the high end slipped sources told Fastmarkets
Brazilian slab export prices increased by $10 per tonne in the week ended Friday July 31, with offers up amid a revival in demand in most buying markets.
China’s hot-rolled coil prices remained firm on Friday July 31 amid continuous supply shortages in the east of the country, sources told Fastmarkets.
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe were fairly stable day on day on Friday July 31 due to the seasonal market slowdown, but sentiment in the market remained positive, sources told Fastmarkets.
United States' mills list prices for domestic steel beams have held their ground even with mills offering rebates, while prices for imported product have fallen, sources said, noting the steel industry is seeing steady to improving demand.
Export prices for steel billet from the Commonwealth of Independent States continued to climb over the week ended Wednesday July 29, with offers from mills being limited by the ending of the month.
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in have increased over the week to Wednesday July 29 in Northern Europe and stood unchanged in the south of Europe, sources told Fastmarkets.
The United States government has been threatening to reduce an existing quota for imports of semi-finished steel products from Brazil in 2020, national steel institute Aço Brasil said on Monday July 27.