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.
Domestic prices for mesh-quality steel wire rod in the south of Europe were broadly unchanged in the week to Wednesday July 29, while in the north of the region producers managed to achieve some upticks, supported by good buying and a lack of competitive import offers, sources told Fastmarkets.
Offer prices for exports of steel rebar and wire rod from the CIS region trended upward in the second half of July, with mills citing increased scrap costs and long steel prices in Turkey, but trading activity was limited amid thin demand in the majority of markets.
China’s hot-rolled coil producers raised their export offers on Tuesday July 28 despite a weakening of domestic prices.
US plate prices were unchanged for the third week in a row, with sources disagreeing on whether the market has plateaued or reached a bottom.
China’s domestic rebar prices dropped on Monday July 27 amid weakness in the futures and billet markets, though end-user demand was reported as “good.”
China’s domestic hot-rolled coil prices dipped on Monday July 27, but sources are still expecting export prices to remain stable due to mills not being in any rush to sell.
Offer prices for steel billet imported into Southeast Asia have risen sharply over the past week despite more stable prices for cargoes sold into China, market participants told Fastmarkets on Friday July 24.
Flat steel import prices in the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia have increased over the past week, although demand was only moderate, sources told Fastmarkets on Tuesday July 21.
Export prices for Chinese cold-rolled coil and hot-dipped galvanized coil edged higher this past week on continued support from firmer domestic prices.
Trading activity for Chinese plate exports picked up slightly in the past week after producers agreed to sell at slightly lower prices.