Flats and Slab Analyses

SteelOrbis provides the latest flats and slab prices and price trends via the flats and slab price reports and market analyses listed below. These flats and slab price reports are derived from actual flats and slab market transactions and they can also be viewed on a weekly basis by using the archive drop-down tool below.

 
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HRC trade in UAE shows some movement since import offers continue to move up

Ex-China HRC prices from traders increase after holiday, move from large mills anticipated

Ex-India HRC prices stable amid improved outlook, but deals being deferred

Ex-China stainless steel prices increase following recent stimulus

Formosa hikes its HRC prices in Vietnam, import activity fails to intensify after new hike

Shagang Group raises local steel plate prices by $35/mt for October

Shagang Group raises local HRC prices by $42/mt for October

CRC import price offers increase in Brazil

Nucor Weekly Consumer Spot Price (CSP) stable for third week amid limited finished steel demand

Local Indian CRC prices edge up amid restocking by key industrial users

Local Indian HRC trade prices rise amid pre-festival restocking and likely base price hike by mills

US flat steel markets continue mixed as China market stimulus actions spur global price increase

Global View on HRC: Strong ex-China price surge triggers better mood globally

Ex-India HDG prices stable on back of expectations, deals yet to materialize

Romania's flat steel spot prices decline amid delicate outlook

Reference price stable week-on-week for Brazilian slab exports

European HRC market anticipates higher prices after ArcelorMittal’s hike

Flat steel spot prices in Turkey rise in line with local mills’ HRC prices

Brazilian HRC export price increases in two weeks

Vietnam’s Hoa Phat raises local prices following import price hikes

China’s price surge boosts flat steel offers in Turkey

GCC buyers still favor Japanese HRC as ex-China import offers rise significantly

Ex-India HRC prices stable, outlook improves slightly despite lack of trades

Nucor Weekly Consumer Spot Price (CSP) stable for second week amid limited finished steel demand

Chinese HRC exporters surprise Turkish buyers with sharp price hike

Ex-China HRC prices rise by more than $50/mt before long holiday

Ex-China steel plate prices up sharply amid rises in local and futures prices

Local Indian CRC prices stable amid modest restocking by auto sector

Local Indian HRC prices stable amid emergence of modest restocking by industrial users

US flat steel markets trade mixed ahead of likely East Coast-Gulf Coast port dockworker strike

Global View on HRC: General optimism on prices except in Europe, amid China’s gains

Chinese domestic PPGI prices edge up

Vietnamese HRC importers secure deals from Japan and South Korea before sharp rise in China

Free Reference price declines week-on-week for Brazilian slabs exports

Flat steel prices in local Taiwanese market - week 39, 2024

HRC prices plunge in Europe as demand wanes across the region

Chinese HDG export prices increase amid further growth in local prices

Ex-India CRC prices down slightly, HDG prices stable amid better trading

Local Chinese stainless steel prices soften further

Ex-Japan HRC offer prices mainly stable in Sept, but downward bias in new deals

Ex-China CRC offer prices see slight rises

Silicon steel sheet prices in local Chinese market - week 39, 2024

Mood improves in Vietnam’s HRC import market amid China’s rebound

Local Turkish flat steel spot prices stable as discounts fail to attract buyers' attention

Import HRC prices improve in Pakistan amid increases in China

CRC import price offers decline slightly in Brazil

Nucor Weekly Consumer Spot Price (CSP) rises following two weeks of stable pricing

Emirati buyers favor ex-Japan HRC though local demand remains slow

Ex-China stainless steel prices edge up slightly amid higher futures

Import HRC prices in Turkey again exceed $500/mt CFR, demand still quiet


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