Today, May 14, Turkish mill Kardemir has hiked its wire rod prices for engineering grade products by $10/mt, as compared to its prices issued on Wednesday, April 30, amid costlier import scrap.
The producer has issued its list prices only on US dollar basis, for cash payment, on ex-works basis.
| Dimension | Grade | Price ($/mt) |
| 5.5 mm | SAE 1018-1020 | 610 |
| SAE 1022-1073 | 620 | |
| SAE 1076-1082 | 630 | |
| SAE 1006_00 | 600 | |
| 20MnB4-30MnB4 | 710 | |
| SG2 | 660 | |
| 6-27 mm | SAE 1018-1020 | 595 |
| SAE 1022-1073 | 605 | |
| SAE 1076-1082 | 615 | |
| SAE 1006 | 585 | |
| 16MnCr5 | 755 | |
| 20MnB4-30MnB4 | 695 |