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Weekly Review of Bearing Steel Market in China (Mar 24th to Apr 1st, 2012)

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Apr 05,2012
Note:(yuan/ton) 1) HR: hot rolled steel,diameter 50 mm 2) A: anneal rolled steel,diameter 100 mm Region code SH: Shanghai HZ: Hangzhou, Zhejiang province WX: Wuxi, Jiangsu province CZ: Changzhou, Jiangsu province CS: Changsha, Hunan province WH: Wuhan, Hubei province LY: Luoyang, Henan province LW: Laiwu, Shandong province CQ: Chongqing CD: Chengdu, Sichuan province XA: Xi'an, Shaanxi province TJ: Tianjin SY: Shenyang, Liaoning province HRB: Harbin, Heilongjiang province The bearing steel prices in this week were basically stable. Up to Friday, the average price of continuous casting non-annealed steel nationwide was 5700 yuan/ton, and the prevailing quotations for continuous casting non-annealed steel from the second ranking steel plants in South China was 5,300 to 5,450 yuan/ton. The prices in bearing steel market remained stable as a whole this week, and the quoted prices in South market slightly rose with limited rise extent. The traders now show better attitude at the market price and have much confidence in the market outlook. This is because, for one hand, many steel mills have made large increases in their prices, for another, the overall steel market is gradually getting warm due to the price rise of construction materials such as deformed steel bars and high speed rods, which will have a greater power to promote the rise of prices in bearing steel market. Thus, the bearing steel market price is expected to rise next week. The performance of domestic fine iron powder market remained steady in this week, with prices in some areas slightly pulled up. The imported ore market price showed a upward trend on a stable basis, and the deal was commom. The marine market continued to pick up for the fifth week, but the increase is becoming narrower, with the cumulative increase of 31.72%. The prices in domestic pig iron market in most parts remained steady with comparatively ordinary market transactions, and the inventory bore no significant change compared with last week. The direct reduced iron market continued to run in vulnerable status, the spot quotation was poor in different areas, steel procurement was slightly weak, and the traders showed poor attitude at the price rise. The billet steel market was in the shock consolidation trend, wherein, the rise and fall of billet prices coexisted with small amplitude of fluctuation, the downstream demand was not high, the trading environment became light, and the deal was commom. The scrap steel market stably consolidated with no significant ups and downs. The coking coal market continued the weak trend, and the deal was light. The import coal market was in the vulnerable operation, and the transaction situation was acceptable. The mainstream coke market remained stable while the prices in some areas continued to decline due to the price fall of coking coal and the weakening downstream demand. The common alloy market and the special alloy market were both in the vulnerable consolidation trend. [East China Region] This week, the bearing steel prices in East China market slighly increased and the market deal was light. Up to this weekend, the quotations in Hangzhou market are as follows: Xinye GCr15Φ50-70 non-annealed steel was 5,300 yuan/ton; Echeng Steel GCr15Φ30-75 heat-treated non-annealed steel was 5,250 to 5,300 yuan/ton; Shanghai No.5 Steel Plant GCr15Φ26-70 heat-treated spheroidizing annealed steel was 7,300yuan/ton; Xingcheng Steel GCr15Φ50 non-annealed steel was 5,700 yuan/ton, less stock; Nanjing Steel Group GCr15Φ16-40 heat-treated non-annealed steel was 5,350 to 5400 yuan/ton; Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ30-95 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was 5,450 to 5,500 yuan/ton; Shougang Group GCr15Φ50 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was out of stock. This week, the bearing steel prices in Wuxi market kept stable, and the deal was common; Up to this weekend, the quotations in Wuxi market are as follows: Xingcheng Steel GCr15Φ30-75 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was 5,500 yuan/ton, out of stock; Xinyegang Steel GCr15Φ30-50 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,100 yuan/ton; Beiman Steel GCr15Φ40-75 heat-treated annealed steel was 6,150 yuan/ton; Wuxi Huarun Steel GCr15Φ50-80 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was 5,350 yuan/ton, less stock; Nanjing Steel GCr15Φ50 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was around 5,350 yuan/ton; Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ40-75 hot-rolled non-annealed steel was 5,400 yuan/ton. [Central South China Region] This week, the bearing steel prices in Luoyang market kept stable and the deal was light. Up to this weekend, the quotations in Luoyang market are as follows: Shijiazhuang Steel GCr15Φ16-50 heat-treated annealed steel was 6,500 yuan/ton and GCr15Φ24-50 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,500yuan/ton; Xinyegang Steel GCr15Φ50-130 die-casting annealed steel was 7,700 yuan/ton, out of stock; Changcheng Special Steel GCr15Φ45 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,500 yuan/ton, out of stock, and the die-casting non-annealed steel was 5,500 yuan/ton; Xining Steel GCr15Φ25-70 continuous casting non-annealed steal was 5,500 yuan/ton. This week, the bearing steel prices in Wuhan market kept stable and the deal was common. Echeng Steel GCr15Φ14-30 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,350 yuan/ton; Xinyegang Steel GCr15Φ80-110 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,950yuan/ton, GCr15Φ40-75 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,900 yuan/ton, and the die-casting annealed steel was 7,800 yuan/ton. [North China Region] This week, the bearing steel prices in Shenyang market kept stable and the deal was common. Up to this weekend, Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ25-60 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,400 yuan/ton, out of stock; Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ25-40 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,800 yuan/ton; Benxi Steel Φ70-130 continuous casting steel was 5,250 yuan/ton, Benxi Steel GCr15Φ150-180 die-casting annealed steel was 7,200 yuan/ton. This week, the bearing steel price in Harbin market maintained stable and the deal was common. Benxi Steel GCr15Φ50-75 heat-treated annealed steel was 6,900 yuan/ton, out of stock; Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ50 heat-treated annealed steel was out of stock; Dongbei Special Steel GCr15Φ40-75 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,750 yuan/ton. [Southwest China Region] This week, the bearing steel prices in Chengdu market kept stable and the market resources were not sufficient. Up to this weekend, Changcheng Steel GCr15Φ80-130 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,450 yuan/ton; Xining Steel Φ150-200 die-casting annealed steel was 7,800 yuan/ton, out of stock; Xining Steel GCr15Φ30-75 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,500 yuan/ton, less stock. This week, the bearing steel prices in Chongqing market remained stable. Donghua Special Steel GCr15Φ20-30 heat-treated annealed steel was out of stock; Xining Steel Φ80-120 rolled annealed steel was 6,600 yuan/ton, out of stock; Changcheng Steel GCr15Φ30-65 continuous casting non-annealed steel was 5,800 yuan/ton, some of GCr15Φ30-65 continuous casting annealed steel was 6,600 yuan/ton; Xining Steel Φ80-150 forged annealed steel was 7,600 yuan/ton, less stock.
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