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Weekly Review of Bearing Steel Market in China (Apr 2nd to Apr 6th, 2012)

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Apr 11,2012
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. There are only two trading days in this week, and the market performed normally without significant change. Due to the longger holiday in this week, the interval of two traditional price adjustments made respectively on 1st and 11th by steel mills was only four trading days, which seemed a little compact. The bearing steel market price is expected to rise on a stable basis next week, but the rate will not be great. The domestic iron concentrate market this week withnessed South strong and North weak. The imported ore market performed normally. The price in marine market fell slightly as a whole, ending the upward trend which had continued for more than a month, and the performance of ships in all forms was diametrically opposed to that in previous week. The price in domestic pig iron market was basically stable, the transaction situation was both good and bad, the inventory level bore no significant change compared with last week, and the exfactory prices in some areas was slightly increased. The direct reduction iron market maintained smooth running as a whole, the pre-and-post-holiday spot quotation kept stable as a whole, with the mainstream quotations in some areas slightly rose. The domestic steel billet market continued the smooth operation, and the overall price witnessed little change, with the rate remaineing at around 10 yuan/ton; the market was overflowing with the wait-and-see attitude, with obvious desire of pulling up the price, but the deal was still somewhat light. The domestic PCI coal market performed normally as a whole, the prices in Inner Mongolia and Hebei experienced slight adjustments, the mainstream coal price began to stabilize, and the room for another price rise was limited. The coking coal market kept stable in the weak trend, and the deal was normal. The import coal market ran in the vulnerable status, where the quoted prices of some products continued to fall. The mainstream coke market remained stable while the prices in some areas experienced minor adjustments. 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 3,500 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 5,500 yuan/ton; Xinyegang Steel GCr15Φ50-130 die-casting non-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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