Weekly Review of Bearing Steel Market in China (Apr 7th to Apr 13th, 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 main trend of steel price adjustment policy in this week was still pulling up, and some manufacturers had made big adjustments in price. However, the market inventory was on the low side, and traders had placed less orders for goods due to the early pessimistic market outlook, so they did not have enough merchandise on hand when quoted market prices rose, which exempted the price rising from support of enough trading volume. The bearing steel market is expected to have some room for price increases next week, but the situation of less spot goods can not be improved soon.
The domestic iron concentrate market slightly declined in some areas this week. The imported ore market showed a steady upward trend as a whole, the spot resources were insufficient, and the deal was normal. The price in marine market rose slightly as a whole, and the transactions slowed down affected by the Western Easter holidays. The price in domestic pig iron market experienced narrow fluctuations, the transaction situation varied in different areas, and the inventory level was improved compared with last week. The direct reduction iron market maintained smooth running in general, and the transactions in spot markets in various areas appeared a little weak while the prices of some products slightly rose in only a few areas. The domestic steel billet market was in a state of consolidation where the price witnessed little change except for very few regions, and the turnover was common as traders mainly held the wait-and-see attitude. The domestic PCI coal market performed normally as a whole, the prices in Guangzhou experienced slight adjustments, and the purchase price of Guangzhou Iron & Steel Enterprise Group decreased by 10 yuan/ton, traded in general. The coking coal market was in the downward trend as a whole. The import coal market ran in the vulnerable status, where the quoted prices of some products continued to fall. The prices in main coke producing regions kept stable. 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 to 5350 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 7,300 yuan/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 5,400 to 5450 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 5,400 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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