7/30/2013

The Trend of China Steel in 2013


In view of the above analysis, China steel market can usher in growth, supply and demand in the degree of development remains to be seen. Short term, with the weather gradually gets warmer, the demand for slow release in early April will usher in a wave within a narrow range rebound, but the magnitude will remain limited, and in late still need to pay close attention to the latest trends of the market regulation. New "urbanization" policy, as China's economic growth momentum in the next decade, yet it remains on a conceptual level, only to various rules, the planning and the gradual introduction of the Steel City real good, in addition to all around the island announced details of the five countries bearish steel City, may still lead to early April to pick up market push.



Inventory, with the continuous release of the production capacity of China's iron and steel industry, the history of the highest point of the steel inventories continue to be refreshed, and the stock lowest point is gradually climbing, especially experienced for a long time or later in the macro side early positive superimposed boosted, inventory since 2009, the most visible and lasting rise, as of March 29, according to the statistics: Shanghai rebar inventory of 440,400 tons, an increase of 0.94%, a decrease of 0.3% last week; 485,000 tons Guang zhou MoM decrease of 7.62%, a decrease of 2.05% last week; 937,800 tons Beijing, a decrease of 2.4%, an increase of 1.67 percent last week; wire stock of 66,000 tons, an increase of 0.92% from last week, an increase of 4.64%; 478,000 tons Guang zhou MoM decrease of 11.32%, an increase of 0.56% last week; 92,500 tons Beijing, a decrease of 7.04%, an increase of 1.12% last week.



From sheet plate as of last week, the domestic steel inventories finally emerged decline, but the plate decline rate has been relatively limited. Hot rolled coil and cold rolled coils inventory reduction of 3.9 million tons and 1.5 million tons respectively over the previous week; inventory of hot rolled coil, Wuxi market reduced by more than 3 million tons, is to reduce the most obvious market. The Tianjin market stocks also fell more than 10 thousand tons; Shanghai and Shenyang market increase of more than 10,000 tons. Little change over the stock market of cold rolled coils. This shows that the downstream industry demand is not great on the plate.

The demand side, while social stock rising demand for the release, but it falls short. Since March, the terminal site gradually return to work, steel demand release, but still significantly limited compared with a high level of inventory, the market destocking willingness markedly effective urgent. Macroeconomic data from February, however, the domestic economy is bottoming out and steady growth trend has not changed, but is still in the running state of sub-health and stable price policy of the central bank and the new "the country five" extremely rules promulgatedunder, the downturn in the steel city, once again increasing the pressure.



Overall, construction steel prices north and south of quite different, North China needs better rebounded pileare offer, the southern region due to continued sluggish demand continues to shock fall; and steel plate, hot-rolled steel market continued to fall, the market traded at its lowest ebb, cold rolled coils stabilize, plate steel steady downward. According to market monitoring: As of closing, 25mm two threaded average price of 3,654 yuan, more than last week, down 32 yuan; 25mm three threaded an average price of 3,703 yuan, down 30 yuan; 6.5mm high line price of 3647 yuan, down 82 yuan ; 5.5mm hot-rolled average price of 3,845 yuan, down 96 yuan; 1.0mm cold-rolled average price of 4,886 yuan, up 2 million; 20mm plate average price of 3,843 yuan, or 24 yuan.

7/17/2013

China Steel Prices Market


Demand for the release of the steel market is slowly picking up, the rate of increase is slowing steel inventories, which led directly to the spot price of construction steel to become stable after crash. According to the latest market report provided by the relevant agencies, the China steel  industry has been the basic pattern of demand and upstream costs squeezed at both ends, there is no change, and some steel mills have recently stepped up the intensity of the overhaul and cut.



According to the monitoring, Shanghai construction steel prices stabilized stabilized. Currently, the two rebar on behalf of Shanghai Zhipin specifications tons price of around 3,640 yuan, week, up 10 yuan; Shanghai quality product the three rebar offer in 3670 yuan per ton, up 10 yuan a week. Steel futures market, according to market participants reflect once quickly soared, led to the outbreak of the spot steel city needs some steel trading business even exaggerated, "limited" operation. But soon the trend of steel back to the shock trend, the spot steel ShangXi the procurement initiative also significantly affected.

Previously, some steel parts dealer tense relationship with the steel mills, attracted the attention of the industry. Current point of view, the new changes in vendor relationships, pricing decisions of the steel mills have a certain impact, steel mills considered more cautious. Anshan Iron and Steel Company has recently introduced a plate prices in April, the ex-factory price of the mainstream varieties such as hot-rolled-steel, cold-rolled-steel and steel coil 100-300 yuan per ton dropped significantly, could mean sheet manufacturers raised prices since last December cycle has been completed. Building steel mills latest pricing, although the direction is not exactly the same, but the "stability" putting the word is a common choice.



Fluctuations in the trend of rising last week, the price of the domestic construction steel market is around the higher prices, some cities rose to one hundred yuan, pull up too fast and then fall, but Wednesday, Thursday, rebar futures prices, electronic high lineprice is continuously rising prices rebound again. Last week over the price of the overall slight rebound, the overall turnover was acceptable in parts of the stock began to digest the signs, and played a supporting role in the price rebound. With the weather warming, the demand continues to pick up, the overall market turnover of the situation will continue to improve in most parts of construction steel inventory next week will be open to the inventory process.



From the last week the overall trend in the steel market, construction steel, hot-rolled coil, galvanized steel coil, plate and other varieties of part of the area offer finished lower. According to the China Iron and Steel spot network statistics show that, as of March 22, the 10 major cities in two Φ25mm rebar price was 3,686 yuan, up 16 yuan over the same period the previous week, 10 major cities Φ6.5mm high line an average price of 3,656 yuan, up 22 yuan over the same period the previous week. 10 major cities 5.5mm hot-rolled coil average price of 3,941 yuan, more than the same period last week $ 44 up. 10 major cities 1.0mm cold rolled coils average price of 4,884 yuan, down 7 yuan than the same period last week, down 78 yuan over the same period last month.

7/15/2013

Steel Prices Trends from China


According to the latest market report, in March, more than half of the release of the downstream demand is still "slow" trend of the ups and downs of China steel prices, will directly affect the the spot steel city merchant mentality.In the past week, the major varieties of steel spot prices generally fall varieties weekly decline in more than 1%, which showed a larger hot-rolled steel.



According to the analysis, in the steel sheet market, the price decline has deepened.According to the review of the professionals in the market, the current round of steel price decline continued to the present, the domestic plate prices have fallen for 15 trading days from late February. Baosteel Plate April ex-factory price increase, but the price movements in the spot market are not with the formation of a "synchronization" effect, pessimism spread. This is mainly due to the downstream demand the release of poor, the complexity of the mentality of buyers, the rising steel trading business under constant pressure, shipped arbitrage willingness. Hot rolled coil decline is even more evident, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Jinan price weekly decline in the 100-190 yuan. Upside down and spot market prices due to higher pricing of some of the leading steel mills factory, serious, even if the margin constraint, a loss of serious traders or no choice but to give up to continue the implementation of the procurement plan.



Steel raw material prices also fell overall. According to related reports provided by the relevant agencies, the continued strength of the iron ore market, and finally transferred to the accelerated downside track. Ore in the domestic market in Hebei iron concentrate prices continue to fall, a weekly decline, t price of $ 20, the steel mills purchasing more cautious maintain low inventory strategies, thinly traded market. Imported ore prices fell sharply, 63.5% grade Indian iron ore fines Quote $ 134.5 per ton, down $ 13.75 a week; Platts 62% grade iron ore index of $ 133.75 per ton, down $ 13.25 a week. The Mine City market outlook is expected or downward trend, most of the buyers have fewer choices procurement.

Many factors affecting the iron ore spot market. Bureau of Statistics data show that the first two months of China's average daily crude steel output was 2.1263 million tons, the highest of the highest level for the same period in history, a high level of crude steel production, a huge inventory of steel oversupply further exacerbate the contradictions for more pessimistic steel prices, coupled with the introduction of the property market regulation and control of the five countries ", again stir around the real estate market, and in turn have a negative impact on the steel industry. Beijing International Mining Exchange believes that the downstream industry the continued bearish conduction to the spot price of iron ore, triggered last week's rapid decline. Short term, this downward trend will continue.



Overall, the volatility of the steel market in China is still getting bigger, and now is the national series of policies and implementation of a critical period in the mechanism of state regulation, the China Iron and Steel must carry out reforms in order in the world steel occupy a more favorable market low. Whether it is a large demand for hot-rolled steel and cold-rolled steel, the demand for middle-level galvanized steel, aluminized steel, as well as a triangular steel, etc., and their prices will in a reasonable price range.