To all SteelHome visitors:

This is the 50th issue of SteelHome Weekly for 2011, which aggregates the essence of China steel and raw material markets this week. We hope it will help you keep informed of China steel market.

The content of this issue includes:

I Raw Material Market

SteelHome Iron Ore Weighted Price

SteelHome Imported Spot Ore Weighted Price

Chinese Raw Material Market Image

Iron Ore 

Briefing on China Spot Ore Market for December 30, 2011      

Iron Ore Market in Northern China's Hebei Could Drop Further

BHP Billiton & Rio Tinto to Invest More on Chinese Mining Equipment  

2011 Iron Ore Market Trends

Coke & Coal  

MOC: China's Coke Prices Gains after Nine Straight Weeks of Decline    

US Coal Output Dips 7.5% on Week to 20.3 mil st in Week Ended Saturday: EIA  

Indonesia Plans to Impose Taxes on Exports of Minerals Next Year   

Coking Coal Stable on Absent Sellers, Buyers Show Weak Interest   

Scrap & Pig Iron   

Jiangsu Scrap Steel See Drop in Prices

Scrap Prices Surge by US$30/ton in US Domestic Market after Christmas

International Scrap Market Expected to Rise Further on Turkey's Buy      

Port of Rotterdam Annual Iron Ore and Scrap Throughput Down 6% in 2011  

US Container HMS 80:20 (1&2) Quotes to Taiwan at US$453/ton    

Shipping Freight   

Baltic Dry Index (BDI) on December 29, 2011   

Coal Shipping Freight among Chinese Ports on December 30, 2011  

Weekly Report of Raw Material Markets     

Production Cost Analysis of Steel mills in Eastern China (Dec. 23-30)

Weekly Summarization of China Raw Material Market for Dec. 23-30

Weekly Summarization of International Raw Material Market for Dec. 23-30

Raw Material Weekly Price

II Steel Market

SteelHome- Steel Price Index

China Steel Average Price

SteelHome- China Steel Price Index

SteelHome- Global Steel Price Index

China Steel Market Image

Common Carbon Steel  

China's HR Coil Market Prices Fluctuate Slightly

Benxi Steel Group's Steel Exports Rank No.1 in China      

MOC: China Steel Price Drop for Five Consecutive Weeks

Diverged 2012 Price Policy Seen in China Major Steel Mills    

CISA: Slowing Growth of China Steel Demand to Be Megatrends    

MPI: China Steel Consumption May Reach 650 Mln Tonnes Next Year    

NDRC Statistics Show Deficit: China Steel Contract Volume to Reduce   

Weekly Summarization of China Steel Market for Dec. 23-30, 2011 

Stainless Steel

Baosteel Stainless Steel Cuts Ex-works Price for January 2012  

TISCO Forges China Largest Stainless Steel Spot Transaction Platform    

EU Impose Anti-dumping Duty on Chinese Stainless Steel Seamless Tube/pipe Again     

Global Steel Market Updates

Kobe Steel to Increase Plate Sales by 3%    

Rebounded Steel Prices to Push up US Steel Industry 

Japan Q1 Crude Steel Demand Seen at Near 2-yr Low      

American Stainless Steel Tube/pipe Price to Keep Rising in 2012     

Turkey's Demand for Steel Flat Products Expected to Rebound Next January   

Weekly Inventory  

China Longs Inventory for Dec.23-30, 2011

China Flats Inventory for Dec.23-30, 2011  

Weekly Price

If you want to read SteelHome Weekly 2011, please don't hesitate to contact: Kitty Dai: dqy@steelhome.cn or 86-21-50585368

Sample:

Steelhome Weekly Digest-38 (Raw Material)

Steelhome Weekly Digest-38 (Steel)