I Steel
SteelHome (China) Steel Price Index
(SHCNSI)
was 98.06 points (4,242 yuan) on 2 April 2019, up 0.28% or 13 yuan per
ton from the previous trading day. Steel price in key markets continued
to hike. Details are as below:
Construction steel:
domestic construction steel in 28 markets averaged price hiked by 20-22
yuan/t. 20mm HRB400 rebar averaged at 4030 yuan per ton, up 20 yuan/t
from previous trading day. Price hiked by 10-50 yuan/t in East China,
Central South China, North China, Northeast China, Southwest China and
Northwest China markets.
Medium plate:
20mm Q235B medium plat price averaged at 4066 yuan per ton in 28
domestic markets, up 12 yuan/t from previous trading day. Among them,
price hiked by 10-50 yuan/t in Shanghai, Wuxi, Guanzghou, Nanning,
Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Changchun, Chongqing, Kunming, Guiyang
markets. The rest was stable.
HRC:
Price saw both hike and stability. 5.75mm Q235B HRC average price was
increased by 9 yuan to 3947 yuan per ton in 28 domestic markets. Price
went up by 10-30 yuan/t in East China, Central South China, North China,
Northeast China and Southwest China markets. Price in Northwest China
basically kept stable.
CRC:
average price of 1.0mm SPCC CRC was 4443 yuan per ton in 28 domestic
markets, up 1 yuan/t from previous trading day. Price hiked by 10-20
yuan/t in Shanghai, Lecong and Xi’an markets. The rest was stable.
Table 1: SteelHome China Steel Price Index (SHCNSI) [2019-04-02]
|
Price Index |
Week on week% |
Month on month% |
Quarter on quarter% |
Year on year% |
Steel Index (SHCNSI) |
98.06 |
4242 |
0.16 |
0.35 |
1.75 |
-5.47 |
Long Products (SHCNSI-L) |
112.73 |
4098 |
0.3 |
0.43 |
1.71 |
-3.32 |
Flat Products (SHCNSI-F) |
86.77 |
4081 |
0.15 |
0.5 |
2.21 |
-7.24 |
Special Steel (SHCNSI-S) |
110.29 |
4442 |
-0.03 |
0.25 |
1.11 |
-7.09 |
Stainless Steel (SHCNSI-SS) |
67.34 |
14760 |
-0.52 |
-1.85 |
-0.64 |
-1.5 |
Wire Rod (SHCNSI-WR) |
112.99 |
4180 |
0.33 |
0.49 |
2.04 |
-3.03 |
Rebar (SHCNSI-RB) |
114.56 |
4053 |
0.4 |
0.44 |
1.8 |
-2.85 |
Section Bar (SHCNSI-SB) |
109.12 |
4122 |
-0.05 |
0.29 |
0.99 |
-5.14 |
Medium Plate (SHCNSI-MP) |
88.62 |
4138 |
0.23 |
0.54 |
2.27 |
-5.33 |
HR Coil (SHCNSI-HR) |
85.49 |
3951 |
0.32 |
0.64 |
2.42 |
-7.42 |
CR Coil (SHCNSI-CR) |
74.65 |
4536 |
-0.06 |
0.55 |
2.72 |
-8.75 |
Quality Wire (SHCNSI-QW) |
104.85 |
4164 |
-0.03 |
0.24 |
0.68 |
-9.86 |
Carbon & Alloy Structural Steel (SHCNSI-CA) |
111.48 |
4347 |
-0.02 |
0.3 |
1.65 |
-6.06 |
Seamless Pipe (SHCNSI-SP) |
89.24 |
5021 |
-0.44 |
-0.45 |
0.55 |
-7.9 |
Strip (SHCNSI-Strip) |
100.3 |
3778 |
-0.15 |
0.04 |
1.07 |
-6.13 |
Welded Pipe (SHCNSI-WP) |
106.12 |
4121 |
0.06 |
0.27 |
1.43 |
-3.55 |
II Raw Materials
On 2 April, Tangshan common billet price was stabilized at 3450 yuan per
ton, (cash, tax included, ex-works). Spot products in Tangshan billet
market were priced at 3510 yuan per with flat transaction. At present,
workers in downstream plants have active kick-off attitudes and plants
are gradually resumed.
On 2 April, iron ore market saw hike. SteelHome data showed that
China Domestic Iron Ore Price Index (SHCNDOI)
65%
was 743 yuan per ton, down 5 yuan/t and SteelHome Imported Iron Ore
Price Index (SHCNIOI) 62% was 89.01
dollars per ton, up 0.99 dollar/t.
Spot ore transacting price hiked by 5-10 yuan/t at China ports, For
instance, PB fines trading price was 640 yuan per ton at Rizhao port and
PB fines at Tianjin port were traded at 653 yuan per ton with active
transaction atmosphere.
Table 2: China Raw Material Import Price Aggregates on 2 April 2019
Price in US$ per ton
1 USD=
6.7161
(Yuan) on Apr. 2
Products |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Iron ore fines |
Prime coking coal |
PCI |
HBI |
scrap |
pig iron |
Spec. |
Fe:65% |
Fe:62% |
Fe:63.5% |
Fe:58% |
Fe:52% |
V:25% |
A:12% |
Fe:84% |
HMS1 |
Si:1.0% |
price |
100.5 |
90 |
91 |
73 |
50 |
186 |
138 |
325 |
315 |
315 |
Up/Down |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
↑1 |
━ |
━ |
━ |
━ |
━ |
manufacturer |
Carajas |
Pilbara |
Orissa |
Goa |
Goa |
Australia |
Australia |
Venezuela |
US |
Russia |
Note |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
dry basis/dollars/t (CIF) |
CIF, USD/t/mid-vol prime coking coal |
dollars/t (CIF) |
dollars/t(CIF) |
dollars/t (CIF) |
dollars/t (CIF) |
III Futures (night offer)
Table 3: Futures (night offer)
Product |
night offer (End time: 23:30 2 April ) (yuan) |
Growth |
Rebar RB1910 |
3571 |
+11 |
HRC HC1905 |
3810 |
+39 |
Coke J1905 |
20115 |
+10.5 |
Coking coal JM1905 |
1242 |
-4.5 |
Iron ore I1905 |
674 |
+11.5 |
Thermal coal ZC1905 |
609.8 |
+4.6 |
IV Steelmakers’ ex-works price policy
40 steelmakers released ex-works price
policy on 2 April, 2019.
Mill |
Product |
Size |
Ex-works (yuan per ton) price |
Up/down (yuan per ton) |
Maanshan Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4090 |
- |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-12mm HRB400 |
4240 |
- |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6-10mm HRB300 |
4200 |
- |
Nanjing Steel |
rebar |
Φ16-25mm HRB400 |
4020 |
+20 |
JISCO Hexi |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400E |
4060 |
- |
Coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400E |
4160 |
- |
Medium plate |
20mm*2000*8000 Q235 |
4220 |
+30 |
high speed wire rod |
Φ8-10mm HRB300 |
4060 |
- |
Chongqing Steel |
rebar |
Φ18-25mm HRB400 |
4230 |
+20 |
coiled rebar |
Φ8-10mm HRB400 |
4350 |
+20 |
high speed wire rod |
Φ6.5mm HRB300 |
4430 |
+20 |
V SteelHome Event
Agenda of XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand Conference
Confirmed Speakers at XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand
Conference
Invitation to SteelHome XV Steel Development Strategy Conference
Updated Agenda of XV Steel Development Strategy and Supply/Demand
Conference
Chinese Major Steelmakers Profile (2018 Updated).
VI SteelHome Dynamics
Fangda Special Steel Reduced Hot Metal Consumption
Anyang Steel Releases Quality Wire Ex-works Price Policy on 1 April 2019
Pangang Group Changcheng Special Steel Adjusts Quality Steel Price
Policy for H1 of April 2019
Net Profit of Kailuan Group up 163.92% YoY in 2018
Shagang Adjusts Special Steel Price Policy for Early April 2019
Shandong Steel Adjusts Quality Steel Ex-works Price on 1 April, 2019
Huaiyin Steel Releases Ex-works Price Policy for Early April 2019
Twelve Steel Projects of Guangdong in 2019
No.3 BF in Baosteel Zhanjiang Base Kicked off
SteelHome Express: Seaborne Iron Ore Price Continues to Rise
US$2.6 Billion Iron Bridge Magnetite Project Approved
Iron Ore Index Collection for Apr 1, 2019
Steel Producer Hòa Phát Targets US$3 Billion Revenue
Nornickel to Produce around 220,000 Tons Nickel in 2019
Japan Steel Export Price on Mar. 29, 2019
Japan Special Steel/Stainless Steel Market Price on Mar. 29, 2019
India Steel Import Price on Mar. 29, 2019
US$2.6 Billion Iron Bridge Magnetite Project Approved |