News & Trends
Monday Market Monitor - CIS - WEEK 35 - Sellers in vibrant mode - 06 Sep, 2010
It is reported that the CIS producers are already looking forward for the end of Ramadan and trying to increase prices expecting better demand at the Middle East.

As soon as most part of the September production volumes of billets has been already booked, companies with available material started to offer it more expensive. Thus most part of the offers is keeping the range of USD 545 per tonne to USD 565 per tonne FOB Black Sea.

Companies are also already booking October production.

It is said that the dynamics was also supported by increase of scrap quotations in Mediterranean area and higher prices for the Turkish products.

It is reported that prices of flat products at Black Sea remained in positive dynamics this week.
HRC FOB Black Sea
Ilyich - USD 570 per tonne to USD 580 per tonne
Zaporizhstal - USD 590 per tonne and up
Russian - USD 600 per tonne to USD 630 per tonne

On the other hand, plates are traded in the range of USD 620 per tonne to USD 660 per tonne FOB Black Sea.

FOB Black Sea
ItemGradeSizeChange
Billets3-5 sp/ps125-150 mm5
RebarsA300C-A500C12-32 mm10
Wire rodmesh5.5-6.5 mm0
HRCST1-ST3 kp/sp/ps2-8 mm20
HRCST1-ST3 kp/sp/ps (Russian)2-8 mm20
PlatesA368-30 mm10
CRC08 kp (Ukrainian origin)0.5-1.5 mm10
CRCRussian origin0.5-1.5 mm0

Change is on Sep 3rd 2010 as compared to Aug 27th 2010

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