The global Steel industry has been through a turbulent phase since July 2008 as the recessionary pandemic became widespread. The happenings have affected all quarters of the economy and industry.
The international prices movements has been devoid of certainty being dependant on transitory factors such as stock depletion and pruned production rather than demand . The prices have shown swings from the heights of USD 1170 per tonne in July 2008 to the depths of USD 330 per tonne June 2009 for HRC FOB Black Sea Port . Subsequently market has rallied to attain semblance of stability as the stocks depleted and mills were operating at truncated capacity leading to demand resurrection in the short term.
These tumultuous happenings spurred us to launch a special package on our portal www.steelprices-global.com to aid operators in the industry with a handy and incisive information from a cross section of vital markets viz., CIS (Black Sea Port) , China, Middle East, Europe and India to keep a tab on market but and take a commercially prudent decision.
A. Domestic Levels
a) Hot Rolled Coils
| Country | City/Province |
| India | Ahmedabad, Bangalore , Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Kanpur, Kolkata, Ludhiana, Mumbai, Pune, Rudrapur |
| China | Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumchi , Wuhan, Xian, Zhengzhou |
| Middle East | Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Qatar |
| Europe | Germany, Italy and Spain |
b) Cold Rolled Coils
| Country | City/Province |
| India | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Rudrapur |
| China | Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Qingdao, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumchi , Wuhan, Xian, Zhengzhou |
| Middle East | Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Qatar |
| Europe | Germany, Italy and Spain |
c) Hot Dipped Galvanized
| Country | City/Province |
| India | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Pune, Rudrapur |
| China | Beijing, Boxing, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Nanchang, Shanghai, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xian, Zhengzhou |
| Middle East | Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Qatar |
| Europe | Germany, Italy and Spain |
d) Plates
| Country | City/Province |
| India | Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi, Indore, Kanpur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Raipur, Rudrapur |
| China | Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Fuzhou, Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Harbin, Hefei, Jinan, Kunming, Lanzhou, Nanchang, Nanjing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Shijiazhuang, Taiyuan, Tianjin, Urumchi , Wuhan, Xian, Zhengzhou |
| Middle East | Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Dammam, Dubai, Jeddah, Kuwait, Qatar |
| Europe | Germany, Italy and Spain |
B. International levels
Hot Rolled Coils
| Location | CIS | CIS | China |
| Grade | ST1-ST3 kp/sp/ps | ST1-ST3 kp/sp/ps (Russian origin) | SS 400 |
| Size | 2-8 mm | 2-8 mm | 4.5-11mm |
Cold Rolled Coils
| Locations | CIS | CIS | China |
| Grade | 08 kp (Ukrainian origin) | 08 kp (Russian origin) | SPCC |
| Size | 0.5-1.5 mm | 0.5-1.5 mm | 1.0x1250 |
Hot Dipped Galvanised Coils
| Locations | China | India |
| Grade | SGCC DX 51D 140gms | 100 gms |
| Size | 1.0x1250 | 0.4/0.58/0.75 |
Plates
| Locations | CIS | China | India |
| Grade | A36 | SS 400 | Structural |
| Size | 8-30 mm | 12-40mm | 12-40x2.5 |
Updation
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