December 02, 2008
CSC holds domestic prices for Q4 of 2007
It is reported that China Steel Corporation held the domestic pricing meeting of the 4th quarter of 2007 and announced a minor price adjustment.
China Steel Corporation maintains the price level of third quarter for most steel products in the fourth quarter in order to look after the competitiveness of local steel downstream industries in the global market. The increase of CSC's domestic steel prices of Steel Plates and Electrical Sheets is to respond to the recent short supply and strong demand worldwide, thus the price level of the fourth quarter having an average price increase by only 0.48%.
| Products | Change |
| Steel Plates | 630 |
| Electrical Sheets | 300 |
| Bar and Rods | None |
| Hot-Rolled Sheet/Coils | None |
| Cold-Rolled Sheet/Coils | None |
| Electro Galvanized Sheets | None |
| HDG Sheets | None |
CSC forecast that the steel supply in Asia is going to be tight with firm prices due to following reasons
1. Rerolling mills' production constraint caused by high slab price.
2. Increasing cost for steel export from China induced by government policy to reduce export.
3. A series of mill maintenance of Asian major mills. Further, it might also lead major steel mills in the US and Japan to markup their prices for the 4th quarter delivery.
