Trade Resources Economy The Bi Monthly Steelbenchmarker TM Chinese HRB Ex Work Soared 5.0% to USD 523 Per Tonne

The Bi Monthly Steelbenchmarker TM Chinese HRB Ex Work Soared 5.0% to USD 523 Per Tonne

The bi monthly SteelBenchmarker TM Chinese HRB ex work soared 5.0% to USD 523 per tonne, for the fourth consecutive time. The World export HRB price increased 1.5% to USD 542 per tonne, FOB the port of export, for the second consecutive time. The Western European HRB price dropped 3.4% to USD 591 per tonne (on a Euro basis, it fell 0.2%), ex-works, for the third consecutive time. The United States HRB spot price rose 4.3% to USD 680 per metric tonne, FOB the mill, after falling four consecutive times.

 

USA

USD 680 per metric tonne (USD 617 per net ton), FOB the mill

Up USD 28 per tonne from USD 652 (USD 591 nt) three weeks ago

Down USD 136 per tonne from the recent high of USD 816 on January 23, 2012

Down USD 523 (43.5%) per tonne from the record peak of USD 1,203 on July 28, 2008.

 

China

USD 523 per metric tonne, ex-works

Up USD 25 per tonne from USD 498 three weeks ago

Up USD 116 per tonne from the previous low of USD 407 on October 12, 2009

Down USD 114 per tonne from the recent high of USD 637 on August 22nd 2011

Down USD 210 (28.6%) from the record peak of USD 733 on July 14th 2008

 

Western Europe

USD 591 per metric tonne, ex works

Down USD 21 per tonne from USD 612 per tonne three weeks ago

Up USD 20 from the previous low of USD 571 on November 23, 2009

Down USD 109 per tonne from the recent high of USD 700 on February 27, 2012

Down USD 613 from the record peak of USD 1,204 on July 14th 2008\

 

World Export Price

USD 542 per metric tonne, FOB the port of export

Up USD 8 per tonne from USD 534 three weeks ago

Up USD 46 per tonne from the previous low of USD 496 on November 9th2009

Down USD 114 per tonne from the recent high of USD 656 on March 12, 2012

Down USD 571 (51.3%) per tonne from the record peak of USD 1,113 on July 28, 2008.

Source: http://www.steelguru.com/international_news/Global_HRB_price_convergence_SteelBenchmarker/293427.html
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