Coronavirus outbreak keeping China’s stainless steel market subdued from wisepowder's blog
The sparse trading led some sellers to cut their prices though some of
their more optimistic peers raised them in anticipation of a gradual
recovery of demand.To get more news about 304 stainless steel, you can visit stainless-steel-supplier official website.
Both the central Chinese government and local authorities have encouraged companies to start returning to work, having initially instructed them to delay their restart after the Chinese New Year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
In Jiangsu province where Wuxi is located, some 75% of all large and medium-sized industrial enterprises have resumed production on Tuesday, according to local media reports.Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic, ex-whs China in the country’s major market of Wuxi was 14,000-14,500 yuan ($1,995-2,066) per tonne including value-added tax on Wednesday February 19, narrowing by 200 yuan per tonne on both ends from 13,800-14,700 yuan per tonne a week earlier.
Some sellers lowered their prices from 14,600-14,700 yuan per tonne to 14,400-14,500 yuan per tonne to stimulate buying interest.But others raised their prices from 13,800-13,900 yuan per tonne to 14,000-14,100 yuan per tonne on expectations of demand recovering gradually over the next month or two.
“With the virus infection rate dropping, more companies are willing to start work. This will push up stainless steel demand,” a trader in Wuxi said.
A total of 394 new confirmed cases of infection were reported on Wednesday, down sharply from 1,749 cases a day earlier, according to data released by China’s National Health Commission.Fastmarkets’ weekly export price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304, fob China was $1,830-1,880 per tonne on Wednesday, down by $10 per tonne from $1,840-1,890 per tonne a week earlier.
Chinese stainless CRC was sold at $1,850-1,860 per tonne fob during the week.Export offers for Chinese stainless CRC were heard at $1,840-1,880 per tonne fob, or about $1,860-1,900 per tonne cif East Asia.
Sources told Fastmarkets that ongoing negotiations for Chinese stainless steel exports were mainly for forward shipments and not spot cargoes.
Both the central Chinese government and local authorities have encouraged companies to start returning to work, having initially instructed them to delay their restart after the Chinese New Year as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.
In Jiangsu province where Wuxi is located, some 75% of all large and medium-sized industrial enterprises have resumed production on Tuesday, according to local media reports.Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304 domestic, ex-whs China in the country’s major market of Wuxi was 14,000-14,500 yuan ($1,995-2,066) per tonne including value-added tax on Wednesday February 19, narrowing by 200 yuan per tonne on both ends from 13,800-14,700 yuan per tonne a week earlier.
Some sellers lowered their prices from 14,600-14,700 yuan per tonne to 14,400-14,500 yuan per tonne to stimulate buying interest.But others raised their prices from 13,800-13,900 yuan per tonne to 14,000-14,100 yuan per tonne on expectations of demand recovering gradually over the next month or two.
“With the virus infection rate dropping, more companies are willing to start work. This will push up stainless steel demand,” a trader in Wuxi said.
A total of 394 new confirmed cases of infection were reported on Wednesday, down sharply from 1,749 cases a day earlier, according to data released by China’s National Health Commission.Fastmarkets’ weekly export price assessment for stainless steel cold-rolled coil 2mm grade 304, fob China was $1,830-1,880 per tonne on Wednesday, down by $10 per tonne from $1,840-1,890 per tonne a week earlier.
Chinese stainless CRC was sold at $1,850-1,860 per tonne fob during the week.Export offers for Chinese stainless CRC were heard at $1,840-1,880 per tonne fob, or about $1,860-1,900 per tonne cif East Asia.
Sources told Fastmarkets that ongoing negotiations for Chinese stainless steel exports were mainly for forward shipments and not spot cargoes.
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