Japanese integrated steel makers’ wire rod export is slump in January-March due to very slow automobile demand. The steel makers face severe request for major price down for April-June while raw materials cost is uncertain in and after April.
The demand cooled when automakers are in major production cut while the wire rod export price increased by US$ 100-200 per tonne in every quarters through October-December 2008. A maker source expects the users’ inventory adjustment would finish in April-June but the adjustment could take longer time. Japanese wire rod export increased by 7.6% to 447,952 tonnes in 2008 from 2007 while the export decreased by 15.3% to 97,598 tonnes in October-December from same period of 2007.| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | ||||
Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2025/04/15| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 42000YEN (-) | 44000YEN (-) |
| 294.45US$ (-0.85) | 308.47US$ (-0.89) |
* Average of electric furnaces steel maker's purchasing price in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya (per ton)
- JMB Tieup company
- The Korea Metal Journal
- ferro-alloys.com
- Steel on the net
- AMM
- MEPS
