The Color Galvalium Flat Steel Sheet Market Keeps Flat in Tokyo

The color galvalium flat steel sheet market keeps flat. Though inventory is still high level, because makers don’t response to request to decrease the price distributors keep the sales price to get profit. On the other hand, shipments in January – February was dull due to heavy snow, but they tend to improve now. In April and later, shipments are expected to increase on the ground that roofing work restarted. Large coil (0.35 milimeters) price is 184,000 yen per tonne, and small coil is around 205,000 yen.Makers wanted to hike the price because the price of material for plating as zinc and aluminum is appreciating. But they think the conditions aren’t met now since a lot of materials from overseas are expected to be imported if they are hiked. They are settling the price controling productions and shipments.