Nippon Steel apparently decided additional price hike for H-beam for distributors for April order. The price hike would be 2,000-3,000 yen per tonne while the firm already increased the price by 3,000 yen for March order.
The dealers could resist the hike when the market price keeps the level under higher inventory. Nippon Steel tries to improve the profitability by keeping the production cut. The firm continues low level production at Kimitsu works in April-June and 10 days idle in April. The firm started to improve the spot selling price for projects since March. The firm tries to improve the price level by selecting order depending on the profitability.| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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Japan Steel Scrap Composite Prices (Sangyo Press)
2024/11/21| H2 | NewCutting (PRESS) |
| 41300YEN (-) | 43200YEN (-) |
| 264.52US$ (-0.38) | 276.69US$ (-0.39) |
* 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
