HRC Inventory in the 4th Week of January 2025 (1st Week Before the Holiday)

[СММ Сталь] По данным участников рынка, текущая оффшорная цена на заготовки 3SP размером 150*150 мм составляет 464 долл. США за тонну, порт отгрузки — порт Цзянъинь.

[Molybdenum News] SMM, September 3: A Yunnan mine sold 96 mt of Mo42.5% molybdenum concentrates (copper content within 2%) via tender, with a transaction price of 5,380 yuan/mtu and a base price of 5,300 yuan/mtu. The price is based on a Mo42.5% grade, with a price spread adjustment of 5 yuan/mtu for each 1% grade change on a pro-rata basis; other impurities are unrestricted, not priced, and not subject to deductions. At final settlement, no deduction applies if Cu impurity is less than or equal to 2%; if Cu impurity exceeds 2%, a deduction of 10 yuan/mtu applies.

[India Export] Indian HRC offers to the GCC were heard at 550–560USD/tonne FOB India, although sluggish demand was pulling executable negotiations towards 525–530USD/tonne FOB. For Europe, ex-India indications remained higher at around 580USD/tonne FOB, translating to over 660USD/tonne CFR southern Europe. Market participants pointed to a possible deal at around 655USD/tonne CFR Europe, although the transaction remained unconfirmed. Indian billet export indications were largely stable at 465–470USD/tonne FOB. Vietnamese domestic HRC for October shipment was priced at 14,240VND/kg (around 545USD/tonne) CFR Ho Chi Minh City. Indian HRC sellers had remained away from Vietnam while awaiting steelmakers’ latest price announcements, but could become active again in the coming days, with indicative levels for Vietnamese buyers at around 510USD/tonne FOB India. Domestically, rising coking-coal costs and hopes of a demand revival after the monsoons prompted mills to raise HRC prices to around 628–649USD/tonne (60,000–62,000INR/tonne). However, some market participants questioned whether these higher levels could be sustained.