Steel industry news

Domestic and export steel consumption rose sharply during the first two months of the year, despite a record selling price.

The large fluctuations in raw materials used in the steel industry are a conundrum for national and international markets.

The 62% Fe ore price imported from Australia into China on March 15th was 954 yuan/tonne (US$150/tonne), down 4.1% from the previous day.

Many other items also increased, causing a series of contractors to face the risk of breaking the battle, many projects can break the schedule.

In the North, CB240 coil price was at VND 18.33 million/ton, an increase of VND 600,000/ton compared to yesterday.

Supply disruptions are forcing customers to find other suppliers, and "currently only China can fill the void left by Russia," said an analyst from Huatai Futures.

Steel futures prices in China surged to a more than two-week high on March 2, 2022 as the Russia-Ukraine conflict boosted overseas demand for Chinese steel.

Although it has recovered significantly since the Lunar New Year holiday, VNDirect believes that the valuation of steel stocks is still at a safe level.

After a long year of hibernation, the construction market "wake up", public investment projects were restarted, stimulating steel prices to continuously increase from the beginning of 2022.

Hoa Phat Group said that the market share of Hoa Phat construction steel in Vietnam reached 36.3%, an increase of nearly 6% compared to the end of 2021.

Demand can start from mid-February 2022 and the market establishes a new high price level. The level of competition between factories is increasingly fierce on selling prices and encroaching on each other's market share.