Asian Steel Products Markets
The "Asian steel products markets" analytical monthly report covers the Asian steel products markets in China, India, and Japan and product groups including steel scrap, crude steel, long products (rebar, wire rod and others), semi-finished products (slab and square billet) and flat products (HRC, CRC, PPGI, HDG and others).
Subscribe to SteelOrbis' monthly "Asian steel products markets" report and you will get in-depth analytical focus on the Asian markets covering production, consumption, trade flows, market balances, production costs, and margins. This report is a powerful tool in operational and strategic planning and will enable you to keep your finger on the market pulse.
The analysis is based on an in-depth study of the market structures and producers' competitiveness. The main emphasis is on the current situation in the markets, the main influential factors, and price trends. Up-to-date information regarding market structures is drawn from the latest data from the main Asian steel markets. Mills' competitiveness and production methods are assessed in terms of costs, margins, and raw material usage.
What will you find in the report?
Asian steel markets:
- Analysis of global economic conditions and Chinese government policies affecting the steel markets;
- An assessment of the short-term outlook for China's main metallurgical markets, including its main trade directions;
- Short-term crude steel cost forecasts;
- Comparison of HRC production costs in main foreign markets;
- Analysis of main benchmark steel and raw material prices;
- Total monthly BOF-based crude steel production costs with raw material cost details (pig iron, HBI, iron ore, coking coal, scrap, ferroalloys, fuel and energy) by countries.
China:
- Production outlook for crude steel, rebar, wire rod, HRC, and CRC;
- Consumption outlook for main steel sectors - long products and flat products;
- Steel product export outlook - long products, flat products, and semis;
- Analysis of domestic rebar market - average monthly prices, costs, and margins;
- Analysis of domestic and export square billet markets - average monthly prices, costs, and margins;
- Analysis of domestic and export HRC markets - average monthly prices, costs, and margins.
India:
- Monthly finished steel production outlook;
- Finished steel product consumption outlook;
- Flat steel market structure including market balance, production, consumption, exports, and imports;
- Analysis of hot rolled coil import market;
- Analysis of domestic HRC market - average monthly prices, costs, and margins;
- Analysis of steel scrap import market.
Japan:
- Analysis of steel scrap export market;
- Steel product market structure including market balance, production, consumption, exports, and imports;
- Steel product export outlook - long products and flat products.