In mid-February (Feb.11-20) this year, the average prices in
China of 16-25 mm HRB 400
rebar, 6.5 mm HPB 300 wire rod, 20 mm Q235 common medium
plate, 3 mm Q235 hot rolled sheet, 5 mm x 5 mm angles and 219 mm x 6 mm seamless pipes were recorded at RMB 1,934.1/mt ($295.9/mt), RMB 1,996.8/mt ($305.5/mt), RMB 2,012.3/mt ($307.9/mt), RMB 2,106.2/mt ($322.3/mt), RMB 2,164.2/mt ($331.2/mt) and RMB 2,579.0/mt ($394.6/mt), up RMB 36.9/mt ($5.6/mt), RMB 35.5/mt ($5.4/mt), RMB 29.2/mt ($4.5/mt), RMB 20.2/mt ($3.1/mt), RMB 12.2/mt ($1.9/mt) and decreasing by RMB 12.9/mt ($2.0/mt), up 1.9 percent, 1.8 percent, 1.5 percent, 1.0 percent, 0.6 percent and decreasing by 0.5 percent, respectively, compared to prices in early February (Feb. 1-10) this year, as announced by
China’s National Bureau of Statistics.