Latest situation in the Turkish domestic merchant bar market

Thursday, 18 June 2009 14:39:01 (GMT+3)   |  
       

Increased scrap and billet prices have continued to push up merchant bar prices in the Turkish domestic market. As of today, June 18, merchant bar prices in the Turkish domestic market, depending on size, thickness and region, are at the following levels: small IPN-UPN are priced at TRY 840-850/mt ($536-542/mt), angles are at TRY 820-850/mt ($523-542/mt), while flat bars and square bars are at TRY 830-860/mt ($530-549/mt) - all prices are ex-works, on actual weight basis and excluding VAT.

Also, it should be considered that some mills may give offers below these levels depending on their stocks.

Angles:

Denizli region (30-100 mm)

TRY 840-850/mt

Karabuk region (30-100 mm)

TRY 830-840/mt

Iskenderun region (30-100 mm)

TRY 820-850/mt

Izmir region (30-100 mm)

TRY 840-850/mt

Flat bars:

Iskenderun region

TRY 830-850/mt

Denizli region

TRY 840-860/mt

Karabuk region

TRY 830-840/mt

Izmir region

TRY 840-860/mt

Square bars:

Denizli region

  TRY 840-860/mt

Karabuk region

  TRY 830-840/mt

Izmir region

  TRY 840-860/mt

Iskenderun region

  TRY 830-850/mt

IPN-UPN:

Denizli region

  TRY 840-850/mt

Izmir region

  TRY 840-850/mt

Iskenderun region

  TRY 840-850/mt

US$1 = TRY 1.56693


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