Wire rod prices in Turkish market increase slightly

Wednesday, 18 November 2009 15:05:19 (GMT+3)   |  

SteelOrbis has heard that the current offers for 1008 grade 6.5-8 mm wire rod in the local Turkish market are as presented below. Turkish mills are trying to keep their wire rod prices in the local market strong due to the uptrend in scrap and billet prices.

Region

 Price

Thrace

 TRY 890-900/mt ($510-515/mt) ex-works

Izmir

 TRY 880-890/mt ($504-510/mt) ex-works

Marmara

 TRY 890-900/mt ($510-515/mt) ex-works

Iskenderun

 TRY 891-899/mt ($510-515/mt) ex-works

The above prices are on actual weight basis. The dollar prices exclude VAT, while the TRY prices include VAT.

US$1 = TRY 1.48


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