Date: 06 May 2019 ، the watch 20:09
News ID: 4431

Bangladesh: Imported HRC Market Gains Momentum; Deals Reported

Market sources shared with SteelMint that steel importers based in Bangladesh are actively booking imported HRC from China, Japan and Korea for June shipments.
Bangladesh: Imported HRC Market Gains Momentum; Deals Reported

As per the update received, last week an steel importer based in Bangladesh booked 10,000 MT HRC ( 2mm,thinner gauge) at USD 560/MT CFR basis from Chinese steel major - Baosteel for June shipments.

However, towards mid of this week, few Chinese mills have raised offers to USD 540-545/MT, FoB China. This would translate imported offers to Bangladesh at USD 580/MT, CFR Bangladesh.

Last week SteelMint reported that Bangladesh based steel importer books 15,000 MT of HRC with Japanese based Nippon steel at USD 565/MT CFR basis for May end June shipments.

Bangladesh bulk vessel HRC import data in Apr’19- As per provisional data maintained with SteelMint, Bangladesh bulk vessel imports in Apr’19 stood at 85,846 MT up by 9% against 78,548 MT in Mar’19.

source: SteelMint