Industry Trends

[Expressed by www.ferro-alloys.cn]

It is learned that, at the end of 2019, the downstream steel mills are stocking up orderly. The cored wire manufacturers in the south are stable in order receiving and delivery while that in the north are still impacted by environmental protection factors to some extent with a low rate of operation. There is almost no price fluctuation in the raw materials.

As the steel mills has stocked up by Spring Festival, the demand for various cored wire products has increased, of which the demand for seamless metal calcium cored wire is the largest with more inquiries from downstream. The prices of metal calcium wire and metal calcium particle, the raw materials, remain stable. Metal calcium wire (Ca≥97%, Φ: 7-7.5mm) is 18,000-19,000 yuan per ton and metal calcium particle (Ca≥98.5%, Φ: 0-2.5mm) is 19,500-21,000 yuan per ton. For this reason, there is no significant price fluctuation in seamless metal calcium cored wire. The market transaction statistics shows that, now, in Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu and Zhejiang, the mainstream transaction price of seamless metal calcium cored wire Ca98%min∮9mm is 98,000 - 10,800 yuan per ton and Ca98%min∮10mm is 14,800 - 15,500 yuan per ton. Recently, the demand for nodularizer cored wire increased slightly too so that the manufacturers are normal in order receiving and delivery. The price of rare earth magnesium silicon, the raw material, remains at 7,000-7,500 yuan per ton all the way. For this reason, the price of nodularizer cored wire remains stable on the whole. There is still a large difference between offers in southern and northern areas. The market transaction statistics shows that, in Henan, Liaoning and Shandong, the mainstream transaction price of nodularizer cored wire is 10,000-10,500 yuan per ton, in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, it is 10,800-11,000 yuan per ton.

Insiders analyzed that, the situation that cored wire market has been lackluster for years is still difficult to turn around. Because due to the impact of shoddy products on the market, the common cored wire industry is facing a severe test. With increasingly sharp market competition and declining profit, the manufacturers have lost confidence to the market and basically attempt to maintain their regular customers. Some of them have withdrawn from the industry or switched to producing seamless cored wires.

There is no obvious price fluctuation in other cored wire products yet. Now, the mainstream transaction price of silicon calcium cored wire Ca30Si58∮13mm is 10,500-11,000 yuan per ton, Ca28Si50∮13mm is 7,850-8,500 yuan per ton, Ca28Si55∮13mm is 9,700-10,000 yuan per ton and Ca30Si60∮13mm is 10,500-11,000 yuan per ton; solid pure calcium cored wire Ca98%min∮9mm is 9,700 - 10,200 yuan per ton; silicon magnesium cored wire Si40Mg28Re2∮13mm is 11,500-12,500 yuan per ton; ferrocalcium cored wire Ca30∮13mm is 8,600-8,800 yuan per ton and Ca30∮30mm is 10,000-10,500 yuan per ton; sulphur cored wire S98%∮13mm is 6,500-6,800 yuan per ton; ferroboron cored wire B17%∮13mm is 18,500-19,000 yuan per ton; ferrotitanium cored wire FeTi30%min∮13mm is 11,500 - 11,800 yuan per ton and FeTi70%min∮13mm is 25,000-25,800 yuan per ton; carbon cored wire C96%∮13mm is 5,900-6,200 yuan per ton, C97%∮13mm is 5,800-6,100 yuan per ton and C98%∮13mm is 5,800-6,100 yuan per ton.

In terms of raw materials, Ferroboron FeB19C0.1 is 20,000-22,000 yuan per ton, FeB18C0.5 is 18,000-18,200 yuan per ton, FeB17C0.5 is 17,500-17,800 yuan per ton and FeB16C0.5 is 17,000-17,200 yuan per ton; silicocalcium Ca28Si50 is 9,300-9,500 yuan per ton, Ca28Si55 is 10,000-10,500 yuan per ton, Ca28Si60 is 10,600-10,800 yuan per ton, Ca30Si55 is 10,500-10,700 yuan per ton, Ca30Si56 is 10,000-10,200 yuan per ton, Ca30Si60 is 10,800-11,500 yuan per ton; FeTi30 is 9,300 yuan per ton; cold rolled strip steel Q195 0.35*55 is 4,460-4,480 yuan per ton, Q195 0.4 *55 and Q195 0.45 *55 is 4,420-4,450 yuan per ton, SPCC0.35-0.39*55 is 4,520-4,550 yuan per ton, SPCC 0.4 *55 and SPCC 0.45 *55 is 4,460-4,480 yuan per ton; metal crude calcium (Ca≥98.5%, particle size: 0-2.5mm) is 18,500-21,000 yuan per ton.

The export transaction price of calcium silicon cored wire ca30si60∮13mm is 1,550 to 1,630 US dollars per ton. Calcium silicon cored wire ca28si55∮13mm is 1,530 to 1,600 US dollars per ton. Bite type solid core pure calcium core wire ca98%min∮9mm is 1,670 to 1,750 US dollars per ton. Pure calcium cored wire Ca30 ∮13mm is 1,350 to 1,400 US dollars per ton. There is no adjustment comparing with the last month (FOB price, Tianjin Port).

Recently, impacted by weather factor, operation rate of numerous cored wire manufacturers is low. Because the steel enterprises are about to stock up at the end of the year, the demand for cored wire is increasing. It is estimated that a short-term short supply will occur in the later market and the prices might rise slightly.

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Metal Calcium

Ferroboron

Ferrophosphorus

Cold Rolled Strip Steel

Calcium Silicon