Since April 15, the Black Sea steel billet market has been sluggish, geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have been tense, and Turkey recently banned steel exports to Israel. Market participants remain concerned about related markets.
Recent inquiries from Turkey and Egypt for Russian steel billets are almost at the same level, about US$500/ton FOB Black Sea. It is understood that Egyptian traders have booked 5,000 tons of 5SP 125×125 mm Russian billet. Some traders are cautiously optimistic about the market this week. A Turkish agent, referring to Turkish demand, said prices are expected to move higher this week. The source said that the transactable price of some northern rolling mills was about US$500/ton CFR, but this week their bids were US$525/ton CFR.
Sources at Russian steel mills said prices this week were not much different from last week. A European trader expressed his affirmation of the transaction price of Egypt’s imported billet orders, but he is skeptical about Turkey’s inquiries and has been mainly waiting and watching in the near future. It said Turkey’s bids for CIS billet were lower, at US$510-515/ton CFR Turkey, and about US$485-490/ton FOB Black Sea.
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