Due to rising alloy costs, Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation (NSSC) will increase the price of nickel-based stainless steel (300 series) sold in May by 20,000 yen/ton (US$128/ton) and chromium-based stainless steel (400 series). 5,000 yen/ton.
As the average cash settlement price of nickel on the London Metal Exchange from March to April was US$17,803/ton, a month-on-month increase of 5.5%, the cost of nickel delivered by NSSC in May increased by 5.5% month-on-month to US$8.08/lb. The Indonesian government said in early March that it would speed up the issuance of nickel mining quotas, but the process still lagged behind expectations. This pushed up nickel prices.
Meanwhile, the company’s chromium costs rose 2.6% month-on-month to $1.56/lb after stabilizing for two months.
On May 20, the Shanghai Futures Exchange stainless steel September contract closed at 14,455 yuan/ton ($1,999/ton), with a daily increase of 0.59%, breaking the range since April 18.
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