Chinese Steel Prices Fall to Three-Month Low on Demand Concerns September 19, 2016 19:11 GMT As Chinese markets reopened after closing last Thursday and Friday for China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, steel prices saw a dramatic sell-off, plunging to three-month lows on concerns that newly announced moves to cool China’s hot property market will cool steel demand.
Recent data showed that August home prices rose at a faster-than-expected clip, with pricing gains even hitting second and third-tier cities. On Sunday, authorities in Hangzhou said they will begin to restrict home purchases from Sept. 19 to combat the rapid advance in home prices.
China is the world’s largest steel consumer. Stimulus programs implemented by the country earlier in the year boosted steel demand and prices due to rising needs for construction. Steel prices have retreated in September amid indications that China’s demand for steel would wane in the coming months. This follows three consecutive months of gains.
Also adding pressure to prices could be the news that China’s steel output rebounded in China. The country’s crude steel production rose to 68.57 million metric tons in August, up 3% from a year earlier and 2.6% higher than July. This provides support to concerns that China would not continue on its promise to curb steel overcapacity, that accelerating steel output cuts in July were simply due to the country’s preparations to host the G20 summit.
On Monday, the most-traded rebar on Shanghai Futures Exchange fell as low as 2,190 yuan a ton, its weakest price since Jun 29. Raw material iron ore traded on the Dalian Commodity Exchange fell as far as 383 yuan a ton, its lowest since July 26.
Basically, steel industries can be classified into 3 categories, up, mid & down stream producers. These segments are now having different market conditions.
The CRC price & demand increased in China in recent months and coupled with the imposition of Anti-Dumping Duties on CRC has caused the following situations:
1. China CRC suppliers focus on domestic demands 2. Less competitive in prices of China CRC products
Meanwhile, Malaysia CRC producers are enjoying huge saving in sourcing raw materials (HRC) from international market, especially from China due to the following factors:
1. Closing of Megasteel 2. The application of 9% export tax rebate for HRC products exported by China steel mills
The increase in CRC price and reduction of cost of raw materials (HRC) has given large margin for local CRC companies to compete with China CRC in selling CRC products locally to downstream industries/companies in Malaysia.
As such, local CRC companies are expected to enjoy increase in both sales & profits in the coming months/years.
The increase in CRC price and reduction of cost of raw materials (HRC) has given large margin for local CRC companies to compete with China CRC in selling CRC products locally to downstream industries/companies in Malaysia.
As business owner, it's time to capture more previously imported CRC market & increase production to make more profit, rather than sell high to wait for customer to look for elsewhere.
its not about promoting...its about giving one's argument as per their point of view. we tend to give out our opinion because we are not 100% certain on it (nothing is 100% certain), especially when the price is not reflecting the value.
We present opinions cause we want to ensure we have not overlooked something and to see others opinion and if they could present their case against it with facts. Thats the objective of i3.
do you have a different opinion Hotrod? Would be nice to see your arguments.
Always do your homework first before putting money in any counter. If don't understand the business of the company and the future prospect of the business, don't buy.
if you study the mother company CSC Taiwan, the July revenue is 3 billions ringgit which is 36 times of CSCsteel Malaysia and there is also a big jump in EPS since the beginning of 2016. More or less the similar trend in Taiwan and Malaysia as far as steel industries is concern
hahahahaha....where all the sour grapes? hahahahahahha......all sour grapes are sin kah lun,talk bad about KYY and now keep quiet and quietly buy before It shoot up. wakakakakaka.....
Thank you, Benjamin_8888, I am trying to share what I see & read, hope everyone can do the research before buying or selling anything and make profit in stock investment. :)
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all missing!
loser.everywhere.