Stainless Steel Industry News Highlights

Market Dynamics

Stainless Steel Futures: The stainless steel futures contract 2409 increased by 90 to 13,850 CNY/tonne, with the current spot-futures price difference at 120.

Foshan Market: After fluctuating, the stainless steel futures rebounded and stood above the 13,800 mark. Spot market prices for 304 cold-rolled materials showed mixed movements, with some falling 20-50 to facilitate transactions, while others slightly increased. However, trading remained quiet.

Wuxi Market: Inquiries in the morning showed that the mainstream quoted price for 304 cold-rolled four-foot materials in the private sector was 13,500 CNY/tonne, unchanged from last Friday; the hot-rolled price was 13,350 CNY/tonne, up 50 from the previous Friday.

Industry News

Ningbo Baoxin's Order Growth: Ningbo Baoxin reported a 34% year-on-year increase in BA plate order volume in the first half of the year, along with growth in other product categories.

Anti-dumping Announcement: China's Ministry of Commerce has announced the continuation of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel billets and hot-rolled coils from the EU, UK, South Korea, and Indonesia, following the expiration review investigation.

Trial Production of Stainless Steel Heat Exchanger Tubes: A 30,000-tonne/year high-end stainless steel heat exchanger tube project, invested by Zhejiang Julong Special Material Group Co., Ltd., has entered the trial production phase.

Export and Import Data: In June, the top 20 export regions for Chinese stainless steel accounted for 36.47 million tonnes, with India being the largest export destination. The top 5 import regions accounted for 12.46 million tonnes, with Indonesia being the largest source of imports.

Raw Material Related

Jinchuan Company's Nickel Price Adjustment: Jinchuan Company has adjusted its electrolytic nickel quotations downward by 1,300 CNY.

Furnace Ignition at a High-Carbon Chromium Factory: A 18,000KVA furnace at a high-carbon chromium iron factory in Inner Mongolia has been ignited, with an expected monthly output of over 3,000 tons of high-carbon chromium iron.

Import Data for Chrome and Nickel Iron: China's imports of chrome iron and nickel iron have shown significant increases both month-on-month and year-on-year.

Stainless Steel Scrap Import Decrease: China's import of stainless steel scrap has decreased significantly compared to the previous month and the same period last year.

Nickel Production Capacity in Indonesia: Zhongwei Shares has disclosed that it has built a nickel resource smelting base in Indonesia with a capacity of 200,000 metal tons.

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