Due to International
scrap prices remain weak, this week Taiwan's Feng Hsin Iron & Steel decreased
the steel plate prices again by NT $ 200 / ton (US $ 6 / ton). Last week, feng Hsin
steel had already decreased the rebar price by NT $ 200 / ton. Currently, 13mm
rebar ex-factory price is NT $ 14,300 / tonne ($ 461 / ton).
Meanwhile,
Feng Hsin Iron & Steel also lowered scrap purchase price by NT $ 200 / ton,
quoted at NT $ 6800 / ton. This is the first time Feng Hsin Iron and Steel decrease
the scrap prices since mid-March.
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