Last weekend,
Nucor announced that it will raise the June delivery wire quotation by usd20 /
short ton. Then ArcelorMittal also increased the wire price, price adjustment
is same as Nucor. Domestic scrap price increase is mainly reason for price
rising.
The market
is expected that other mills are also likely to increase the price, however, as
the market demand flat, higher inventory costs as well as the pre-May scrap
prices were higher uncertainty, therefore a large number of buyers of the
Sourcing cautious, price increases will be met It remains to be seen.
Currently,
the ex-factory price of US Midwest steel wire mesh is usd510-540 / short ton.
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