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China's prices for carbon steel hot-rolled coil (HRC) are projected to test lower levels this month due to thinning demand and mounting inventories, Mysteel's monthly report on the commodity suggests.
Shagang Group (Shagang), China's largest electric-arc-furnace steelmaker, has lifted its long-product list prices by another Yuan 100/tonne ($14/t) for sales over October 1-10 from the last ten days of September, according to the company's latest pricing announcement.
The combined output of nickel pig iron (NPI) in China and Indonesia fell 2.6% on month in September to 169,900 tonnes (nickel contained), with output of medium- and high-grade NPI down 2.9% on month at 163,500 tonnes, according to the most recent Mysteel survey results.
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