Taiwan's CSC raises steel list prices for Apr & Q2 sales

China Steel Corp (CSC), Taiwan's largest steel mill and headquartered in South Taiwan's Kaohsiung, has decided to raise the list prices of its major steel items for local sales in April and for the second quarter of this year, according to the company's latest release published on its website on March 19. The company is responding to increases in steelmaking costs and the uptrend in global steel prices, it said.

CSC has raised prices for its monthly-priced steel products by TWD 1,000-1,200/tonne ($31-37/t) for local sales next month, and for its quarterly-priced products by TWD 1,000/tonne for local sales over the April-June quarter, the release showed. The company pointed out that the global economy has been recovering gradually, and major