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Shagang cuts list prices for long steel items for late-April sales

Shagang Group (Shagang), China's largest privately-owned steelmaker and headquartered in Zhangjiagang in East China's Jiangsu, has trimmed its rebar list prices by Yuan 100/tonne ($14.7/t) for sales over April 21-30, the company announced on April 21. Prices for its wire rod and bar-in-coil products

NBS: China's Q1 rebar output drops 12.3% YoY

China's total rebar output over the first quarter of 2026 declined by 12.3% on year to sit at 42.32 million tonnes, according to the latest release from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on April 21.

WEEKLY: China's rebar output declines on week

Rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills Mysteel regularly tracks pulled back slightly during the week of April 9-15, with the production volume retreating by 1.1% or 24,500 tonnes on week to 2.13 million tonnes, according to Mysteel's latest survey results.

Shagang holds list prices for steel longs for mid-April sales

Shagang Group (Shagang), China's leading privately-owned steel firm and largest electric-arc-furnace (EAF) steelmaker, has decided to hold its long-product list prices for sales over April 11-20 unchanged from the first ten days of this month, according to the company's Saturday announcement.

WEEKLY: China's rebar output rises further on week

Rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills Mysteel regularly tracks rose further during the week of April 2-8, with the production volume climbing by 4.1% or 84,900 tonnes on week at 2.16 million tonnes, according to Mysteel's latest survey results.

MONTHLY: China's construction steel prices to stay rangebound in April

Construction steel prices in China may fluctuate slightly this month, mainly from the shift in long steel inventory levels and firming production costs, according to Mysteel's latest monthly report on the sector. Prices this month, like those in March, will generally mark time overall, the report su

WEEKLY: China's rebar output recovers on week

Rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills Mysteel regularly tracks rebounded over March 26-April 1 after the previous week's decline, with the production volume rising by 4.7% or 92,300 tonnes on week at 2.07 million tonnes, according to Mysteel's latest survey results.

Shagang rolls over list prices steel longs for early-April sales

Shagang Group (Shagang), China's leading privately-owned steel firm and its largest electric-arc-furnace steelmaker, has decided to hold its long-product list prices for sales over April 1-10 from the previous eleven-day period, the company announced Wednesday.

WEEKLY: Poor margins clip China's rebar output

Rebar output among the 137 Chinese steel mills Mysteel regularly tracks declined during the week of March 19-25, with the production volume dropping by 2.7% or 54,600 tonnes on week at 1.98 million tonnes, according to the latest weekly survey results.

International Steel Market Insights:Tightening Supply in the Middle East Drives Steel Prices Higher,Southeast Asia May See a Window for Profit-Taking at High Levels After the Holiday(2026.3.18-3.25)

[Key Summary] I. International Markets 1. Prices: In the Dubai region of the Middle East, billet supply falls short of demand, driving rebar prices steadily higher; in the Southeast Asian market, while prices in Laos remain stable, post-holiday bullish sentiment is strong in Malaysia; in Europe, Tur