Chinese mills lowered export offers for hot-rolled coil on Tuesday October 22 despite a stable domestic market amid pressure from cheaper products offered by suppliers in other regions.
DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,500-3,510 yuan ($495-496) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,480 yuan per tonne, unchangedTrading was moderate during the day maid steady demand, which kept spot prices unchanged.Some market participants think prices could rebound in the short term if demand stays stable, though sentiment has not improved enough to trigger such a recovery.Even if prices do rebound, they are not expecting the recovery to be large, with new production lines scheduled to go on stream in the near future while demand is...