Import prices for stainless steel in East Asia continued to fall during the past week, with exporters reducing their offers further amid shrinking regional demand and the soft nickel segment.
Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless 2mm trimmed cold-rolled coil was $2,030-2,100 per tonne cif East Asia for the week ended Wednesday November 7, down $10 per tonne from a week earlier.Fastmarkets MB's import price assessment for 304 stainless trimmed hot-rolled coil was $1,850-1,970 per tonne cif East Asia for the same period, down $10-40 per tonne week on week.Lower asking prices were heard from exporters in Asia compared with the week prior.But most Chinese export offers - with the exception of a major steelmaker in northern China - were still higher than those from...