Last week, the prices of most varieties in the raw material market still rose. Under the influence of international tensions, global raw material prices have risen sharply, and foreign inquiries for coke, ferroalloy and other varieties have increased significantly. Iron ore prices rose first and then fell; The prices of coke and coking coal rose as a whole; The prices of various ferroalloys have risen sharply. During this period, the price changes of main varieties are as follows:
The price of imported iron ore rose and fell
Last week, the price of imported iron ore rose and fell. On the one hand, affected by the sharp shock of the financial market, on the other hand, affected by the production restriction of the northern steel plant, the actual demand for iron ore decreased slightly. However, the northern steel plant will resume production collectively in the near future, and the overall demand will rise. Recently, the arrival volume of iron ore in major domestic ports is small, and the port inventory continues to decline. When the iron ore price is relatively high, steel mills mainly purchase on demand, and the inventory may maintain a slightly lower level than normal. It is expected that the iron ore price will be high and volatile in the near future.
Domestic metallurgical coke prices continue to rise
Last week, domestic metallurgical coke prices continued to rise. Coke enterprises in East China, North China and Northeast China have implemented the third round of price increase, with a cumulative price increase of 600 yuan / ton; The metallurgical coke prices of coke enterprises priced according to the market in central and southern China rose, and the metallurgical coke prices of monthly priced coke enterprises remained stable; In the first half of March, the purchase price of steel mills in Southwest China remained stable, a few coke enterprises followed the market, and the price of metallurgical coke increased. In terms of production and marketing, affected by the production restriction of the Winter Olympic Games in some areas, the operating rate of steel mills and coke enterprises decreased, and the supply of metallurgical coke decreased. Recently, metallurgical coke has export advantages, traders have bullish sentiment and weak shipping intention, which led to the continuous rise of port inventory last week, the decline of coke inventory of steel mills and coke enterprises, and a few coke enterprises are reluctant to sell and wait for rise. It is expected that the metallurgical coke market will still be strong in the near future, and some coke enterprises will carry out the fourth round of price increase.
Domestic coking coal prices continued to rise
Last week, domestic coking coal prices continued to rise. The quotation of Shanxi low sulfur coking coal g80 generally rose. The spot exchange price of Linfen low sulfur coking coal g80 was 3400 yuan / ton ~ 3500 yuan / ton, and the mainstream transaction price was lower than the quotation; The acceptance price of Taiyuan g85 low sulfur coking coal is 3300 yuan / ton; Luliang coking coal g80s0 6. Increase by 200 yuan / ton to the current exchange rate of 3040 yuan / ton; The online auction transaction price of low sulfur lean coking coal a8g65 of individual mines in Changzhi is 3425 yuan / ton. Hebei Handan large mine coking coal price rose 300 yuan / ton to 2850 yuan / ton fat coal acceptance price, coking coal acceptance price 2750 yuan / ton. Affected by the external environment, the international coking coal quotation rose sharply. Domestic coal mine inventory is low, the overall supply situation is tight, and the heating season is coming to an end, and the downstream resumption of production is expected to be strong. It is comprehensively expected that the coking coal market will remain strong in the near future.
Ferroalloy prices generally rose sharply
Last week, ferroalloy prices generally rose sharply. The price of ferrosilicon increased by 700 yuan / ton ~ 1200 yuan / ton. Affected by the epidemic in Gansu and Shaanxi, the freight rate has increased, the price of raw material blue carbon has increased, the production cost has increased, and the price support mentality of ferrosilicon manufacturers has increased. At present, ferrosilicon manufacturers have low inventory and are unwilling to ship at a low price. The ferrosilicon market is expected to run in a strong shock in the short term. The price of silicon manganese has increased from 250 yuan / ton to 350 yuan / ton to 8450 yuan / ton to 8600 yuan / ton, which is mainly affected by the rapid rise of manganese ore price in the port. Last week, the manganese ore in Tianjin Port rose sharply, and the high-grade manganese ore increased by 8 yuan / ton compared with the previous week. The overall supply of high-grade manganese ore is still tight. At present, the bidding price of steel mills is also rising, and the price of silicon and manganese is expected to rise in the near future.
The price of high carbon ferrochrome increased by 400 yuan / 50 base tons ~ 450 yuan / 50 base tons. The price of raw chrome ore rises, and the production cost of high-carbon ferrochrome moves upward, which drives the market price upward. Enterprises are reluctant to sell at high prices, but the downstream demand is general. In the short term, the high-carbon ferrochrome market is stable, medium and strong.
Vanadium prices rose sharply. With the rising price, the shipments of some vanadium alloy manufacturers are gradually increasing. Recently, the procurement bidding of steel mills has decreased, resulting in the slowdown of vanadium price rise. In the future, we need to continue to pay attention to the trend of international vanadium price and the quotation of large factories in the near future. It is expected that the vanadium market will be strong in the short term. Molybdenum city is running strongly. Molybdenum concentrate Market inquiry is active, and the market bullish expectation is increasing. In terms of molybdenum mines, Heilongjiang and Jilin molybdenum mines have been overhauled successively this month, with low inventory. Ferromolybdenum plants are generally full of orders, and the stock is tight. The molybdenum market is expected to be strong in the short term.
