东南亚方坯市场企稳

Kallanish （开阑商务信息咨询）报道，过去一周菲律宾方坯进口市场稳定。尽管供应商在前一周提高了报价，但买家不愿意支付更高的价格。在中国，进口市场已经安静下来，因为没有获利空间。

ThePhilippine billet import market was steady over the past week, Kallanish notes.Despite suppliers raising offers the week before, buyersare unwilling to pay more. In China, the import market has gone quietbecause there is no margin for profit-taking.

当周以 450 美元 / 吨 cfr 马尼拉达成一宗 5,000-6,000 吨的日本电弧炉方坯交易，而在截至 10 月 16 日一周，类似的日本电弧炉方坯交易价格为 447 美元 / 吨 cfr 。

A5,000-6,000-tonne cargo of Japanese EAF billet was ordered during the week at$450/tonne cfr Manila. The compares to a similar Japanese EAF billet dealconcluded at $447/t cfr during the week ending 16 October.

一周前，两家俄罗斯钢厂的方坯报价为 458 美元 / 吨 cfr 马尼拉，目前仍有货。一位买家说：“事实上，由于本地市场迟缓，今天的方坯购买意向有限。”一位贸易商指出，买家似乎不愿意以 450 美元 / 吨 cfr 以上的价格订购方坯。 买方人士称，一位国际贸易商对俄罗斯方坯的报价为 450 美元 / 吨 cfr ，但在买家给出更低的还盘后，该报价消失。

Billet fromtwo Russian mills offered at $458/t cfr Manila a week ago is still available."Truth is, there is limited appetite to buy billets today because of the slowlocal market," a buyer says. A trader notes that there appears to bea reluctance from buyers to book billet at above $450/t cfr. Buying sources saythat an international trader offered Russian billet at a low price of$450/t cfr. But that offer went awry after the buyer bid lower.

越南高炉方坯目前报价为 460 美元 / 吨 cfr 马尼拉，越南感应炉方坯目前报价为 453 美元 / 吨 cfr 马尼拉。同时，伊朗方坯对中国和东南亚地区的报价为 450 美元 / 吨 cfr 。

Blastfurnace billet from Vietnam is now offered at $460/t cfr Manila. Vietnameseinduction furnace billet is currently offered at $453/t cfr Manila. Iranianbillet offers are meanwhile at $450/t cfr to China and Southeast Asia.

周五， Kallanish 对 5sp/ps 或 Q275 120/125/130mm 方坯的估价维持在在 450-453 美元 / 吨 cfr 马尼拉。

On Friday,Kallanish maintained its 5sp/ps or Q275 120/125/130mm square billetassessment at $450-453/t cfr Manila.

在中国，由于国际市场价格太高，进口商并不活跃。一位中国贸易商说：“与缺少方坯的其他国家不同，中国对进口方坯的需求是基于以足够低的价格购买，以赚取利润。”他表示，买家愿意支付的最高价格为 445 美元 / 吨 cfr 中国。另一位贸易商说，鉴于目前国内方坯价格为 3,450 元 / 吨（ 515 美元 / 吨），进口价格将为 450 美元 / 吨 cfr 中国。

In China,importers are not active because international prices are too high."Chinese demand for billet imports, unlike countries which lack billet, isbased on buying at prices low enough for importers to earn profit," aChinese trader says. He says buyers would want to pay a maximum of $445/t cfrChina. Another says that based on current domestic billet prices of CNY 3,450/t($515/t), the import price would be $450/t cfr China.

越南 150mm 高炉方坯目前报价为 457 美元 / 吨 cfr 中国。 10 月 16 日，印尼高炉方坯以 452 美元 / 吨 cfr 中国成交， 12 月船期。

Vietnamese blast furnace 150mm billet is currently offered at $457/t cfr China.Indonesian blast furnace billet for December shipment was booked at $452/tcfr China on 16 October.