NSSMC leaves H-beam prices flat for May

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Publish time: 21st May, 2013      Source: ChinaCCM
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It's reported that Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp (NSSMC) announced to leave its domestic H-beam prices flat for May contract.

It's known that NSSMC hiked its H-beam spot prices by ¥8,000/ton since January but decided to leave the prices unchanged in April.

A Spokesman of NSSMC stated that the company urgently needs to raise prices by over ¥5,000/ton in order to reflect higher input costs. However, as its previous rise hasn't penetrated, the company will observe the market condition for another month.