currently steel price have trend up to above RMB 4000 from RMB 3600 3 months ago.. likely hiapteck would generate better profit going forward .as you may be aware price have been gradually trend up follow recent announcements of Eastern steel from 700k Mt to 2.7mil Mt. which eventually hiapteck will reported better in coming quarters
Steel price uptrend only begin Nov, and positive increase selling price will reflect in next Q. Upcoming infrastructure such as LRT pPenang, LRT johor, MRT3, HSR will serve major catalyst for steel demand forward
Pang72 sifu, I oso wonder why ESSB still keep expand capacity.... But hiaptek said it has shown strong operation and profit just the forex made it loss...
Eastern steel recent newly expansion second phase blast furnace, have increase 3 fold slab steel production volume. Most of slab steel are for export oriented, mainly export to Turkey and new market in Mexico, which is under north American free trade zone.
Export Slab steel is use for oversea mid stream HRC production, which in turn import back to Malaysia.
Next year, Sept, eastern steel will have own HRC mill, therefore, able to increase value chain, supply own HRC to meet all Malaysia demand
Alliance steel is Malaysia largest long steel producer. But, it is unlisted and wholly own by China company. The main steel product are long steel mainly for construction sector.
Eastern steel main product is flat steel, upstream slab steel, main raw material for HRC. Currently, HRC is HOT HOT HOT flat steel , mainly to produce electronic, electric car, eletrical Applicance etc
The implications of this acquisition extend far beyond corporate restructuring. Nippon Steel's move into the U.S. market comes at a time when the global steel industry is undergoing significant changes, focus on manufacturing sectors like electric-vehicle batteries and semiconductors could further drive steel demand.
Eastern steel latest 3 fold capacity in upstream flat steel is also target Mexico as main export its slab steel market, indirect entry into US lucrative automotive EV industries. Once HRC mill ready operation next year sept, midstream HRC aside meet local demand, also target export market
Soaring prices have helped fuel consolidation in the steel industry in this decade. Steel prices more than quadrupled near the start of the pandemic to near $2,000 per metric ton by the summer of 2021 as supply chains experienced gridlock.
Prices have settled back to around $800 per metric ton now, but that remains at the top end of the spectrum for steel prices over the past six years. An extended economic rebound, particularly in the U.S ad China, have helped keep prices for flat-rolled steel elevated.
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Posted by DickyMe > 2023-12-12 18:12 | Report Abuse
35 sen coming soon!