Muva nje, izigayo zensimbi zaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia kanye nabahwebi beholide, babuyela emakethe, intengo ye-square billet yavuka kakhulu.

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi intengo yamanje yokuthekelisa ye-Vietnam billet cishe i-$ 580 / ton FOB, ukukhuphuka okukhulu kwe-$ 10-15 / ton.Ukucaciswa kwe-Indonesia yi-3SP, futhi ukucaphuna kwe-150mm billet cishe ku-$ 575 / ton FOB.Ikhotheshini ye-Malaysian steel mill ayibuyekeziwe.

Imakethe ye-billet yase-Southeast Asia manje “isemakethe yabathengisi”, enezinsalela ezikhulayo kanyeinsimbiizintengo ze-ore ezisekela izintengo zokuthekelisa ngokwezinga elithile, futhi nesidingo manje siyathuthuka emazweni amaningi.Isidingo eVietnam siyathuthuka ngokusobala, ezinye izigayo zidinga ukugcwalisa i-inventory, futhi iPhilippines nayo idinga ukuthengela imisebenzi yokwakha yekota yokuqala.Kodwa-ke, i-Mysteel iyaqonda ukuthi abathengi basePhilippine banokukhetha okulinganiselwe kwezinsiza ze-billet, futhi amanani amukelekayo okwamanje azungeze u-$570- $580 / mt CFR.