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

Kuyaqondakala ukuthi intengo yamanje yokuthumela ngaphandle ye-billet yaseVietnam icishe ibe ngu-$580 ngethani le-FOB, okuwukwenyuka okukhulu okungu-$10-15 ngethani. Incazelo ye-Indonesia ingu-3SP, kanti ingcaphuno ye-billet engu-150mm icishe ibe ngu-$575 ngethani le-FOB. Ingcaphuno ye-Malaysian steel mill ayikabuyekezwa.

Imakethe ye-billet yaseNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia manje "isemakethe yomthengisi", enezinsalela ezikhulayo kanyeinsimbiamanani entengo asekela amanani okuthumela ngaphandle ngezinga elithile, futhi njengoba isidingo manje sithuthuka emazweni amaningi. Isidingo eVietnam siyathuthuka ngokusobala, ezinye izimayini zidinga ukugcwalisa kabusha isitokwe, kanti nePhilippines nayo idinga ukuthenga imisebenzi yokwakha yekota yokuqala. Kodwa-ke, iMysteel iyaqonda ukuthi abathengi basePhilippines banokukhetha okulinganiselwe kwezinsizakusebenza ze-billet, futhi amanani amukelekayo njengamanje acishe abe ngu-$570-$580 / mt CFR.