Baosteel, the world’s leading steelmaker, has increased its HRC prices by RMB 200\/t ($29\/t) m-o-m for Apr’26 sales compared with prices in March. This price rise is due to an increase in SHFE HRC futures by RMB 21\/t ($3\/t) m-o-m to RMB 3,262\/t ($471\/t) as on 9 March. Furthermore, prices of hot-dip galvanised also increased by RMB 200\/t ($29\/t) m-o-m.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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