Bengang Steel to reduce CRC output
2023-04-24 08:22:54 [Print]
BEIJING (Asian Metal) 24 Apr 23 - As a major CRC producer in Northeast China, Liaoning Benxi Iron and Steel Group Co
"We began to upgrade No.1 CRC production from early April and conducted 10-day facility maintenance on No . 3 CRC production line from the middle of April, so the output is estimated to reduce by around 30 . 8% MoM to 180,000t this month," reported a source from Bengang Steel, adding that their upgrade on No . 1 CRC production line would continue for six months.
Bengang Steel has three CRC production lines with an annual production capacity of 3.5 million tons . It produced about 2 . 95 million tons of CRC in 2022 and almost 900,000t of the material so far this year . It has no stock for the time being.
In Shanghai, the price of CRC DC01 1.0mm*1,250mm*C from Bengang Steel stood at around RMB4,600/t (USD667/t) last Sunday, down by RMB30/t (USD4/t) from last Friday . Upon falling prices of raw materials and weak demand from downstream industries, CRC prices might edge down further in coming two days.
. (Bengang Steel) estimated the output would reach nearly 180,000t in April, down from 260,000t in March.
"We began to upgrade No.1 CRC production from early April and conducted 10-day facility maintenance on No . 3 CRC production line from the middle of April, so the output is estimated to reduce by around 30 . 8% MoM to 180,000t this month," reported a source from Bengang Steel, adding that their upgrade on No . 1 CRC production line would continue for six months.
Bengang Steel has three CRC production lines with an annual production capacity of 3.5 million tons . It produced about 2 . 95 million tons of CRC in 2022 and almost 900,000t of the material so far this year . It has no stock for the time being.
In Shanghai, the price of CRC DC01 1.0mm*1,250mm*C from Bengang Steel stood at around RMB4,600/t (USD667/t) last Sunday, down by RMB30/t (USD4/t) from last Friday . Upon falling prices of raw materials and weak demand from downstream industries, CRC prices might edge down further in coming two days.