PLATE REVIEW

摘要

It was a mixed picture in the global platemarket in January with US and Europeanmarkets enjoying elevated prices after theholiday period, while the Chinese domesticmarket saw a slower start to 2018.In the fourth quarter of 2017, US millsbegan rapidly raising offer prices for plate.The four rounds of price increases bymills totaled $180/st. Many in the marketexpressed doubts about the ability of platemills to raise prices following discounting onyear-end deals.