Rebar import prices in USA flat as traders’ margins become thinner

摘要

Prices for imported rebar are holding steady in the USA as tradersreport very tight margins and difficult business conditions in 2016,market participants said.Rebar from Turkey is still priced at $330-340 per tonne ($299-308per ton) for US importers, one trader said, noting that this compareswith prices that were significantly more than $600 per tonne ($544per ton) at the spring meeting of the International Rebar Producers &Exporters Assn (Irepas) in late March.