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March 2011 | Galvanized Steel and Tinplate Market Tracker


Tinplate start to rise sharply in east Asia: Global Tinplate Market Highlights


Spot market price variations in January and March have meant that integrated tinplate mills in Japan and Europe will have to pay 47% more.

MBR said last month that tinplate prices would not remain subdued for long, and that has very much been the case this month. We have seen this scenario happen before: rising raw material prices push up the price of carbon steel flat products; mills prefer to dedicate their crude steel output to products that are easier to make than tinplate and carry better margins; and there is a resulting supply squeeze on tinplate. Tinplate producers are also preparing to pass on the additional costs they face for second quarter deliveries of iron ore and coking coal. Spot...

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