The week of June 10–17 delivered a market reality check that every steel procurement and sales professional needs to understand. Chinese mills attempted to push hot‑rolled coil export prices higher, but buyers rejected the move — forcing offers back down to late‑May levels. Meanwhile, the cold‑rolled and coated segment staged a sharp rebound, injecting new complexity into flat steel price forecasts. On the policy front, Korea’s long‑awaited coated steel anti‑dumping duties finally took effect, Iran quietly lifted its export ban on slabs and flat products, and the Korean won briefly touched a level not seen since the Asian financial crisis. This report untangles these conflicting signals and provides the week‑on‑week data that makes sense of the noise.

Subscribers receive a complete price table covering all eight core steel products — billet, rebar, HRC, CRC, HDG, carbon steel pipe, stainless steel, and CRGO — with FOB China, domestic Korean, and domestic Japanese benchmarks, alongside import parity estimates. Every number is compared against the prior week, so you can see exactly which products are moving, in which direction, and by how much. The deep dive analysis dissects the seven forces that drove the market this week: price trends, trade policy, exchange rates, logistics, sentiment, new data, and the overall trajectory — each with a clear weight assignment so you know which factors to prioritise.

For procurement managers, the report answers urgent questions. Can you still source coated steel from China for your Korean operations, or has the June 12 duty permanently closed that channel? Which specific grades remain entirely duty‑free? How should you adjust your HRC purchasing strategy now that the mill price push has failed and the Korean won is making every dollar‑denominated import more expensive by the week? The report’s landed‑cost sensitivity table shows you exactly how a further move in the won, freight, or FOB prices will hit your all‑in cost.

For export sales managers, the report maps the new competitive landscape. Japan’s anti‑dumping investigation is already suppressing spot buying from China, Korea, and Taiwan — where should those volumes go? The return of Iranian semi‑finished steel after the export ban expired introduces a fresh supply threat that could pressure billet and slab prices across Asia. The report identifies which markets still offer open access, which product categories are most exposed, and how to price in an environment where mills’ aspirational offers are being systematically rejected by buyers.

No other weekly publication combines this breadth of product coverage, depth of trade policy analysis, and precision of week‑on‑week comparison. Whether you are a procurement manager trying to lock in Q3 supply before further currency depreciation, or a sales manager looking for the next open market as Northeast Asia’s doors close one by one, this report gives you the data and the framework to act.

Report highlights this week:

Full price tables with week‑on‑week changes for all eight products
Analysis of the failed HRC price push and the contrasting CRC rebound
Detailed guidance on Korea’s now‑active coated steel anti‑dumping duties and the duty‑free alternatives
Assessment of the Iranian export ban lifting and its impact on Asian semi‑finished supply
Currency risk deep dive: how the won’s spike to 1,560 is inflating import costs
Tokyo Steel’s July price hike and what it signals for Japanese domestic steel
Busan port recovery status and residual logistics risks

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