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Hot-rolled Band Cold-rolled Coil Standard Plate

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USA HRB Price Continues Upward as Global Momentum Falters

USA up 3.6%. China, World Export, and Western Europe down 5.3%, 1.0%, and 0.9%.

SteelBenchmarkerTM Report #320

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS, NJ ? The bi-monthly SteelBenchmarkerTM United States HRB price for August 14th was up 3.6% to to $654 per tonne for the second consecutive time. The Chinese HRB price was down 5.3% to $449 per tonne for the second consecutive time. The World Export HRB price was down 1.0% to $506 per tonne after increasing in the previous report. The Western European HRB price was down 0.9% to $538 per tonne (on a Euro basis, it was down 1.2%) after increasing in the previous report. In its three hundred twentieth report, the SteelBenchmarkerTM released 10 steel products and 3 USA scrap prices. Of these, here are four benchmark prices for hot-rolled band August 14, 2019: USA ?$654 per metric tonne ($593 per net ton), FOB the mill ? up $2 from $61 ($572 nt) two weeks ago, up $242 from the recent low of $412 ($374 nt) on Dec. 14, 2015 and up $225 from the low of $429 per tonne ($390 nt) on May 25, 2009. It is down $352 per tonne from the recent high of $1,006 ($912 nt) on Jul. 11, 2018 and down $549 (45.6%) from the record peak of $1,203 per tonne ($1,091 nt) on July 28, 2008. China ? $449 per metric tonne, ex-works ? down $25 from $474 two weeks ago, up $218 per tonne from the recent low of $231 on Dec. 14, 2015 and up $42 per tonne from the low of $407 per tonne on Oct. 12, 2009. It is down $188 per tonne from the recent high of $637 on Aug. 22, 2011 and down $284 (38.7%) from the record peak of $733 per tonne on July 14, 2008. Western Europe - $538 (482) per metric tonne, ex-works ? down $5 from $543 (487) two weeks ago, up $192 (up 157) from the recent low of $346 (325) on Nov. 23, 2015 and down $33 (up 101) from the low of $571 (381) per tonne on Nov. 23, 2009. It is down $314 (123) per tonne from the recent high of $852 (605) on Mar. 28, 2011 and down $666 (55.3%) (274) (36.2%) from the record peak of $1,204 (756) per tonne on July 14, 2008. World Export Price ? $506 per metric tonne, FOB the port of export ? down $5 from $511 two weeks ago, up $234 per tonne from the recent low of $272 on Feb. 8, 2016 and up $10 from the low of $496 per tonne on Nov. 9, 2009. It is down $267 per tonne from the recent high of $773 on Feb 14, 2011 and down $607 (54.5%) from the record peak of $1,113 per tonne on July 28, 2008.

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STEELBENCHMARKER PRICES

August 12, 2019 dollars per metric tonne (net ton) [gross ton] {Euros}

Region: USA, East of the Mississippi

Hot-rolled band: Cold-rolled coil: Standard plate:

654 (593) 829 (752) 873 (792)

#1 Heavy melting scrap: 242 [246]

Shredded scrap*:

275 [279]

#1 Busheling scrap:

293 [298]

Region: Mainland China***

Hot-rolled band:

449

Cold-rolled coil:

519

Rebar:

452

Standard plate:

466

Region: Western Europe Hot-rolled band:

538 {479e}

Region: World Export Market

Hot-rolled band:

506

NOTES: Released August 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. to Price Assessment Providers. The first price release was for April 10, 2006.

If a product is not listed or a price is not indicated, fewer than ten (10) price inputs were received at this time. ** Development stage -- fewer than 20 assessment providers.

Prices are: USA -- FOB mill; Western Europe and China -- Ex-works; and World Export Market - FOB port of export. For USA steel scrap -- delivered to the steel plant. * For shredded scrap the region is "for all but the West Coast" (CA, OR & WA).

*** SteelHome's non-steelbenchmarker derived average price for each product is the determinant of the Chinese ex-works benchmark price. It is published for comparative purposes.

For product specifications go to specifications.

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World Export FOB port of export

China ex-works

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USA FOB mill

Western Europe ex-works

August 12, 2019

SteelBenchmarkerTM HRB Price

USA, China, Western Europe and World Export

(WSD's PriceTrack data, Jan. 2002 - March 2006; SteelBenchmarker data begins April 2006)

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Jan-02 Apr-02 Jul-02 Oct-02 Jan-03 Apr-03 Jul-03 Oct-03 Jan-04 Apr-04 Jul-04 Oct-04 Jan-05 Apr-05 Jul-05 Oct-05 Jan-06 Apr-06 Jul-06 Oct-06 Jan-07 Apr-07 Jul-07 Oct-07 Jan-08 Apr-08 Jul-08 Oct-08 Jan-09 Apr-09 Jul-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Apr-10 Jul-10 Oct-10 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 Apr-12 Jul-12 Oct-12 Jan-13 Apr-13 Jul-13 Oct-13 Jan-14 Apr-14 Jul-14 Oct-14 Jan-15 Apr-15 Jul-15 Oct-15 Jan-16 Apr-16 Jul-16 Oct-16 Jan-17 Apr-17 Jul-17 Oct-17 Jan-18 Apr-18 Jul-18 Oct-18 Jan-19 Apr-19 Jul-19

World Export FOB port of export

China ex-works

829 519

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USA FOB mill

August 12, 2019

Western Europe ex-works

SteelBenchmarkerTM CRC Price

USA, China, Western Europe and World Export

(WSD's PriceTrack data, Jan. 2002 - March 2006; SteelBenchmarker data begins April 2006)

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