[Expressed by www.ferro-alloys.cn] This week, the prices of cold rolled steel strip plummeted. It is reported that the price quoted by the main producers in Hebei Province for the cold rolled steel strip SPCC0.35 *55 Q195 is 4,200 yuan per ton, and for SPCC0.35-0.39*55 and for SPCC0.4-0.49*55 is 4,300 yuan per ton, which is 200 to 300 yuan per ton lower than that of last week and 600 to 700 yuan per ton lower than that of the beginning of this month, while there is no sign of descending in prices of mainstream cored wire. The producers in Henan, Jiangsu and Shandong, the main cored wire production areas are still stable in operation on the whole with no decrease in intensity for market operation. However, demand of downstream market is week so that the overall operation of cored wire is still in sluggish as a whole. At present, the transaction price of calcium silicon cored wire (Ca28Si55) is 10,800 to 11,800 yuan per ton. Pure calcium wire (Ca98%min∮9mm) is 10,800 to 11,800 yuan per ton. Ferro-calcium wire (Ca30∮13mm) is 8,300 to 8,800 yuan per ton. Ferro-calcium wire (Ca30∮30mm) is 10,000 to 10,500 yuan per ton. Carbon wire (C98%∮13mm) is 6,200 to 6,600 yuan per ton. Seamless metal calcium wire (Ca98%min∮9mm) is 12,000 to 12,500 yuan per ton. Seamless metal calcium wire (Ca98%min∮10mm) is 17,500 to 18,000 yuan per ton. Silicon magnesium wire(Si40Mg28Re2∮13mm) is 11,500 to 12,500 yuan per ton. It is estimated that cored wire market will be stable recently with no large price fluctuation.

• [Editor:张德众]