沙特买家预订来自东南亚的方坯

Saudi buyers book billet from Southeast Asia

两家沙特阿拉伯买家以470-474美元/吨cfr（负责卸货）沙特西海岸港口的价格从一家印度尼西亚供应商预订了合计9万吨最低含锰量为0.55%的方坯，计划于5月发货。

Two Saudi Arabian buyers have booked a combined 90,000 tonnes of minimum 0.55% manganese content billet from an Indonesia supplier at $470-474/tonne cfr (liner out) Saudi west coast ports, scheduled for May shipment.

Kallanish（开阑商务信息咨询）从市场人士处获悉，这些交易是在上周中价格上涨之前达成的，吉达港和阿卜杜拉国王港被指定为卸货港。

The booking was made mid-last week before prices trended up, with Jeddah and King Abdullah Port designated as the discharge ports, Kallanish understands from market sources.

此外，还有一份关于5万吨150毫米0.6%锰含量方坯的询价待决，截至周三，5月装船的中国方坯价格徘徊在471-472美元/吨cfr法赫德国王港（负责卸货）左右。

Additionally, there is a pending enquiry for 50,000t of 150mm 0.6% manganese content billet, with prices from China as of Wednesday hovering at around $471-472/t cfr King Fahd port (LO) for May loading.

印尼供应商的报价为490美元/吨cfr（负责卸货），远高于买方的目标价465-470美元/吨cfr（负责卸货）。这一询价有望在3月30日开斋节假期开始前达成交易。

An offer from the Indonesian supplier was heard at $490/t cfr (LO), significantly above the buyer\'s target price of $465-470/t cfr (LO). This enquiry is expected to translate into a deal before the Eid holiday starts on 30 March.

当地的方坯市场非常冷清，达曼出厂价为1,980-2,000沙特里亚尔/吨（528-533美元），立即发货；中部地区出厂价为2,010-2,020沙特里亚尔/吨，逐步交货。

The local billet market is very quiet, with prices at SAR 1,980-2,000/tonne ($528-533) ex-works in Dammam for prompt shipment and SAR 2,010-2,020/t ex-works in the central region for gradual delivery.

一位方坯生产商评论说：“螺纹钢和方坯市场活动非常缓慢，大多数行业参与者都将购买决定推迟到开斋节假期之后。”

\"Market activity is very slow in the rebar and billet segments as most industry participants are postponing their buying decisions till after the Eid Al Fitr holiday,\" comments a billet producer.