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Product Specifications

Spot Market New Booking Prices for Near-Term Delivery
Commodity-grade product to mid-sized buyers
(Dollars per Metric Tonne)

USA Market
East of the Mississippi

FOB mill
Hot Rolled Band* (0.2" thick x 48-60" wide)
Cold Rolled Coil* (0.03" x 48" - 60" wide)
Rebar #5* (5/8" in diameter)
Standard Plate* (1" x 96" x 240")
Steel Scrap** Shredded
  #1 Heavy Melting
  #1 Busheling

Western Europe Market
Germany/France

Ex-works
Hot Rolled Band* (5mm thick x 1200-1500mm wide)
Cold Rolled Coil* (0.7mm x 1200-1500mm wide)
Rebar #5* (16mm in diameter)
Standard Plate* (24mm x 2400mm x 6000mm)

Chinese Market
Shanghai and Beijing Home Market

Ex-works
Hot Rolled Band* (5mm thick x 1200-1500mm wide)
Cold Rolled Coil* (0.7mm x 1200-1500mm wide)
Rebar #5* (16mm in diameter)
Standard Plate* (24mm x 2400mm x 6000mm)

World Export Market
Atlantic and Pacific Basin

FOB port of export
Hot Rolled Band*** (5mm thick x 1200-1500mm wide)
Cold Rolled Coil*** (0.7mm x 1200-1500mm wide)
Rebar #5*** (16mm in diameter)
Standard Plate*** (24mm x 2400mm x 6000mm)

*Ex-works (the same as FOB mill)
** Steel scrap delivered to steel plant
#1 heavy melting - demolition scrap that is at least 1/4" thick. This grade does not include the heavy "p & S" (plate and structural) category that includes the very thick scrap items. Shredded - largely old cars and some appliances - for all but the West Coast.
#1 busheling - new sheet steel scrap.
***FOB port of export

Note: Hot-rolled band is the first product off the hot strip mill.

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