HomeNewsIn-Depth Lower Chinese steel output creates billet shortage; prices rise A reduction in output from some Chinese mills in recent weeks has created a shortage of steel billet, raising both local and import prices for the semi-finished material in the week ended Wednesday January 19. In the major Tangshan market, spot market stocks of billet were at 283,000 tonnes on January 13, down by 233,000 tonnes from 516,000 tonnes on December 30, according to a... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Lee Allen Jessica Zong January 19, 2022 18:18 GMT Shanghai, London Keywords steel billet billet imports China Tangshan billet Tangshan re-rollers China crude steel output China Winter Olympics Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}