HomeNon-ferrous MetalsOres & alloysBulk ores & alloysFerro-silicon Omicron variant fears, approaching holidays dent China import steel billet prices Fears surrounding the spread of the Omicron Covid-19 variant across the country and lower activity in China's domestic physical steel markets reduced Chinese spot prices for imported steel billet in the week ended Tuesday January 18, sources told Fastmarkets. There were 171 officially confirmed, symptomatic Covid-19 cases recorded in China on Tuesday, according to the country’s National Health Commission. The apparent hotspot is in Henan province, which accounted... 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 January 18, 2022 14:05 GMT London Keywords steel billet southeast Asia billet imports China Philippines Thailand Indonesia Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}