[Ferro-Alloys.com]This week the price for the raw materials of cored wires was stable, so were the cored wires. The quotation from the cored wires producers remained stable, no upward trend.

Currently, the mainstream ex-work price for cold steel strip was RMB3, 100/mt  for 0.35*55 Q195, RMB3,250/mt for 08AL; The metal calcium wires(（Ca≥97%，Φ6.5-8.5mm）was RMB17,600-17,800/mt; The metal calcium granules （Ca≥96%，0-3mm，new tub）was RMB15,100-15,300/mt; The metal crude calcium was RMB15, 100-15,300; Ca30Si60 was RMB9, 400-9, 600; Ca28Si55 was RMB9,000-9,400.

About the actual transaction situation, for most of the main producing area was optimistic except Hebei and Henan area. That was influenced by the end market demand.

The transaction report of cored wires in July showed that the ex-work price for Casi wires was RMB7,500-7,700/mt; The nodulizer（Si40Mg28-30Re2∮13mm）was RMB9,800-10,000. In Shandong and Henan area, the mainstream transaction price for the seamless metal calcium cored wires was RMB16, 000-16,500/mt.

• [Editor:zhangjuan]