Strong H-Beam Price in Tokyo

H-beam price is strong at 75,000 yen per tonne for base size with 200 by 100 millimeters width without freight around Tokyo. The shipment by dealers is low. However, the market price is seemed to move to rise because large trading firms raised their selling price after October 20. Tokyo Steel Manufacturing didn’t change the selling price of H-beam in November order for 4 months. The firm said the market price level is match with international market price. The firm is unlikely to raise the selling price.Steel frame processors got the order which is processed by February 2007 by the increase of small and middle class investment. However, steel frame processed price keeps low, which is expected to maintain current price. Some dealers said it is difficult that the market price doesn’t rise till the inventory decrease, and which becomes shortage. It seems that the market price doesn’t change rapidly.