据越媒报道，越南热轧卷进口市场进一步走弱。中国热轧卷供应商从上周晚些时候开始上调价格，但这些努力都没有成功。随着新冠肺炎疫情在中国以外的其他地区蔓延，市场情绪在临近周末时进一步恶化。

The hot rolled coil import market hasweakened further in Vietnam, Kallanish notes. Suppliers of Chinese HRCwere aiming for price hikes from late last week but these efforts were notsuccessful. Market sentiment worsened towards the end of the week intandem with the Covid-19 virus spread outside China.

在2月17日当周，来自一家中国一线钢厂的3万吨SAE 1006 2毫米厚热轧卷以470-472美元/吨cfr越南成交，3月船期。2月24日（周一），来自同一家中国钢厂的另外4万吨同等级厚度热轧卷以480-483美元/吨cfr成交。这宗高价货物为4月船期。当周早些时候，来自日本的约3万吨SAE1006 2毫米厚热轧卷以约495美元/吨cfr成交，3月/4月船期。

During the week of 17 February, 30,000tonnes of SAE 1006 2mm base thickness HRC for March shipment from a Chinesetier 1 mill closed at $470-472/tonne cfr Vietnam.  Another 40,000t of samegrade thickness HRC from the same Chinese mill was contracted on Monday(24 February) at $480-483/t cfr. The higher-priced cargo is due for Aprilshipment. Earlier in the week, around 30,000t of SAE1006 2mm thickness HRCfor March/April shipment from Japan concluded at around $495/t cfr.

最近几天，随着疫情在中国以外的某些国家蔓延，市场情绪有所恶化。消息人士称，一家韩国钢厂的SAE 1006热轧卷报价最初为495美元/吨cfr越南，但2月27日（周四），其对2-2.3毫米厚热轧卷的报价降至480-485美元/吨cfr，3月底船期。一位越南贸易商指出，该厂的报价很多，但买家很少。

Market sentiment has worsened in recentdays as certain countries outside China are grappling with the containment ofthe virus. Offers for SAE 1006 HRC from a South Korean mill was initiallyat $495/t Vietnam cfr but on Thursday, its offers for 2-2.3mm thickness HRC forprompt end-March shipment were down to $480-485/t cfr trading sourcesreport. A Vietnamese trader notes that there are many offers from the millbut buyers are few.

另一位越南贸易商表示，这家韩国钢厂将会愿意以475-480美元/吨cfr越南销售。他听说中国一家颇受欢迎的钢厂报价为472美元/吨cfr，低于前一周五的478美元/吨cfr。“价格正在大幅下跌，”他表示。他说，目前的还盘普遍在460美元/吨cfr越南。

The South Korean mill would be willingto sell at $475-480/t cfr Vietnam, another Vietnamese trader says. He has heardan offer from a popular Chinese mill at $472/t cfr, down from the $478/t cfroffer the previous Friday.  "Prices are falling dramatically,"he says. He says that bids are currently prevailing at $460/t cfr Vietnam.

2月28日（周五）Kallanish的2-2.7毫米SAE1006 热轧卷估价降至470-475美元/吨cfr越南，较前一周下降4美元。

Kallanish cut its 2-2.7mm SAE1006 HRC assessmenton Friday to $470-475/t cfr Vietnam, down $4 week-on-week.