WiredInUSA September 2016

Easier cleaving

Wire rod prices

Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd has released a new optical fiber cleaver, the FC-8R series. The FC-8R series features an auto-rotating blade, and a digital cleave counter that displays the number of cleaves performed. A clear numerical display assists in determining the right time to change the blade. While its predecessor, the FC-7R series, was capable of performing cleaves for up to 8 fiber ribbons, the new FC-8R series can handle up to 12 fiber ribbons, is 25 percent lighter and is designed to be easier to use.

Chinese chrome-based wire rod export prices increased by $10 per ton to $355-$365 per ton FOB in the first half of August. The price increment is said to be due to the upward trend in billet prices as well as an increase in local demand for long products. Meanwhile, the demand for wire rod in the Middle East is slow. Chinese wire rod import offers are in the range of $375-$385 per ton, but Middle East companies are not buying at this price level as local producers are offering competitive prices. UAE producers are offering wire rod in the range of $420-$440 per ton delivered, while Saudi producer Hadeed has decreased wire rod prices by $107 to $480 per ton delivered. Turkish exporters are offering wire rod at about $400-$410 per ton FOB. While the general feeling is of falling prices, many buyers are maintaining a low inventory to avoid losses.

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