Japanese steel mills' supply of straight carbon bars will enter the Taiwan market in March. Local distributors said the previous market situation was that the price of Chinese origin competed with Taiwan. However, since Japanese supply will join the sales competition, Chinese suppliers have recently maintained the offers. It remains to be seen whether subsequent prices will be affected.

At present, Japanese suppliers actively inquired about orders since before the Lunar New Year, and the offers are close to the price of Chinese mills. Therefore, the market may become fierce in the future.