Galvanized Sheet Price in China Slips 0.1% to USD 620.84/tonne
Chinese galvanized sheet prices eased over the week but held gains on the month and year as zinc costs and producer pricing actions shaped the market.
Galvanized sheet in China was priced at USD 620.84/tonne as of 2026-10-02, down 0.1% from USD 621.53/tonne on 2026-09-25. The month-on-month change stood at +0.2% from USD 619.65/tonne on 2026-09-02, and the price was up 1.3% over the quarter from USD 612.70/tonne on 2026-07-03. On a yearly basis the price was 5.4% higher than the USD 588.87/tonne recorded on 2025-10-02. Over the past 52 weeks the price ranged from a low of USD 582.19/tonne on 2026-01-09 to a high of USD 625.72/tonne on 2026-05-12.
Claight market monitoring shows that major steel mills in Shanghai raised warehouse-delivery settlement prices for galvanized coils by 90 yuan per tonne on 2026-09-29, citing surging zinc ingot costs. Earlier, on 2026-09-15, Baosteel announced an October futures ordering policy increasing galvanized sheet and coil prices by 200 yuan per tonne to reflect higher underlying costs.
According to Shanghai Metals Market, China's galvanized sheet exports fell 10.66% month-on-month in August 2026 due to anti-dumping duties and seasonal demand lulls. Shanghai Metals Market also reported that galvanizing industry operating rates declined to 53.39% in late September as enterprises began early Mid-Autumn Festival holiday arrangements, and that high temperatures and typhoons disrupted production and transportation at some galvanizing enterprises during the third quarter.