ArcelorMittal e sa tsoa phahamisaKoili ea Tšepe e Chesang e Chesanglitheko, lifeme tse ling ha li sebetse 'marakeng,' me 'maraka ka kakaretso o lumela hore litheko li tla nyoloha le ho feta. Hona joale, ArcelorMittal e qotsa theko ea lehae ea hot coil bakeng sa thomello ea Phuptjane ho li-euro tse 880/tonne EXW Ruhr, e leng li-euro tse 20-30 tse holimo ho feta khotheishene e fetileng. Hona joale, litšebelisano tsa 'maraka li bobebe, 'me barekisi ba ke ke ba reka ka bongata ka lebaka la setoko se lekaneng le matšoenyeho mabapi le ho se tsitse ha litheko tse latelang. Leha ho le joalo, liodara tsa poleiti bakeng sa kemiso ea thomello ea Mots'eanong-Phupu li bukiloe ka botlalo ke Europeantšepelimilo.

Hona jwale, phepelo yaTšepeLifeme tsa merafo lapeng le kantle ho naha li tiile, 'me bophahamo ba odara bo lekane. Ho qala hape ha lisebelisoa ho tloha ka Hlakola ho isa Hlakubele ha ho so khutlise sekhahla sa tlhahiso se fetileng. E le ho tlatsa setoko, bareki ba amohela feela theko ea thekiso ea lithane tse nyane. Theko e boetse e tšehetsoa ke mokhoa oa thekiso oa lithane tse nyane, empa e le nako ea setso ea phomolo, 'me tlas'a mohopolo oa ho latela potoloho ea' maraka, theko e lebelletsoe ho bontša mokhoa o theohelang tlaase ka Mots'eanong le Phuptjane.

Ka la 15 Hlakubele, theko eaKoili ea Gi'Marakeng oa lehae oa Europe e ne e le 860 Euro/ton EXW Ruhr, ka keketseho ea letsatsi le letsatsi ea 2.5 Euro/ton, 'me theko e ka khonehang e ne e le hoo e ka bang 850 Euro/ton EXW. Theko ea coil e chesang ea Italy e ne e le 820 Euro/ton EXW, e leng se neng se ka khoneha Theko ke 810 euro/ton EXW, 'me ho lebelletsoe hore e nyolohele ho 860-870 euro/ton EXW nakong e tlang.

'Marakeng oa thepa e tsoang kantle ho naha, phepelo e lekanyelitsoe, 'me mehloli ea Asia e tla fanoa nakong ea ho tloha bofelong ba Phupu ho isa Phato,' me khotheishene ea thepa e tala ke li-Euro tse 800/ton CFR Antwerp. Ka la 15 Hlakubele, theko ea CIF ea li-coil tse phutholohileng tse chesang karolong e ka boroa ea Europe e nyolohile ka li-euro tse 10 ka tonne ho ea ho li-euro tse 770 ka tonne. Thepa e tala e tsoang Asia e qotsitsoe ho €770-800 ka tonne ea metric, ha thepa e tsoang Egepeta e qotsitsoe ho €820/t cif Italy.