Taiwan's China Steel Corp. (CSC) will announce the February price next week, bringing the Asian steel market into a price-sensitive period ahead of schedule. With limited steel exports from China and Vietnamese mills slightly raising prices, the market generally believes that CSC may have exhausted its room for further price reductions. 

Market participants indicated that recently, some South Korean traders have been testing the purchasing intentions of Taiwanese buyers, but the overall attitude was conservative, as they are unwilling to bear high costs before demand recovers. Market analysis points out that February coincides with the Lunar New Year and a series of holidays, resulting in a limited number of working days. 

In addition to reflecting global prices, CSC needs to stimulate deliveries and stabilize sales to avoid impacting the market in the first quarter of 2026. 

Overall, the price is still at its lowest point. While current trends are supported by raw material costs and related government policies, CSC still has to boost market confidence. Besides, order intake by South Korean traders is not ideal, indicating that buyers are becoming increasingly concerned about controlling import costs.