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Dec
09:54
Italian merchant bar flattens despite export demand
Italian merchant bar prices are stable compared to the end of November in a market plagued by slow domestic demand and uncertainty.
Producers are seeing good export demand, particularly from Germany where some restocking for January is underway, but Italian prices, although high, are sometimes at distributors’ levels. Because of uncertainty and weak demand from final consumers, distributors could not pass on the latest increases to their customers.
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