10
Feb
12:24
Italian plate to surge again, lead times long
Italian heavy plate prices are about to increase significantly again in the coming days due to rising raw material costs, including successive price hikes for CIS-origin slab feedstock, ferroalloy extras, and rising energy prices.
Demand for S235, the very basic grade, and premium 355 grade throughout Europe is strong thanks to public infrastructure investment and multiplying wind farm projects. Plate mills’ lead times in Italy are long, going well into…
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Anonymous
Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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