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Sep
11:19
Downtrend spares Italian sections prices
Italian beam and merchant bar prices have flattened compared to the beginning of the month, as values did not follow the September wave of decreases registered for all other steel products in Italy, Kallanish notes.
Demand in the country has slowed due to buyers only purchasing back-to-back. Market sources say merchant bar is still traded at August prices of €460-480/tonne ($533-556) base ex-works despite slower activity. Including €420/t average size ex…
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Very good overview of the weekly steel market.
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