“This increase is as a result of
rising cost [of] graphite electrodes, ferro-alloys and refractory bricks,” Rey told delegates, on Tuesday September 26, at the Steel Orbis 2017 Conference and 77th Irepas (International Rebar Exporters & Producers Assn) meeting in Athens, Greece.
“There has been a [temporary] decoupling of billet and long product prices from scrap due to the disruption caused by the [increasing cost of] electrodes and the lack of availability,” he...