Home EGYPT STEEL BILLET, REBAR: Billet import prices increase despite weak demand Demand for imported steel billet and domestic steel reinforcing bar (rebar) in Egypt remained weak in the seven days to Thursday May 14, with billet import prices increasing because of high offers, sources told Fastmarkets. No improvement in demand was anticipated soon due to the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the Covid-19 pandemic. In addition, the governor of Egypt’s capital city, Cairo, has canceled all new building licenses until further notice, halting construction activity in the city and significantly reducing rebar consumption. ... Email this article Your details Your recipients's details You can enter a maximum of 5 recipients. Use ; to separate email addresses. Email yourself a copy? Enter the code: Ok You might notice something different here.As we continue our evolution, our data and market news is now available through the Fastmarkets platform and a trial of this website is no longer available. Already registered? Log in Our new delivery solution allows you to access the prices and news that matters most to you in a way that delivers value, quality and a unique, fully customizable view for you. Learn More We are developing an experience that allows you to test drive building your view of our data and news on the new platform. In the meantime, we can prepare a quote for you and show you around. Get Started Contact Us +44 (0) 20 7779 8260 hello.mb@fastmarkets.com Published Serife Durmus May 14, 2020 16:32 GMT Bursa Keywords Egypt billet price Egypt rebar price Egypt billet imports Related news {{article|snippet:'title'|removeHtmlTags}} {{article|fields:'dates'|date:dateArticleFormat}}