Hot-rolled coil prices in the United States have remained relatively stable over the past week, although longer lead times are likely not driven by increased demand.
19 February 2020
Grace Lavigne Asenov
Despite poor performance in most flat-rolled steel products, prices for Galvalume products continued to move up steadily because of strong demand, extended lead times at domestic mills and expectations that ferrous scrap prices may rise in the next month, sources said.
19 February 2020
Muyao Shen
Latin American steel group Ternium showed a decline in its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (Ebitda) of 49% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2019, amid a reduction in steel prices in North America in the second half of the year.
19 February 2020
Felipe Peroni
Domestic prices for heavy steel plate in Europe moved down over the past week due to limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets.
19 February 2020
Maria Tanatar
Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil in Northern Europe have moved up day on day, supported by good order books at mills and a lack of competitive imports, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday February 19.
19 February 2020
Maria Tanatar
Exporters of Chinese hot-rolled coil lowered their offers further to stimulate sales amid high inventory levels despite a relatively stable domestic market on Wednesday February 19.
19 February 2020
Miranda Song
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products.
19 February 2020
Trading activity involving Chinese plate picked up in the past week due to the emergence of low export offers from China, although prices are expected to pick up soon.
19 February 2020
Miranda Song
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Tuesday February 18 that are worth another look.
19 February 2020
Fastmarkets MB staff
Flat steel sales from Brazilian distributors increased by 5.3% year on year in January, with the country’s steel consumption rising amid price increases, according to national flat steel distributors’ association Inda.
18 February 2020
Felipe Peroni
