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Long And Flat Steel In Italy: A Stalled Market Between Sluggish Demand, Contained Production And Price Pressures
In the Italian long products sector, merchant beams and rolled products confirm a stalemate characterized by sluggish demand and limited supply. According to Italian traders, trading activity remains on a sluggish pace and production is traveling at a slow speed. As...
Rebar In Germany: Stable Prices Despite Drop In Scrap Thanks To Production Tightening
While ferrous scrap prices have fallen sharply across Europe since April, the German rebar market stands out as surprisingly stable. According to industry sources, a domestic supply shortage due to the prolonged shutdown of a major domestic producer has allowed prices...
U.S.-China Trade Truce: Immediate And Future Impacts On Transpacific Sea Routes
Despite the sudden collapse in shipping volumes between China and the United States due to the tariffs introduced in April-with reductions of more than 35 percent according to the latest estimates-container freight rates on major transpacific routes have remained...
Steel In Tension: Between Apparent Stability And Downward Pressures In The European Coils And Stainless Steel Markets
The European hot-rolled coil (HRC) market moves in precarious equilibrium. Nominal prices remain stable, but behind this apparent resilience lies a more fragile reality. Recent weeks have confirmed a climate of widespread caution, fueled by very weak final demand,...