European steel plate market stays strong, more price rises likely in March

Heavy steel plate prices have stabilized in Italy and edged higher in Northern Europe, with the uptrend likely to persist through March due to healthy demand, anticipated restocking activity and high slab costs, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday March 1.

Italy
Offer prices for April-rolling plate were reported at €930-950 ($986-1,007) per tonne EXW in Italy, unchanged week on week.

Transactions, meanwhile, were reported at  €910-930 per tonne EXW -...

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Julia Bolotova

March 01, 2023

14:02 GMT

Brussels