Steel hollow sections prices in Europe unchanged; mills targeting increases

Steel hollow sections producers in Europe continued to push for higher prices in the week to Wednesday March 15 amid surging hot-rolled coil feedstock costs, but demand remained limited by a lack of activity in the construction sector.

Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe was €970-980 ($1,040- 1,050) per tonne on Wednesday, stable week on week.

Sources told Fastmarkets that...

Published

Holly Chant

March 16, 2023

10:46 GMT

London