The Russian market of steel products for construction purposes is increasingly approaching the state when "there is no money, but you hold on." First of all, the solvent demand for housing is declining, and distributors are losing not only the opportunity, but also the desire to launch new projects. Forecasts for the consumption of rolled products this year are becoming increasingly pessimistic. So far, the summer weather has generally supported suppliers of steel products, but the trends are ...

The Russian market of flat rolled products continues to shrink. Distributors and producers of welded pipes are reducing purchases of hot-rolled sheet and coil due to the continuing narrowing of demand. And no matter how hard metallurgical companies try, surplus products are gradually accumulating in warehouses. This problem is not too acute yet, but in case of further decline in consumption it may become actualized. Despite all these negative trends, prices for steel products are still relatively ...

Evgenia Zolotarskaya, Head of Marketing Department of Russian Stainless Company, in her speech at the conference “Iron & Steel Market of Central Asia and the Caucasus” in Tashkent, told about the progress of the project on construction of facilities for production of stainless flat rolled products (Volgograd region, Russia). The first stage of the project will be realised in the 4th quarter of 2025, when the first products will be produced in the cold rolling shop. In 2026, the hot rolling shop ...