The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the “MSS-TM index” (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. The previous week was shortened due to holidays, but sales during these days went well. First of all, it was related to rebar, but also in the problematic sector of hot-rolled products there were shifts for the better. Consumer demand was also quite active. In particular, most experts do not see ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the “MSS-TM index” (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. The Russian market of steel products as a whole remains in the growth zone, but it is gradually cooling down, the reason for which is obviously a decrease in investment and economic activity. Sales and demand indicators so far show a decline only in the hot-rolled steel sector, but overall growth ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the “MSS-TM index” (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. Russian steel companies raised prices for hot-rolled plate and coil in May, and planned to raise quotations for these types of steel products again in June. But the market environment, according to experts' feedback, does not favor this. According to their estimates, sales and consumer demand for ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the "MSS-TM index" (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. The pause for the May holidays did not change anything on the Russian market of steel products. As before, rebar still holds the strongest positions on it. Many experts report an increase in sales in the middle of May and note a rather high demand. At the same time, hot-rolled steel remains an outsider. ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the "MSS-TM index" (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. At the end of April, according to experts' reports, rebar became a highly demanded type of steel products. Most of them pointed to increased sales before the holiday break and decent consumer demand. The situation in the medium-sized profile pipe sector was also generally favorable, while hot-rolled ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM index (Market Temperature). The value of this index is determined through expert surveys on a weekly basis. In the middle of April the situation on the Russian market of steel products was relatively stable. The previous processes continued on it, no significant rate changes were observed. Estimates of sales and demand in the last week were contradictory, but the extremes compensated each other's influence. ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM Index (Market Temperature Index). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. The sharp cold snap and snowfalls in the first week of April had a noticeable impact on the Russian steel market. Several experts noted a decline in sales and a narrowing of consumer demand compared to late March. Despite this downturn, rebar remained in positive territory. The deterioration in market conditions, ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply and Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM Index (Market Temperature Index). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. In early April, nearly all experts noted rising prices for steel products. While the situation in the hot-rolled steel sector had previously been characterized negatively, the survey results for the past week indicate stabilization, with a forecast of slow price growth for this product going forward. In two ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM Index (Temperature of the market). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. According to expert feedback, the Russian steel market has remained in growth territory for the third consecutive week. However, a gap persists between rebar and medium-sized profile pipes on one side and hot-rolled steel products on the other. Demand for steel construction products has recently improved, whereas ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM Index (Market Temperature Index). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. Experts noted that in mid-March, sales of rebar and medium-sized profile pipes were at a decent level. However, while sales remain significantly below figures from a year ago, the overall trend is positive. The only sector showing no progress is hot-rolled steel, which continues to decline in price. Sales expectations ...

Analytical service of "Metal Supply and Sales " Magazine continues publishing the MSS-TM index (Market Temperature). The value of index is defined by expert surveys on weekly basis. According to the expert assessments, The Russian steel market has undergone a qualitative change. For the first time since June last year, the total index exceeded 50 points, which separates the observed growth from the decline. A week ago, this level exceeded the expected index, which continued to rise. However, ...