. April

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 ...