Low demand was a problem, now it is becoming a curse for the Russian sheet steel market. Consumer activity has completely died down. In turn, distributors are reducing purchases of steel products from plants. Metallurgical plants, of course, are reducing output and/or exporting more rolled products, but the volumes of warehouse stocks at trading houses and independent metal traders, at a minimum, are not decreasing. Some metallurgical companies have not abandoned the idea of raising factory ...

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 ...

May has come to an end, summer is coming soon. It would seem that we should build now and build! However, many suppliers of steel products for construction purposes point to low demand. Individual housing construction (IHB) shows positive dynamics, but without the construction of new apartment buildings neither steel companies nor steel traders will have enough orders. In general, not very typical trends are observed in the market. Prices for rebar and shaped rolled products, contrary to traditional ...