. May

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 10th International Specialized Exhibition “ SteelStructures’2025 ”, will be held on June 3-5, 2025 at “Timiryazev Center” in Moscow, bringing together manufacturers of metal and steel structures, products, and their consumers. The event will be held at the new exhibition complex “Timiryazev Center” in Moscow. The production volume of steel structures in Russia reaches 4 million tons per year. By 2025, further implementation of infrastructure projects is expected, including high-speed road ...

Ekaterinburg hosts the 15th All-Russian Conference “Steel Tubes & Pipes: Production and Regional Sales”. Organizer: Metal Supply & Sales Magazine. The conference is attended by about 150 representatives of pipe and steel companies, metal traders and equipment suppliers. The first session of the conference was devoted to general trends in the Russian and global market. Leading specialists of steel mills and major pipe companies in their reports told about their vision of the current state and ...

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 Russian long products market spent the holiday break on the whole quite well. Visible demand on working days was at a high level, as many consumers purchased metal in stock. Weather deterioration was a bit of a problem in some regions, but it should soon return to normal. Prospects for the second half of this month are assessed differently by market participants, but the approaching summer gives hope for further expansion of consumption volumes. Nevertheless, there are also many risks for ...