Steel Prices & Market Analyses

On the Steel Prices and Market Analyses pages, you may find steel product price reports and analyses based on data collected by SteelOrbis analysts from daily and real-time market transactions in local and global steel markets.

Scrap & Raw Materials
29 Jul	Italian scrap market still slow amid summer lull, downtrend seems to have ended
28 Jul	Polish scrap prices decline in July amid summer lull
23 Jul	Downtrend slows in Italian scrap market, but demand remains weak
22 Jul	Turkey's import scrap prices recover as Turkish mills resume purchases
22 Jul	Ex-warehouse scrap prices in Germany fall sharply in July
16 Jul	Italian scrap market sees weak demand and further price decreases
16 Jul	German scrap market slow amid logistic challenges
09 Jul	Summer weakness continues in Italian scrap market
08 Jul	German scrap prices down significantly for summer break
07 Jul	Polish scrap market sluggish at start of summer season

Tube and Pipe
28 May	European domestic welded pipe offers move up
15 Apr	Prices move down in European welded pipe market
02 Apr	Prices remain unchanged in European welded pipe market
06 Mar	Local European welded pipe prices rise slightly
29 Jan	Prices in European welded pipe market remain unchanged
27 Nov	Buyers in European welded pipe market postpone their purchases
30 Oct	EU welded pipe prices under pressure
16 Oct	Prices in European welded pipe market move down
28 Aug	Domestic welded pipe prices in Europe move sideways
31 Jul	Purchases continue in European welded pipe market with higher price expectations in short term

Flats and Slab
07 Aug	Romanian flats market weakens further amid summer lull, Liberty Galati sale still in focus
07 Aug	Trade tepid in EU HRC market ahead of holidays, prices to resume uptrend in Sept
31 Jul	Romanian flats spot prices remain stable as weak summer demand keeps discounts in play
31 Jul	CRC and HDG trade in EU to revive by end-August, prices to trend upwards
31 Jul	EU HRC market goes quiet ahead of holidays and following rather heavy import bookings
24 Jul	EU HRC market about to go on holiday, but buyers still restock with import coils, slab
24 Jul	Romanian flats prices soften as buyers push back against recent increases
17 Jul	Local EU HRC price trend positive despite low demand, import purchases for Q4 continue
10 Jul	Romanian flat steel traders test higher levels, market constraints limit confidence
10 Jul	Local EU HRC offer prices rise after CSQ announcement, safe import origins preferred

Longs and Billet
06 Aug	Romanian longs prices give way as demand continues to fade in August
06 Aug	Bulgarian longs prices remain stable despite increasingly quiet market
31 Jul	European longs market remains quiet amid weak demand and uncertainty for September
30 Jul	Bulgarian longs market carries existing demand weakness into August
30 Jul	Romanian longs market slows further amid the summer lull as Turkish rebar import deal rumours emerge
23 Jul	Bulgarian longs prices reverse upward trend as gloomy outlook weighs on market
23 Jul	European longs market stabilizes in Italy, downtrend persists elsewhere
23 Jul	Romanian longs prices soften as sellers fail to sustain recent increases
22 Jul	ArcelorMittal announces price rises for European longs sales
17 Jul	European longs market still under pressure amid low demand, quota-related uncertainty