In the Portuguese market local HDG mill Lusosider's base prices are currently at the level of €480/mt ($712/mt) ex-works for December, while HDG offers given from Italy (Ilva) are at €440/mt ($653/mt) delivered to Portugal.
While the HDG base prices of Lusosider for December have decreased by €20/mt compared to last month, the Italian origin HDG offer prices have also softened in the same period.
€1 = US$1.4837