Ex-Russia CRC (1 mm) offers for 2,000 mt and above to Tunisia are at $620/mt CFR, whereas the same origin HRC (2 mm) offers for 2,000 mt and above are at $540/mt CFR. Meanwhile, Libyan origin HRC offers to the same country are at $540/mt CFR Tunisia.
Although prices seem to be increasing, Tunisian traders are now following a wait-and-see policy since stocks in the local market are still at high levels. While they accepted the producers' price increases in the past, Tunisian traders are now adopting a more cautious approach to price increases by flats producers.