CIS export rebar and wire rod prices have gone up by $10-15 per tonne in the first half of January with mills selling material from February production at higher prices.
In addition, the availability of material, wire rod in particular, was reduced due to the continued absence from the market of Russia's Abinsk Electric Steel Mill and satisfactory sales in previous weeks.Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for CIS wire rod exports was $580-585...