Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) export slab prices slipped by another $15 per tonne over the week ended Friday December 28 due to the weak fundamentals in the CIS finished flat-steel market and the end-user market.
Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for CIS-origin slab was $400-405 per fob Black Sea on December 28, down from $415-420 per tonne fob a week earlier.A customer in Turkey was in negotiations with a CIS mill to buy...