CIS export slab prices have continued to climb in the second half of May, supported by Turkish customers accepting higher-priced deals.
A 30,000-tonne cargo of Ukrainian slab was reported sold last week at $360 per tonne cfr Turkey, equivalent to around $350 per tonne fob Black Sea, sources told Fastmarkets.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-rolled coil, export, fob main port Turkey, was $415-420 per tonne on Friday May 22, rising from $390-400 per tonne on May...