European distributors of flat steel products reported a 3.8% year-on-year drop in shipment volumes in the first four months of 2019, Eurometal said this week.
Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for domestic hot-rolled coil (HRC) in Northern Europe was ?,?485-500 ($552-569) per tonne ex-works on June 19. Prices had been falling since the middle of May due to poor demand, but HRC prices...