Domestic prices for steel beams in Europe went up this week because demand has remained high, with some market participants expecting further price increases, sources told Metal Bulletin on Wednesday August 1.
Metal Bulletin's weekly price assessment for domestic S235-grade, 200x200mm, category-2 H-beam in Northern Europe narrowed week on week to ?,?630-640 ($738-749) per tonne delivered on August 1, from ?,?620-640 per tonne delivered on July 25.Prices moved up by ?,?10-20 per tonne due to increased sales volumes and good demand, one Northern Europe producer source said, before...