Domestic prices for hot-rolled coil were mostly stable across Europe on Wednesday June 9, despite the continuing shortages of material and good demand, sources have told Fastmarkets.
Northern European and Italian steelmakers have been offering HRC from fourth-quarter rolling, market sources said. And some producers in Central Europe have been able to provide third-quarter-delivery coil, although prices have been substantially higher due to the prompt shipment.Buyers, meanwhile, have been holding back from acquiring bigger volumes of coil at high prices, preferring whenever possible to pause their purchases to better monitor global trends while also waiting for the...