EUROPE HRC: Prices flatten in slow market

Trading activity in the hot-rolled coil markets across Europe was still limited on Friday July 23, with prices broadly stable despite gaining strength from short supply, Fastmarkets has heard.

Firm offers were still scarce in the Northern European HRC market, sources said.
Mills in the region had good order books and could only offer fourth-quarter production HRC, with some of them claiming to be sold out until the year-end.

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