European producers of heavy steel plate have increased their offer prices despite limited trading activity, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday January 15.
Plate prices in Europe, particularly in the south where the majority of plate producers are re-rollers, have been driven upward by higher slab costs.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel domestic plate, 8-40mm, exw Southern Europe, was ?,?480-490 ($534-545) per tonne on January 15, compared with...