EUROPE SECTIONS: Market remains quiet, summer slowdown nears end

Prices for steel hollow sections in Europe remained flat on Wednesday August 25 due to the quiet summer market, sources told Fastmarkets.

Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe was ?,?1,400-1,430 ($1,644-1,679) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.
Trading remains low during the summer holidays - participants have not yet returned to the market.

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