Domestic European transaction prices for stainless-steel flat products were expected to increase in late August, when market activity revives after the seasonal slowdown, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday August 9.
The price increase was expected to be driven by rising nickel prices. The price of nickel, 3 months, London Metal Exchange Daily Official, was $15,675-15,680 per tonne on August 9, up from $14,520-14,525 per tonne on August 2.Due...