Steel slab exports from Russia were unlikely to be significantly affected by an anti-dumping probe started in Mexico in September, because of the lack of domestic production and the rising flat-steel rolling capacities in the country, market sources have told Fastmarkets.
The Mexican economy secretariat launched an anti-dumping investigation into imports of steel slab from Russia and Brazil after it received a request from ArcelorMittal Mexico, which produces slab and long steel products in the country.The weekly price assessment for steel slab, export, fob Black Sea, CIS, was $445-460 per tonne on...