Prices for flat steel products in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow remained firm in the seven days to Monday September 21, supported by strong export prices, sources told Fastmarkets at the start of this week.
Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel hot-rolled sheet, domestic, cpt Moscow, Russia, was 42,000-43,000 roubles ($554-567) per tonne including 20% value-added tax on September 21, widening downward from 42,500-43,000 roubles per tonne a week earlier."Last week, we got new purchase prices from NLMK, MMK and Severstal at 43,000 roubles per tonne, which is way too high for us now," one...