Flat steel suppliers to Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow were targeting higher prices for May deliveries because of the strong export market but faced stiff resistance from buyers, sources told Fastmarkets on Monday April 12.
Firm offers were still scarce because producers were taking their time to better estimate the market situation, but some had already started to test buyers with higher offers, Fastmarkets learned.The official April domestic offer price for HR sheet from local producer Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK)...