Prices for steel hot-rolled coil in Europe were largely flat on Monday January 30 because buyers did not consider new offer prices to be sustainable, Fastmarkets has heard.During the week to January 27, European flat steel producers pushed HRC offers upward to €780-800 ($848-869) per tonne for April deliveries. Good order books, limited availability and
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Spain’s automotive industry improved its activity in December, seeing production and exports rise on-year, Kallanish notes. The sector ended 2022 surpassing the previous year’s figures, but still remains very cautious about future market development. “We prudently observe a certain improvement, although this does not mean that a recovery has been achieved, nor do we believe
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SSAB has restarted the blast furnace at its Raahe plant, which was taken out of operation in November, Kallanish heard chief executive Martin Lindqyist say during the group’s annual results conference on Friday. By idling the BF, SSAB joined the trend of many European oxygen-route mills cutting capacity on account of very low demand. Also,
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The ongoing shortage of semiconductors in the automotive industry could lead to a global drop in production of 20%, or around 18 million vehicles, by 2026, shows a study by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). According to VDA, this may happen unless suitable countermeasures are taken in the industry. “In 2021, the
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Italian hot rolled coil prices are increasing in quotes and contracts by some €30/tonne ($32/t) on average compared to last week. Downstream demand and demand from service centres and re-rollers is strong, with prices hiking throughout the value chain, Kallanish hears. Italian and European producers are now quoting April lead times after quickly closing March
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