Rebar and wire rod prices continued to climb in the Polish domestic market during the week to Friday January 30, supported by continuing growth in feedstock costs and a lack of pressure from the import side.
The introduction of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in January 2026 resulted in a slowdown in import activity across the steel sector due to uncertainty over the cost of CBAM certificates and the long steel sector was not an exception.
Last week, Ukraine’s ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR) announced plans to halt the blooming line at its steel mill in central Ukraine during the second quarter of 2026, citing CBAM as a key reason.
At the same time, scrap and energy costs continued climbing in the EU, pushing finished long steel prices higher.
In Poland, rebar offers narrowed upward to 2,650-2,700 zloty ($716.43-758.57) per tonne CPT in the week to January 30, compared with 2,550-2,700 zloty per tonne CPT the previous week.
Workable levels were estimated within the range of 2,600-2,650 zloty per tonne.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar), domestic, cpt Poland was 2,600-2,650 zloty per tonne on Friday, up 50 zloty from 2,550-2,600 zloty per tonne tonne one week prior.
Wire rod offers came within the wide range of 2,750-2,950 zloty per tonne depending on supplier, with the highest bids from customers not exceeding 2,750 zloty per tonne.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (drawing quality), domestic, delivered Poland was 2,750-2,800 zloty per tonne, up 150 zloty from 2,600-2,650 zloty per tonne one week prior.
