Polish steel rebar prices decreased slightly in the week to Friday 28 November, while the market prepares for the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the prospect of higher scrap prices in 2026, sources told Fastmarkets.
Polish steel rebar prices decreased slightly during the week to Friday November 28 while the market prepared for the implementation of the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) and the prospect of higher scrap prices in 2026, sources told Fastmarkets.
“Right now, we don’t know what will happen with CBAM or what importers will have to pay at the border,” one distributor source said, adding that more expensive scrap will also lead to “slow increases in prices” from January.
Over the week to Friday, estimations of workable levels for rebar were heard at 2,420-2,450 zloty ($662-670) per tonne CPT, with some offers reported around 2,450-2,480 zloty per tonne CPT, the same as the previous week.
But a purchase of more than 1,000 tonnes of rebar was also reported at a lower price of 2,380 zloty per tonne CPT during the week.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, cpt Poland was 2,380-2,450 zloty per tonne on Friday, widening downward by 40 zloty from 2,420-2,450 zloty per tonne one week prior.
Meanwhile, wire rod prices were stable during the week.
Estimates of workable levels were reported around 2,600-2,650 zloty per tonne CPT during the week to Friday, the same as the previous week.
Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for steel wire rod (drawing quality), domestic, delivered Poland was 2,600-2,650 zloty per tonne on Friday, unchanged week on week.
