Domestic prices expected to start climbing in July

摘要

Competition with foreign suppliers has prevented Russian producers from starting to push prices for steel products up in Russia this month. Galvanized steel shipments to the Russian market increased by 14% in May: imports grew by 46%, to 67,000 t, and domestic supplies . by 4%, to 155,000 t. At the same time, higher supplies in the primary market do not result in excessive stocks of traders and processors. Buying activity will remain strong in Q3 . summer is usually the most lively period in the segment.