Market factors are creating a good climate for sales

摘要

Mills and service centers appear more upbeat about the U.S. stainless steel market than they have been in a while, with both flat-rolled and long product suppliers pointing to rising nickel prices as the major source of the optimism. "It is a good time to sell stainless steel," one Chicago-based service center executive said, adding that while end-use demand is up virtually across the board, supply issues are really in the driver's seat.