EUROPE HRC: Domestic prices up, buyers turn to imports in south

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The domestic price for hot-rolled coil (HRC) in the south of Europehas picked up over the past week, supported by production cuts,market sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday June 13.Steel mills in the region continued with their attempts to raiseprices further, while bigger Italian buyers returned to purchasingimported material, according to market participants.Fastmarkets’ weekly price assessment for domestic HRC inSouthern Europe moved up to €470-490 ($532-554) per tonneex-works on June 12, compared with €465-480 per tonne ex-worksa week earlier.