EU buyers resist higher merchant bar offers

摘要

Mills passed on some increases in sections prices in recent weeks, but buyers were more reluctant to pay higher levels for merchant bar, sources told S&P Global Platts Thursday. One large Italian producer was offering merchant bar at Eur150-Eur160 base delivered or Eur560-Eur570/mt effective delivered, similar to current transaction price of category 1 sections in northern Europe.