Customers in the United States have not been buying for inventory. Stocks are now at a normal level, but falling. Therefore, purchasing will have to restart soon. End-user demand is fair. Concerns persist about tight supply of small-diameter bars, in particular. Domestic mill, Outokumpu, still has a backlog of orders. NAS – the main domestic producer of commodity grade bars – continues to maintain stable basis values.
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