Imports down and euro weakened, but still industry fights against feeble demand

摘要

With nickel prices this month hitting levels not seen since 2003,Europe’s stainless steel industry is evidently suffering fromdeflation specific to its own industry in addition to wider, globaleconomic woes. Despite a number of factors and indicatorsoffering promising signs therefore, Europe’s stainless steelproducers continue to wait, frustrated, for a change in fortunes.