EUROPE SECTIONS: Expected price rise yet to materialise as summer lull runs on

The price of hollow steel sections in Europe has remained stable over the past week despite previous expectations of an increase, with the slow summer activity precluding any changes, sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday August 19.

Fastmarkets' price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Northern Europe, was ?,?540-560 ($643-667) per tonne on Wednesday, unchanged week on week.
The corresponding price assessment for steel sections (medium), domestic, delivered Southern Europe, was ?,?560-570 per tonne on Wednesday, also unchanged week on week.

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