An unexpected return of winter in European Russia slightly chilled the rebar market, but overall conditions remain acceptable. Demand is weak yet relatively stable, without significant drops. Amid the economic downturn, the construction sector is holding up better than many other industries. However, the lack of substantial oversupply is also crucial. This allows metal trading companies to gradually raise prices, though average quotations in Moscow still lag slightly behind the primary market. ...

An unexpected return of winter in European Russia slightly chilled the rebar market, but overall conditions remain acceptable. Demand is weak yet relatively stable, without significant drops. Amid the economic downturn, the construction sector is holding up better than many other industries. However, the lack of substantial oversupply is also crucial. This allows metal trading companies to gradually raise prices, though average quotations in Moscow still lag slightly behind the primary market. ...

Meteorologists are predicting a rise in temperature but the market of rolled metal products for building purpose, quite opposite, is frozen. Some metal trading companies forecasting a decrease of demand for the rebar decrease of an apparent demand on 30 percents, compared to last year’s figures. Players on the market inform that the sales on January-February period were better than they were in March. At the same time, strangely enough, the spring revival is present, deals are done, just rarely ...