Partner
MEPS
MEPS is a world-leading independent supplier of valuable steel market data and information.
They offer businesses, big and small, unique and competitive insight into steel prices, production and consumption, providing their customers with the most complete steel market analysis in the world.
EU mills aim for price rises despite slow start to 2023
Demand for stainless steel, in Europe, was slow to emerge in the first few weeks of the new year, but market activity has improved month-on-month.
Steel producers’ pricing policy squeezes distributors
By the middle of January, several major European steel producers had signalled significant price rises to the market, citing increased input costs.
Global stainless output forecast to rise 1% this year
Substantial rises in energy costs are increasing manufacturing costs and deterring investment in steel-intensive infrastructure projects.
Inventory surge triggers rapid EU stainless price fall
Stainless steel buying activity, in Europe, has remained considerably weaker than anyone anticipated following the decline in April.
European steel prices slide to pre-war levels
European steel coil prices continued their downward slide, in May and early June.