Section Steel Market Report March 2017
2017-04-07 17:41:47 【Print】
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Prices for section steel decreased nationwide during the month because of the stagnant market as well as declining raw materials’ prices
. Facing rising production costs as well as downward price trend, mills tended to reduce output . Meanwhile, traders were inactive in supplementing inventories and a little bit pessimistic about the market outlook seeing the poor sales performance as well as increased stockpiles . Besides, downstream customers refused to purchase in large quantities seeing the downward price trend, for fear of a further price decline . Insiders foresee another round of decreasing in April.