Stainless Steel Market Report January 2014

The stainless steel market in January was generally flat with prices of most products unchanged and demand shrinking.Asian Metal CopyrightThe stainless steel market in January was generally flat with prices of most products unchanged and demand shrinking.Asian Metal Copyright Most participants began retreating from the market for the Spring Festival holiday in the middle of January, so the market got colder and colder in the second half of the month.Asian Metal Copyright The price of the raw material fluctuated this month and the support to the finished steel market was weak.Asian Metal Copyright The price of the raw material fluctuated this month and the support to the finished steel market was weak.Asian Metal Copyright Most participants began retreating from the market for the Spring Festival holiday in the middle of January, so the market got colder and colder in the second half of the month.Asian Metal Copyright Most buyers and sellers will return to the market after February 7 and some will go back after February 14, so insiders predict that the stainless steel market will warm up gradually after mid-February but prices are hard to go up without strong demand.Asian Metal Copyright Most buyers and sellers will return to the market after February 7 and some will go back after February 14, so insiders predict that the stainless steel market will warm up gradually after mid-February but prices are hard to go up without strong demand.Asian Metal Copyright