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Delayed publication of European steel beams, sections prices

The publication of Fastmarkets’ European steel beams and sections assessments for Wednesday April 15 was delayed due to a reporter error. Fastmarkets’ pricing database has been updated.

April 15, 2026
By Fastmarkets pricing team
Europe Pricing notice

The following prices were affected:

MB-STE-0025 Steel beams domestic, delivered Southern Europe, €/tonne
MB-STE-0024 Steel beams domestic, delivered Northern Europe, €/tonne
MB-STE-0038 Steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Northern Europe, €/tonne
MB-STE-0039 Steel sections (medium) domestic, delivered Southern Europe, €/tonne

These prices are a part of the Fastmarkets steel package.

For more information or to provide feedback on the delayed publication of these prices or if you would like to provide price information by becoming a data submitter to these prices, please contact pricing@fastmarkets.com and steel@fastmarkets.com. Please add the subject heading “re: EU beams and sections.”

Please indicate if comments are confidential. Fastmarkets will consider all comments received and will make comments not marked as confidential available upon request.

To see all of Fastmarkets’ pricing methodology and specification documents, go to the Fastmarkets methodology page.

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