Finished long steel prices in Europe are expected to remain largely stable in February after rising steadily through January, market participants told Metal Bulletin this week.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday December 21.

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Finished long steel prices in Europe are expected to remain strong into the fourth quarter of 2017, supported by reduced availability, strong demand and higher production costs, according to market participants.

Finished long steel prices in Europe are expected to weaken in line with the seasonal fall in end-user demand in December, according to market participants.

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New long steel capacity in the pipeline in the Philippines may well disrupt trade flows in Asia once they come on stream, market sources told Metal Bulletin this week.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down at the close of morning trading on Thursday January 23, the final trading day before Lunar New Year holidays kick off in China.

The Turkish rebar market was significantly affected in 2017 by the political problems within the country and by the weakening of its currency, the lira, while slow demand in the country’s traditional export markets led steel mills to direct their exports to new destinations.

Recent unfavorable developments in the Turkish economy - in the steel market in particular - caused by the aggravation of diplomatic relationships with the US has put pressure on CIS steel producers, both in terms of export volumes and prices.