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Steel Ong Products Quarterly Structurals

Structurals
2010 March issue
North America

Apparent consumption for structurals in North America plunged by 35% in 2009, marking the third consecutive year of falls. Prices in the fourth quarter fell to US$810/tonne as real demand remained flat especially during the holiday period. However, low stock levels and reduced prices spurred on a phase of restocking (inventories rose by 5% month-on-month in December) as buyers were keen to fill inventory holes before greater scrap costs pushed prices higher in January. Stock cycle shifts consequently led to a small quarter-on-quarter increase in apparent consumption in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, production rose to 1.24m tonnes during the same period - the highest level since the third quarter of 2008 - cementing fears of oversupply.

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