Corus announces that it will be increasing prices for sections by £25/tonne and for plate by £30-40/tonne as demand improves for steel long products.
The price changes for sections produced in Scunthorpe and Teesside, and for reversing mill plate manufactured in Dalzell and Clydebridge, Scotland, as well as in Scunthorpe, will apply to all newly booked UK deliveries from 4 October 2009. Commodity plate will rise by £30/tonne while non-commodity plate will increase by £40/tonne.
The price rises reflect improving demand as well as recent increases in raw materials costs, such as scrap.
Martin Maley, Corus Commercial Director for Long Products, said: “We are seeing more robust demand for our product range, including sections and plate. Demand has been improving from low levels, particularly in the US and Asia, though the rate of recovery in the UK and Europe is expected to be slower. We also believe destocking is nearing its end in many product areas.”
Corus has been working hard with its key customers to achieve better-balanced inventories. This partnership approach has helped to smooth out spi