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WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.03.2010
MEPS FORECASTS NEAR-RECORD GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION IN 2010 - 26.02.2010
RISING INPUT COSTS PUSH THE MEPS GLOBAL PRICE UPWARDS IN FEBRUARY - 25.02.2010
STEEL PRICES IN THE DEVELOPING MARKETS' REMAIN UNSETTLED IN FEBRUARY - MEPS - 23.02.2010
HIGHER MILL INPUT COSTS DRIVE STEEL PRICES UP IN NORTHERN EUROPE - MEPS - 18.02.2010
THE MEPS - GLOBAL FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICE RISES AGAIN IN FEBRUARY - 17.02.2010
GLOBAL IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION TO REACH A RECORD HIGH IN 2010 - 08.02.2010
ASIAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.02.2010
MEPS – WORLD STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SLIP IN JANUARY BUT UPTURN IMMINENT - 01.02.2010
THE MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICE JUMPS 3 PERCENT IN JANUARY - 28.01.2010
RAW MATERIAL COSTS PUSH THE DEVELOPING MARKETS' AVERAGE STEEL PRICE HIGHER - 27.01.2010
NORTHERN EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES SHOW MODEST UPWARD TREND – MEPS - 22.01.2010
MORE POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR EU MILL STEEL PRICES - 21.01.2010
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.01.2010
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.01.2010
CHINA’S GROWTH IN STAINLESS STEEL SUPPLY WILL HIT EU MILL OUTPUT - 23.12.2009
MEPS REPORTS MIXED SENTIMENT FOR STEEL PRICES IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS - 22.12.2009
STEEL PRICE RECOVERY IN 2010 DRIVEN BY HIGHER INPUT COSTS - 22.12.2009
WEAK DEMAND FURTHER DEPRESSES EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES – MEPS - 16.12.2009
THE MEPS - EU FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE DROPS FOR THIRD STRAIGHT MONTH 15.12.2009
IRON ORE PRICE RISES OF NEAR 20 PERCENT PREDICTED NEXT YEAR - 10.12.2009
MEPS CELEBRATES 30 YEARS OF ANALYSING STEEL PRICES - 08.12.2009
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.12.2009
MEPS FORECASTS A 2 MILLION TONNE DROP IN STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT IN 2009 - 30.11.2009
THE MEPS GLOBAL CARBON STEEL PRICE DROPS 3 PERCENT IN NOVEMBER - 25.11.2009
DOWNWARD PRESSURE CONTINUES ON STEEL PRICES IN THE DEVELOPING NATIONS - 24.11.2009
DOWNWARD TREND IN NORTH EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES TO CONTINUE - MEPS - 18.11.2009
THE MEPS - EU AVERAGE ALL PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE DIPS AGAIN IN NOVEMBER 17.11.2009
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.11.2009
THE MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICE FORECAST TO FALL NEXT MONTH - 03.11.2009
STEEL PRICES UNDER NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN MOST DEVELOPING NATIONS - 02.11.2009
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES UNSETTLED DUE TO VOLATILE INPUT COSTS - 28.10.2009
THE MEPS - EU AVERAGE STEEL PRICE DOWN 2.5 PERCENT IN OCTOBER - 27.10.2009
MEPS FORECASTS GLOBAL CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION IN 2009 TO DROP BY 9.5 PERCENT BUT IRON ORE CONSUMPTION WILL BE JUST 5 PERCENT LOWER - 26.10.2009
DOWNTURN IN EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES IS ALREADY BEGINNING - MEPS - 15.10.2009
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.10.2009
OVERSUPPLY LIKELY TO HALT STAINLESS STEEL PRICE RISES - 30.09.2009
STEEL PRICES IN DEVELOPING MARKETS CONTINUE TO INCREASE IN SEPTEMBER - 28.09.2009
MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICE JUMPS 5.1 PERCENT FROM AUGUST- 25.09.2009
WILL INCREASED SUPPLY UNDERMINE FOURTH QUARTER STEEL PRICES? - 21.09.2009
TIGHT SUPPLY HELPS TO STRENGTHEN EU STEEL PRICES - 17.09.2009
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.09.2009
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES TO RISE IN 2010  - 01.09.2009
STEEL PRICES MOVE HIGHER IN MOST DEVELOPING MARKETS  - 27.08.2009
MEPS FORECASTS GRADUAL UPTURN IN WORLD STEEL PRICES OVER NEXT TWELVE MONTHS  - 26.08.2009
EU STEEL PRICES PREDICTED TO RECOVER OVER NEXT TWELVE MONTHS - 24.08.2009
PESSIMISTIC OUTLOOK FOR STEEL PRODUCTION OVERDONE SAYS MEPS - 21.08.2009
ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST – JULY 2009 - 12.08.2009
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.08.2009
RECOVERY IN STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION BUT NO BONANZA IN SIGHT - 31.07.2009
THE MEPS WORLD CARBON STEEL PRICE INCREASES AGAIN IN JULY - 30.07.2009
STEEL PRICES FOR FLAT PRODUCTS INCREASING IN ALL MAIN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - 27.07.2009
MEPS REPORTS A SLIGHT UPTURN IN EU STEEL PRICES IN JULY - 22.07.2009
POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR NORTHERN EUROPEAN STRIP STEEL PRICES - 20.07.2009
STEEL CAPACITY UTILISATION STARTING TO RISE - 16.07.2009
WORLD STEEL PRODUCTION FORECAST TO SLIP BY 12 PERCENT THIS YEAR-  13.07.2009
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES INCREASE IN JUNE AND MORE TO FOLLOW SOON - 01.07.2009
THE MEPS WORLD STEEL PRICE RISES IN JUNE FOR FIRST TIME IN ELEVEN MONTHS - 30.06.2009
68 PERCENT OF MEPS STEEL PRODUCT PRICES IN DEVELOPING MARKETS GO POSITIVE IN JUNE - 29.06.2009
THE MEPS COMPOSITE NORDIC AVERAGE STEEL PRICE HOLDS FIRM IN JUNE - 19.06.2009
THE MEPS - EU AVERAGE FLAT PRODUCTS PRICE STABILISES IN JUNE - ENDING NINE CONSECUTIVE MONTHLY DECREASES - 18.06.2009
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.06.2009
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.06.2009
STAINLESS STEEL MARKET SENTIMENT IS SLIGHTLY MORE POSITIVE - 01.06.2009
RISING SCRAP COSTS SHOULD TO LEAD HIGHER LONG PRODUCT PRICES  - 29.05.2009
SLIGHT POSITIVE SIGNS FOR STEEL PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - 28.05.2009
MEPS - WORLD FLAT PRODUCTS' STEEL PRICE FALLS AS US MARKET STAGNATES - 28.05.2009
MINI REVIVAL IN REGIONAL STEEL PRICE INDEXES THIS MONTH - 20.05.2009
THE MEPS - EU COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE UP IN MAY AS MARKET SENTIMENT IMPROVES - 20.05.2009
ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST – APRIL 2009 - 14.05.2009
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.05.2009
WORLD STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT TO FALL BY 20 PERCENT THIS YEAR - 01.05.2009
NO UPTURN YET FOR STEEL PRICES IN THE DEVELOPING MARKETS’ - 30.04.2009
WORLD STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIP BUT RATE OF DECLINE HAS SLOWED -29.04.2009
EU STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER PRESSURE BUT NEARING THE BOTTOM - 23.04.2009
STEEL INDUSTRY DOWN BUT NOT OUT - RECOVERY FORECAST FOR 2010 - NEW RECORD CONSUMPTION IN 2012 - 22.04.2009
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.04.2009
IS THIS THE TIME TO ABANDON ALLOY SURCHARGES FOR STAINLESS STEEL?-01.04.2009
MEPS AVERAGE STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIDE IN ALL REGIONS IN MARCH - 27.03.2009
STEEL PRICES IN DEVELOPING MARKETS SUFFER CONTAGION FROM INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS- 26.03.2009
EU STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO DRIFT DOWNWARDS - 19.03.2009
NORDIC STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 10.03.2009
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES- LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS- 05.03.2009
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES- LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS- 02.03.2009
MANY EU STAINLESS MILLS TEMPORARILY ABANDON ALLOY SURCHARGE LINK -27.02.2009
MORE STEEL PRICE WEAKNESS IN INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS IN FEBRUARY - 26.02.2009
STEEL PRICES IN MOST EMERGING MARKETS CONTINUE TO SLIDE - 25.02.2009
EU STEEL PRICES NEARING THE BOTTOM BUT FURTHER DECREASES LIKELY- 18.02.2009
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 10.02.2009
EU STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SET TO FALL FURTHER IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS - 02.02.2009
THE MEPS GLOBAL COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE BOTTOMS OUT IN JANUARY - 29.01.2009
MARKET PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN JANUARY- 28.01.2009
EU STEEL PRICES BOTTOMING OUT - UPTURN EXPECTED IN THE SPRING- 22.01.2009
GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION DOWN IN 2008 AND TO FALL AGAIN IN 2009 - 21.01.2009
STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT WILL DECLINE BY ALMOST 1 MILLION TONNES IN 2008 - 23.12.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES PLUMMET DESPITE SIGNIFICANT OUTPUT CUTS - 18.12.2008
EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES PLUMMET AS THE MARKET DESCENDS INTO CHAOS - 11.12.2008
MEPS FORECASTS WORLD CRUDE STEEL OUTPUT THIS YEAR BELOW THE 2007 OUTTURN - 09.12.2008
STEEL PRICE DOWNTURN IS EXPANDING INTO ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES- 04.12.2008
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS 03.12.2008
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS- 03.12.2008
ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST- LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 03.12.2008
INPUT COST DEFLATION NOT IMPROVING STAINLESS STEEL MILL DEMAND - 28.11.2008
THE MEPS NOVEMBER GLOBAL STEEL PRICE FALLS 15 PERCENT - 25.11.2008
IMBALANCES IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND SEND EU STEEL PRICES INTO FREE FALL - 17.11.2008
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.11.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES IN FREE FALL - FURTHER REDUCTIONS ANTICIPATED - 29.10.2008
UPTURN IN STAINLESS STEEL MARKET EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR- 28.10.2008
EU STEEL PRICES COLLAPSE AS CREDIT CRISIS BITES - 22.10.2008
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.10.2008
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.10.2008
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT IS FORECAST TO SLIP AGAIN THIS YEAR- 01.10.2008
MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICE DOWN BY 10 PERCENT SINCE JULY - 29.09.2008
STEEL PRICE CORRECTION IN EU NOW UNDERWAY - 18.09.2008
AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES TO STAY LOW THROUGH 2008 - 02.09.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES EXPECTED TO PEAK BEFORE THE YEAR END - 27.08.2008
HISTORIC RISES IN EU STEEL PRICES DESPITE SLOWING DEMAND - 21.08.2008
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.08.2008
UPTURN IN GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL DEMAND MAY NOT COME UNTIL EARLY 2009 - 31.07.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES STARTING TO PLATEAU - AUTUMN CORRECTION PROBABLE - 30.07.2008
EU STEEL PRICES STILL RISING DUE TO A SCARCITY OF IMPORTS - 24.07.2008
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 10.07.2008
THE MEPS WORLD ALL PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE RISES 7 PERCENT IN JUNE - 02.07.2008
NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT EXPECTED THIS YEAR - 30.06.2008
EU-FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN JUNE - 18.06.2008
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.06.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICE HIKES LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO THIRD QUARTER - 30.05.2008
EU STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE - MORE INCREASES EXPECTED - 21.05.2008
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.05.2008
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.05.2008
FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SET TO MOVE EVEN HIGHER - 01.05.2008
RECORD HIKE FOR US STEEL PRICES - 29.04.2008
EU STEEL PRICES SOAR AGAIN PROMPTING BUYERS TO SEEK FOREIGN IMPORTS - 22.04.2008
ANOTHER RECORD STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT FORECAST FOR 2008 - 03.04.2008
STEEL PRICES DRIVEN UP BY RISING INPUT COSTS AND LIMITED SUPPLY - 27.03.2008
EU AVERAGE STEEL PRICES UP 15/18 PERCENT FOR SHEET PRODUCERS IN MARCH - 20.03.2008
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.03.2008
FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES AT RECORD LEVELS - 03.03.2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES SET FOR DOUBLE DIGIT PERCENTAGE HIKES THIS YEAR - 28.02.2008
SUBSTANTIAL STEEL PRICE HIKES INEVITABLE IN EU BUT FEW DEALS SO FAR - 26.02.2008
ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION IN 2008 - 14.02.2008
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.02.2008
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.02.2008
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES FALL IN JANUARY BUT VALUES SHOULD PICK UP SOON - 31.01.2008
RISING RAW MATERIAL COSTS WILL PUSH STEEL PRICES TO RECORD HIGHS IN 2008 - 30.01.2008
EU STEEL FORECAST - FLAT ROLLED PRODUCTS - 28.01.2008
UPWARD TREND IN STEEL PRICES EXPECTED FOR SECOND QUARTER BUSINESS - 23.01.2008
STEEL CONSUMPTION TO RISE BY 28 PERCENT TO 2011 - 08.01.2008
STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT FALLS IN 2007 BUT A REVIVAL EXPECTED IN 2008 - 21.12.2007
ROSY FUTURE AHEAD FOR IRON ORE PRODUCERS - 12.12.2007
CONTINUING HIGH INVENTORIES PREVENT EU STEEL PRICE HIKES - 12.12.2007
WORLD STEEL OUTPUT TO REACH 1.6 BILLION TONNES BY 2011 - 06.12.2007
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.12.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.12.2007
NEW ALLOY SURCHARGES WILL NOT STABILISE EU STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - 03.12.2007
FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN MOST COUNTRIES - 29.11.2007
SWEDISH STEEL PRICE FORECASTS - HOT ROLLED COIL - 21.11.2007
GERMAN STEEL PRICE FORECASTS - HOT ROLLED COIL - 15.11.2007
EU STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER PRESSURE BUT SHOULD RECOVER IN 2008 - 15.11.2007
EU STAINLESS COLD ROLLED COIL AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2007
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2007
NEW EU STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY SURCHARGES NOT HELPFUL TO BUYERS - 01.11.2007
NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 29.10.2007
WORLD STEEL PRICES FOR FLAT PRODUCTS FORECAST TO MOVE HIGHER - 29.10.2007
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - COLD ROLLED FLAT PRODUCTS - 22.10.2007
STEEL PRICES DECLINE AS OVERSUPPLY BUILDS UP - 22.10.2007
GLOBAL STEEL OUTPUT TO EXPAND BY 100 MILLION TONNES THIS YEAR - 10.10.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRICE REVIVAL EXPECTED TOWARDS END OF 2007 OR EARLY 2008 - 02.10.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.10.2007
ASIAN STEEL PRICES RALLY TO KEEP GLOBAL FIGURES STEADY - 26.09.2007
NORDIC STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 19.09.2007
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 19.09.2007
EU FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE UPTURN - DELAYED TO 2008 - 17.09.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.09.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCERS SLASH OUTPUT AS PRICE COLLAPSE SETS IN - 30.08.2007
NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICES STRUGGLE TO KEEP PACE WITH EU AND ASIA - 24.08.2007
EU STEEL PRICES HOLDING UP AT RECORD LEVELS DESPITE INCREASED IMPORTS - 22.08.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 15.08.2007
ASIAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.08.2007
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.08.2007
STAINLESS STEEL AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 01.08.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES IN TURMOIL AFTER COLLAPSE OF NICKEL ON LME - 01.08.2007
NORTH AMERICAN LONG PRODUCTS PRICE FORECAST - 26.07.2007
GLOBAL SHEET/COIL STEEL PRICES IN DECLINE - 26.07.2007
HIGH INVENTORIES DRIVE EU STEEL PRICES LOWER - 23.07.2007
GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION FORECAST TO RISE BY 94 MILLION TONNES IN 2007 - 23.07.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.07.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.07.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.07.2007
MARKET FUNDAMENTALS PREVAIL AT LAST IN NICKEL MARKET - 02.07.2007
CHINESE TAX LEVY FAILS TO LIFT GLOBAL STEEL PRICES FOR STRIP MILL PRODUCTS - 28.06.2007