Stainless steel market trends to be discussed April 10–11 in Saint Petersburg

On April 10–11, the 11th International Conference " Stainless Steel and the Russian Market " will take place at Grand Hotel Europe in St. Petersburg. Participants include leading players in the domestic stainless and specialty steel market: producers of rolled products, suppliers, processors, end consumers, government agencies, and others. Key Speakers: Ivan Markov (Director of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation), Viktor Tarnavsky ...
26 March 2025., 10:35   comment

Galvanized and pre-painted products: the market awaits positive signals (photo report)

On March 20–21, the 20th International Conference "Galvanized and pre-painted products: Production and Consumption Trends" took place in Moscow and the Moscow Region. The event brought together over 210 representatives from metallurgical companies, service metal centers, metal structure plants, metal trading and metal-consuming companies, as well as related industries and government agencies. The conference was organized by the "Metal Supply & Sales" Magazine. General partners of the conference ...
25 March 2025., 13:18   comment

Galvanized and pre-painted products: the market awaits positive signals (photo report)

On March 20–21, the 20th International Conference "Galvanized and pre-painted products: Production and Consumption Trends" took place in Moscow and the Moscow Region. The event brought together over 210 representatives from metallurgical companies, service metal centers, metal structure plants, metal trading and metal-consuming companies, as well as related industries and government agencies. The conference was organized by the "Metal Supply & Sales" Magazine. General partners of the conference ...
25 March 2025., 13:04   comment

Lagging hot-rolled products

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues its publication of the MCC-TP Index (Market Temperature Index). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. Experts noted that in mid-March, sales of rebar and medium-sized profile pipes were at a decent level. However, while sales remain significantly below figures from a year ago, the overall trend is positive. The only sector showing no progress is hot-rolled steel, which continues to decline in price. Sales ...
25 March 2025., 10:26   comment

Russia has potential for zinc consumption

Vladislav Polkin, CEO of the National Coordination Center for Zinc Development (NKC), spoke at the 20th International Conference " Galvanized and Coated Steel: Production and Consumption Trends ," organized by the “Metal Supply and Sales” Magazine, about trends in the global and Russian zinc markets. The speaker noted a positive trend in the global economy, including in Russia, where economic indicators for the past year appear quite successful. Globally, the end-use consumption of zinc is distributed ...
24 March 2025., 10:26   comment

March issue of “Metal Supply and Sales” Magazine has been released

“Metallurgists and traders are adapting to a complex situation in both domestic and foreign markets”: with such a headline on the front cover the March issue of Metal Supply and Sales has been published. Participants of the Galvanized and Pre-Painted Products Conference (20-21st of March, Moscow) will be one of the first to watch it. The new issue opens with an editorial about the problems of excess capacity in the domestic and global steel markets. The issue also addresses to possibilities ...
18 March 2025., 15:43   comment

Preliminary year-end results, along with predictions, interviews and more

The final issue of the year "Metal Supply and Sales" magazine has been published. The edition contains a number of materials on the results of the 30th anniversary International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo' 2024 , which this year saw high levels of business activity and record attendance. The event also saw the publication of photo reports from the metallurgists' forum site, interviews with participants, reviews of the most interesting business events and competitions. The market situation ...
18 December 2024., 08:02   comment