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Originally posted by NigeEss
Doesn't answer your question, but....

Try John Stansfeld steel supplies in your neck of the woods,
Springwell Works,
Buslingthorpe Lane
Leeds
LS7 2DF

0113-262 8155


I used to get all my steel there when I drove trucks and could pop in on the way past.
Was cheaper than any place near me.

[Edited on 20/1/10 by NigeEss]

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Rising input costs are likely to hike up prices on domestic steel products.
There is increasing pressure on prices from Iron Ore (Spot Price $130/tonne), Coking Coal (Spot Price $200/tonne), Gas (NYMEX) ($5.50/therm) and Scrap ($325-$350/tonne shredded FOB Rotterdam).

With these costs in the region of 80-100% up compared to 6 months ago, British Mills, we believe, have at least £80/tonne of price increases that they will have to put through in the next 3-4 months.

Despite the Pound Sterling today hitting a 6-week peak versus the U.S. Dollar and a 4-month peak against the Euro, the Pound Sterling remains weakened. In addition, prices in Europe are (unusually) around 10% higher than in the UK, resulting in little import competition at this time further increasing the price pressures on steel.

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