B March 2017 year, prices for ferrous metals on the Russian market, in general, showed a slight increase. The composite price index for ferrous metals on the Russian market, according to Infogeo.ru, increased by (+0,1%) and compiled 1.8421 units. The maximum increase in the price index is observed for beams (+2,4%), channel (+1,8%) and strip (+1,7%). The maximum decline in the price index was recorded for the circle (-2,4%), cotton sheet (-2,1%), wire rod (-1,1%).
Price index decline:
Fittings - 0,56%
Wired wire - 1,12%
Square - 0,25%
Circle - 2,40%
Hot-smoked sheet - 0,07%
Corrugated sheet - 0,07%
Cotton sheet - 2,12%
Used pipe - 0,25%
Price index growth:
Beam + 2,39%
Galvanized sheet + 0,48%
Sheet PSV + 0,26%
Band + 1,68%
VGP pipe + 1,24%
Electrical pipe + 1,34%
Corner + 0,84%
Channel + 1,82%
