ofbig stateprojects includingAPECVladivostok
andSochi 2014 the industryhas shown signsof
rebound in the recent years. Last year’s steelproducts
consumption in theconstruction segmentgrew
more than5%against2012.However, a recession
was registered in thedomestic longproductsmarket
at theendof2013. FromOctober to thebeginning
of January theprice for reinforcedbarsdropped
inMoscow from22.5—23k rubles/t to20.5—21k
rubles/t.The seasonaldrop inconsumption isnormal
howeverquotationsofprices for reinforcedbars
in January2014droppedmore than2.5k rubles/t
compared to thecorrespondingperiodof2013.
Demand for this typeofproductshasdropped
recentlynotonlydue to seasonal factors, but alsodue
tocutbackson someconstructionprojects.
Drop inprices in the longproductsdomestic
market ispartiallycausedbyoversupply.Having
facedexportsproblems,Ukrainian longproducts
manufacturershave turned toRussia. Inaddition
to thatNLMK-Kaluga, anelectric steelplantwas
commissioned last yearand twonewenterprises:
Severstal-Balakovo, a longproductsplant andTumen
ElectricSteelPlant aregradually reachingproductive
capacities. Facilities forproductionofmore than
2.5Mtof reinforcedbarsandother typesof long
productsmaybecommissioned inRussia in2013—
2015while the total outputof all the launchedand
planned for thenextfiveyearsprojects reachesabout
4Mt/y.
E
A
ccording
to
W
orld
S
teel
A
ssociation
,
the
R
ussian
steel
output
reached
69.4M
t
in
2013 (-1.5%
against
2012). S
teel
products
export
in
the
first
11
months
, 2013
dropped
8.8%
compared
to
the
corresponding
period
of
2012. P
rices
for
semis
and
finished
products
being
a
little
lower
than
last
year
are
not
expected
to
grow
in
the
nearest
future
. M
any
problems
R
ussian
steel
producers
face
in
the
international market will
remain
this
year
. H
owever
,
steel
consumption
in
R
ussia
grows
although
not
that
quick
.
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