European steel service center (SSC) shipments increased by 2.8pc from January to March when compared to the same period last year, according to the latest Eurometal data.
The distribution of strip mill products rose by 1.7pc in March 2021 when compared to the previous month and by 21.7pc when compared to the same month of the previous year, Eurometal noted on Wednesday.
EU SSC stocks were reported at 57 days of shipment in March 2021, a 33pc decrease when compared to 76 days reported in the same month of the previous year.