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    Final Thoughts

    Final Thoughts

    Written by David Schollaert


    Well, I guess it’s the official outage and idling season. In the month of September alone we’ve confirmed a half dozen or more maintenance outages (some pulled forward) and temporary idlings. Why? It sure looks like some steelmakers are trying to deal with declining demand and uncertain market conditions.

    The hope? Somewhat of a stopgap measure to keep prices from falling even lower.

    David Schollaert

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