At Bulldog Steel, we pride ourselves in not only providing excellent steel but also offering expert information on the steel industry for our customers and other professionals. Being experts in the industry for many years, we know that understanding steel price fluctuations and steel industry updates is sometimes difficult. Here is a brief summary of projections of steel prices for 2022. Don’t forget to download our latest eBook, “Understanding the Steel Industry”, for more information on the economic reasoning behind price fluctuations and an analysis of prices from the last two years.
If you are a part of the steel industry, you already know that steel prices were extremely high for most of 2021. As we get into 2022, the economic outlook for steel prices in 2022 is relatively optimistic. Experts in the steel industry are predicting that these US steel prices might stay high in the first few months of 2022, but will eventually level out to standard low by May. However, some predict that the current wave of COVID in the United States may slow the recovery of steel prices. More specifically, some experts predict that flat steel products will see a sharp decline in price and long products will experience a softer drop in pricing. While it might take a few months for prices to soften, the good news is that we don’t expect any drastic jumps like those from 2020 and 2021.
At the end of 2021, there was a decline in iron ore production as investors expected that the raw materials used in steel would face a surplus in 2022. Many still believe that steel consumption will decline in 2022. Generally, many expect that expected US steel prices will fall slower than Europe and will still remain higher than pre-pandemic levels throughout the year.
Looking at steel production on a more global scale, China is reportedly cutting steel production from 1.2 billion to 1 billion tons in an attempt to decrease pollution in 2022. In addition, China might impose a tax on exports which would further curb production. As a result, this will reduce supply and affect prices throughout the world. In Europe, prices and demand have been steadily declining, which means that supply shortages from China could have less of an impact.
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This information has been collected from:
Hellenic Shipping News
Bloomberg
SteelOrbis
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