Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) announced to leave its contract prices for H-beam unchanged for April. Previously, NSSMC planned to raise its H-beam contract prices by a total of ¥10,000/ton in the first half of fiscal year 2013/14 (during April through September). Supported by strong demand, the company decided to hike its H-beam prices ahead of the schedule. NSSMC increased its H-beam prices by ¥5,000/ton for March.
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