Platts news feature: Europe, Black Sea steel prices seek support from iron ore, coal costs

The steel market in Europe and CIS is feeling some renewed upswing in price sentiment following some softness over the past two months. After a dip from an early 2011 spike in steel prices in Europe, the US and Asia, concerns of further longer-term downside and severe price swings are reducing as raw materials prices persist at near record levels, traders, steel buyers and producers say.