Shortages in Metallurgical Raw Materials and Increase of International Prices

Confindustria is seriously concerned about the combined, heavily negative, impact of the shortages at international level of steel and ferrous and non ferrous metal raw materials and the consequent increase of their prices. In particular, the shortages in metallurgical coke and metals ferrousscrap affecting mainly the European steel, copper and aluminium industry, have repercussions on downstream industrial sectors and risk to create serious implications in terms of competitiveness and job losses in downstream sectors already massively exposed to international competition.