ArabFinance: Ezz Steel (ESRS) increased steel prices by EGP 1,500 per ton which is the second increase in a week, according to Amwal Al Ghad.
Under the new pricing, a ton of steel will cost EGP 17,000 as of Thursday, March 10th.
In a similar vein, Egypt’s metal exports surged 89% year-on-year (YoY) to $3.4 billion in 2021. Iron and steel exports jumped 145% to $1.78 billion in 2021, from $728 million in 2020.
Ezz Steel is an Egypt-based manufacturer and trader of steel and related products. Together with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the manufacture, trade, and distribution of iron and steel products of all kinds and associated services.