The IWCC Wire Rod Committee held a meeting last week. The topics covered in the meeting included:

  • A presentation by Jonathan Barnes, Project Blue, on the outlook of the European market for wire rod and drawn wire in the forthcoming years.
  • Members were shown the latest IWCC statistics covering European wire rod demand with regional breakdowns and forecasts for 2024 and 2025.
  • A presentation from Fernando Nuno, ICA Europe, on the transformers market and the effect electrification may have on wire rod demand.

We would like to thank everyone who attended, and thank Jonathan Barnes and Fernando Nuno for their interesting and insightful presentations. We look forward to our next meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden, on the 11th and 12th of June 2025.