On the German core and coreboard market, May is proving to be a stable month for core producers despite the large number of public holidays as well as school holidays in a number of German federal states. Insiders said that workloads are good and demand is brisk. Businesses reported almost consistently healthy demand from all key sectors since the start of the year. The absence of demand from Russia remains a problem for a few core manufacturers. However, many companies had such a broad footing that this factor did not have a major impact.
