The European Commission has confirmed final countervailing duties on Indonesian cold-rolled stainless steel on materials imported from Taiwan, Turkey...
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World steel production and capacity overview - MEPS
Europe's updated anti-dumping measures against Chinese steel, the electrification of UK steel production and data on global stainless steel...
Stainless steel supply chain disruption intensifies in Europe
Stainless steel supply disruptions in Europe will continue until the end of the second quarter and then subside in the summer months...
"Zaporizhstal" intends to improve the quality of metal products
Zaporozhye Metallurgical Plant "Zaporizhstal" intends to introduce a number of measures in the near future to improve the quality of rolled...
Worldsteel forecasts broad-based steel demand growth of 3.5% per annum
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) is one of the largest and most dynamic industry associations in the world, with members from all major steel...
ArcelorMittal Zenica will close its coke plant
However, the company will continue to produce steel using the blast furnace method, purchasing coke from external sources...
ArcelorMittal agrees to buy 28% of Vallourec shares
ArcelorMittal has agreed to acquire 28.4% of French pipe maker Vallourec for approximately 955 million euros ($1.09 billion)...
EU imports record amounts of Chinese-made steel
Import of cast iron and steel reached in 2023 3.77 million tons, the highest tonnage since 2016...
Global steel production fell by almost 2% in January 2024
The drop was mainly due to a decrease in smelting in China and other Asian countries. The largest growth was demonstrated by the countries of the...
Thyssenkrupp will supply Siemens with low-CO2 electrical steel
Siemens Energy will produce 700 transformers from Thyssenkrupp steel at its plant in Weiz in Austria....
Thyssenkrupp announces tender for hydrogen supply for DRI plant
The first use of hydrogen in factories is planned for 2028....
Von der Leyen proposes exporting green steel from Mauritania to the EU
European business mission will visit Mauritania in March to explore investment opportunities...
Eurofer has lowered its forecast for steel consumption in 2024
With weak steel demand in 2023, the market share of imports in total consumption in Europe remained high....
Tata Steel resumes operation of blast furnace No. 6 in the Netherlands
Tata Steel re-ignites the IJmuiden blast furnace...
Ukrainian exports of steel semi-finished products and billets continued to fall in 2023
Exports of steel billets and semi-finished steel products from Ukraine in 2023 decreased by another 36% after a fall of 72% in 2022....
Czech steelmaker Liberty Ostrava's restart postponed
The timing of the restart of the plant of the Czech steel producer Liberty Steel Ostrava is still unclear, since the issue of debts has not been...
Global stainless steel production increased by 2.5%
The World Stainless Steel Association released data for the first nine months of 2023 showing stainless steel production rose 2.5% year over year to...
ArcelorMittal increases steel coil prices by 50 euros to 800 euros per tonne
The move comes as contract negotiations continue with automakers and the wider supply chain, with most factories trying to secure contract extensions...
The German company Wuppermann and the Turkish company Galva Metal have terminated their partnership
Collaboration that lasted more than 10 years has been terminated...
Turkish conglomerate buys Spanish pipe manufacturer
The Turkish company has increased its global pipe production capacity to more than 3 million tons per year...
Thyssenkrupp Materials sells Spanish division of Arania
Thyssenkrupp Materials Processing Lamincer was founded in 1986 in Munguia...
Biden extends EU tariff exemption on steel and aluminum for 2 years
The Biden administration wants to continue negotiations on measures to address excess capacity and low-carbon production....
The EU confirmed the extension of the quota for Russian slabs until 2028
They included restrictions on the import of certain ferroalloys and cast iron....
Nippon Steel agrees to buy US Steel for almost $15 billion
After the deal was announced, US Steel shares rose, while Nippon shares fell...
ArcelorMittal shuts down steel production in South Africa and lays off 3,500 workers
Ongoing rail logistics problems in South Africa and the worsening energy crisis have significantly increased costs for the business, ArcelorMittal...
Liberty Steel blast furnaces in Europe continue to remain idle
Sanjeev Gupta's metallurgical company has stopped its smelting units in Romania and the Czech Republic and does not yet see the possibility of...
Thyssenkrupp announced a $2.3 billion impairment of its steel division
Shares of the industrial conglomerate still rose 5% and reached the top of the Frankfurt mid-cap index...
ArcelorMittal announced its entry into the additive manufacturing market
ArcelorMittal is building an industrial-scale atomizer in Spain to produce high-quality steel powders for various additive manufacturing technologies....
Spanish steelmaker Acerinox's net profit halved due to weak steel market
Weaker demand in Europe this year due to economic uncertainty and higher interest rates has weighed on steel company earnings, which hit record...