There have been significant downward revisions to the 2024 steel demand outlook for most major economies, including China, reflecting continued...
Ferrous metallurgy
The World Steel Association forecasts that global steel demand will fall by a further 0.9% to 1,751 million tonnes this year.
Joe Biden hesitates to approve Japanese takeover of US Steel
Joe Biden could shape the future of US Steel with one of his final acts as President of the United States, postponing a decision on whether to block...
Network Steel is considering the possibility of acquiring the ThyssenKrupp Galmed plant
The German steelmaker closed the plant in November 2023 due to a significant deterioration in the European automotive market...
Iron ore price hits lowest level in a year
The drop comes amid weak demand prospects in China and more resilient supply...
The court overturned the bankruptcy decision of Czestochowa after Liberty's appeal
Liberty Czestochowa has a production capacity of 700,000 tons of steel per year and 1.2 million tons of plate steel per year...
The Turkish company Borusan Pipe commissioned a service center in Romania
Turkish steel pipe manufacturer has made its second largest investment in Europe in Ploiesti in southern Romania....
The deadline for consideration of Nippon Steel's bid to acquire US Steel is September 23
Nippon Steel and US Steel make last-ditch bid to win US approval ahead of election...
Nippon Steel plans to invest more than a billion dollars in US Steel plants
The investment will be made after the completion of the acquisition of US Steel....
Nippon Steel hopes to win over American union for $1.3 billion
The Japanese steelmaker plans to invest in the Mon Valley Works and Gary Works....
Global steel production in July 2024 decreased by 4.7% compared to the same period the previous year.
According to the World Steel Association, global steel production in July amounted to 152.8 million tons...
Trump won't let Japan buy United States Steel
Trump again vowed to block the deal if voters return him to the White House...
Türkiye determines dumping margins on imports of hot-rolled coils from China, Russia, India and Japan
The investigation was launched following a complaint from the Turkish Steel Association on behalf of Turkey's largest steel producers...
Giant Chinese investment will boost Hungary's steel industry
China Export and Credit Insurance Corporation (Sinosure) will support Liberty Dunaújváros' transition to low-emission technology at a cost of...
US Steel Kosice will shut down one blast furnace in August
Slovak steelmaker US Steel Kosice (USSK) plans to shut down one blast furnace (BF) in August for scheduled maintenance, a company spokesman told...
Global steel production in June 2024 increased by half a percent to 161 million tons.
Steel production in 71 countries reporting data to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) increased by 0.5% in June 2024 compared to the same...
Steel demand in China's manufacturing industry rebounds to record levels
In the first half of the year, additional capacities for the production of metal structures in China will come into operation...
Global stainless steel production increased by 5.5% - the USA became the growth leader
Global stainless steel production increased 5.5% year-on-year to 14.6 million tonnes in the first quarter of 2024....
Biden introduces requirement for steel smelting and casting in Mexico
This effectively imposes a 25% tariff on any steel shipped through Mexico...
Zaporizhstal increased production of finished rolled steel by one and a half times
From January to June 2024, 1,527.3 thousand tons of cast iron, 1,486.4 thousand tons of steel were produced, 1,233.5 thousand tons of rolled products...
The price of steel sheets in Italy has reached the bottom
Prices for hot-rolled steel in Italy have reached the bottom of the current cycle as production costs continue to weigh on steel mill profits....
The evolution of Chinese steel mills: from robots to peacocks
Robots manage everything, there is no lighting in the production area, peacocks and sika deer walk around the plant... This is the picture that...
Steel at the center of political debate in US election year
Political campaign aimed at protecting US steel producers...
China Metallurgical Association criticizes US tariff hike
“The non-market behavior of the United States has distorted the global steel trade order...,” CISA said....
EU confirms extension of Indonesian tariffs on stainless steel
The European Commission has confirmed final countervailing duties on Indonesian cold-rolled stainless steel on materials imported from Taiwan, Turkey...
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...
