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...
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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...
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...
