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The purchase of Universal Stainless by Aperam, the change of ownership at Calvert and the sale of Bahru Stainless by Acerinox are featured in MEPS...

Rising demand in the EU and modest recovery in the US and Japan will put limited upward pressure on global steel prices in 2025....

MEPS respondents remain optimistic that the API line pipe sector will improve in 2025, despite a disappointing year with lower-than-expected sales...

U.S. galvanized steel buyers are becoming increasingly wary of imports following a petition calling for trade remedies against 10 countries....

The medium-term outlook for the API line pipe sector remains positive despite the delays and setbacks the industry has faced in early 2024....

Weekly LME rebar futures trading volumes rose to 25,960 tonnes for the week ended 4 July, up 8,360 tonnes from the 17,600 tonnes recorded for the...

The main obstacle to the introduction of new hydrogen-based technologies is global shocks and wars, as well as the bureaucracy of officials and the...

Changes in environmental standards and requirements for sustainable production have also been an important factor for the steel market....

European hot rolled coil prices showed signs of recovery towards the end of 2023, but the basis for a continuation of this trend into 2024 appears...

Both indicators will be slightly lower than predicted in May, the IWCC report notes....

Based on an expected scrap steel utilization rate of 30% in China's steel sector by 2025, the Metallurgical Mining Association of China (MMAC)...

Iron ore prices in Asia hit an 8-month high on the back of solid performance and strong buying, as well as the investment policy of the Chinese...

Global aluminum inventories in the warehouses of manufacturers are about 50 days against the background of the fact that Russian metal, which is...

Steel demand will be boosted by investment in infrastructure, renewable energy, mining, and the steel sector through a manufacturing-related stimulus...

Analysts expect the decline in iron ore prices to reach $96.76 per ton by the end of the current quarter and accelerate to $89 per ton by the end of...

European car manufacturers are bracing for increased competition and lower demand in the second half of the year....

The main driver of global steel demand, the People's Republic of China, will not be able to stimulate consumption growth this year due to the...

Persistent inflation and high interest rates in most countries will limit the recovery in steel demand in 2023, with demand growth driven by regions...

China will soon commission more than 200 million tons per year of new liquid steel smelting capacity through swaps. The NDRC is asking major Chinese...

In 2021, China revised the quality standards for the scrap sector, requiring that the scrap content of impurities not exceed 0.3-1% for three...

EU steel mills are aiming for higher prices despite a slow start to 2023. Demand for stainless steel in Europe in the first few weeks of the new year...

Russian steel exporters, still active on the Black Sea spot market, are cutting production, increasing domestic sales, or trying to export more to...

The outlook for Europe looks bleakest due to high volatile energy prices and the need to reorganize supply chains....

The global market for iron and steel castings will increase to 2.5 trillion US dollars by 2030 with an annual growth of 5.5% - Spherical Insights...

According to economists interviewed by the company, the key risks remain the strengthening of sanctions, the development of the conflict in Ukraine...

The global platinum market is forecast to be in deficit after two consecutive years of large surpluses and nearly 20% demand growth....

A global recovery in steel demand next year is still expected, driven primarily by higher infrastructure spending, but growth of 1% instead of the...

Iron ore reached its all-time high of 229.50 in May 2021. Today, its quotes on Chinese stock exchanges are at the level of 96 - 97 dollars per ton...

The cuts to be implemented in the fourth quarter are unlikely to lead to large-scale cuts in steel production in China....

As Europe enters winter, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that flat steel prices will remain low. Plant shutdowns could create a shortage of...