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EU, Chinese output finishes 2020 strongly, India accelerates

Crude steel production in the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel)...

Turkey becomes Europe’s largest steel producer in 2020

Steel production in Turkey exceeded last year’s performance in 2020, despite the pandemic, and...

World 2020 steel output slips 0.9% on year: worldsteel

Global crude steel production in 2020 slipped 0.9% year over year to 1.86 billion mt as rising...

Longs, tubes fill EU safeguard quotas quickest

Almost one month since new tariff-free quotas for EU imports became available, long and tubular...

German steel inventories fall to 33-year low in Dec: BDS

Stocks at German distributors fell to a 33-year low in December 2020 while sales increased further...

ArcelorMittal Italia initiates restart of blast furnace 2 at Taranto site: sources

ArcelorMittal Italia is in the process of restarting blast furnace 2 at its site in Taranto Jan. 26...

NLMK’s US operations sue US Steel for $100 million, damages over tariffs

NLMK’s US operations are suing US Steel for a minimum of $100 million alleging anticompetitive...

Germany’s 2020 crude steel production down 10%

German crude steel production in 2020 was 10% lower year on year at 35.7 million mt, the lowest...

China’s 2020 net exports of steel plunge 69% on year

China’s net exports of semi-finished and finished steel in 2020 dropped 69% on the year to...

French stainless scrap seen rising again

Stainless steel scrap prices in France are seen increasing further in February due to raw materials...

Piombino posts loss, unions expect new JSW plan

JSW Steel’s Italian facility in Piomino produced 84,063 tonnes and sold 83,994t of steel products in...

Liberty submits firm bid for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe

Liberty Steel has submitted a firmed-up bid for thyssenkrupp Steel Europe based on the results of...
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