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China's iron ore futures remained under pressure on Friday as weak steel mill profitability, expectations of rising global supply and cautious market sentiment weighed on prices. Steelmakers continue to face squeezed…
Dillinger France has awarded SMS group an order to upgrade the cold plate leveler at its heavy plate mill in Dunkirk, France, with the latest generation of X-Pact Plate Leveler Control. The modernization will replace…
China's iron ore futures came under renewed pressure on Thursday as the market reopened after the week-long National Day holiday, with weak steel demand, rising inventories and poor mill profitability weighing on…
Nippon Steel's 2.0 GPa-class aluminized hot-stamping steel sheet with hydrogen-embrittlement resistance has been adopted for body components of Nissan Motor's all-new ELGRAND. The steel is used for underbody…
Russia's Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has developed production of steel with increased resistance to atmospheric corrosion, expanding its range of weathering steel products. The steel forms a protective oxide…
Bahrain's steel imports under HS 7207-7229 surged to 49,608 tons in July 2026, up 216.0pct YoY and 476.2pct month on month, according to Bahrain Customs data. The sharp July increase was overwhelmingly driven by…
India's finished steel consumption increased 7.5pct YoY to 84.9 mln tons in April-September FY27, according to provisional data from the Ministry of Steel. Finished steel production rose 3.7pct YoY to 81.8 mln tons…
Taiwan's China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced a TWD 900 (USD 28) per ton increase in domestic prices for most flat steel products for November 2026 deliveries, citing higher international steel prices, recovering…
Trasteel, through newly established Trasteel Magona S.r.l., has taken over operations of the La Magona d'Italia steel plant in Piombino, Tuscany, following the effectiveness of a lease agreement with Liberty Magona…
Lebanon's steel imports fell sharply by 54pct YoY to 33,608 tons in August 2026, from 72,667 tons in August 2025, according to Lebanese Customs data. The country's steel imports also declined by around 51pct month on…
Al Qaryan Group is advancing its circular-economy activities through the recovery, processing and recycling of materials. Its 2025 Sustainability Report says the group's steel recycling activities resulted in 1.04 mln…
Vietnamese steelmaker Formosa Ha Tinh Steel has increased its domestic HRC prices for November-December delivery, with SAE1006 and SS400 grades now offered at around USD 546-558 per ton CIF Vietnam, depending on order…
Nippon Steel has raised domestic prices for flat steel products by JPY 5,000 (USD 32) per ton for November deliveries, according to the local media reports. The increase applies to all flat steel products for domestic…
Indian state-owned steel producer Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) achieved its best-ever April-September performance across several production, sales and efficiency parameters in the first half of FY27. SAIL…
Asian HRC markets are showing mixed conditions in early October, with mills in India and Southeast Asia maintaining firm offers while buying interest remains cautious. Chinese prices are broadly stable amid weak demand…
Vietnam's leading steelmaker Hoa Phat Group has raised its domestic HRC prices for November delivery by around USD 10 per ton month-on-month. Non-skinpass SAE1006/SS400 HRC is currently offered at around USD 555 per ton…
Zhongshou Special Steel's newly commissioned Arvedi ESP endless casting and rolling line in China has surpassed productivity and production ramp-up records for thin-slab casting and rolling plants, according to…
South Africa has imposed definitive anti-dumping duties on corrosion-resistant steel coil from China, with duties ranging from 8.21pct to 57.84pct, following an investigation by the International Trade Administration…
Pakistan's National Tariff Commission (NTC) has preliminarily determined that color-coated steel imports from China were dumped in the Pakistani market, but has decided against imposing provisional anti-dumping duties…
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