November 2017 Prices for US flat-rolled steel imports inch lower Prices for flat-rolled steel imported into the United States have edged down modestly across the board in American Metal Market’s latest price assessment. 30 November 2017 Michael Cowden Ilva faces closure threat as Italy freezes merger talks with ArcelorMittal Italian steelmaker Ilva could be shut down if a regional court accepts a complaint lodged by two senior politicians in the country, Carlo Calenda, Italy’s minister of economic development, has said. 30 November 2017 Lee Allen Brazilian steel assn raises forecasts for 2017 consumption, sales in 'timid' market rebound The Brazilian steel institute, Aço Brasil, has revised upward its forecast for the country’s steel consumption, sales and output this year, due to a “timid” market rebound. 30 November 2017 Ana Paula Camargo UAE construction sector to be insulated from impact of new VAT regime by Expo 2020 The imposition of a 5% value added tax (VAT) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2018 will not dent steel demand from the construction sector, market participants told Metal Bulletin this week. 30 November 2017 Serife Durmus CHINA HRC: Domestic prices move up further China’s domestic prices for hot-rolled coil further moved up on Thursday November 30, while demand weakened. 30 November 2017 Jessica Zong Flat Steel Products Trade Log, November 30, 2017 The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for flat steel products. 30 November 2017 ASIA COPPER WEEK 2017: Deleveraging a key focus for China’s metals industry in 2018 – executives The Chinese economy including the metals industry is highly focused on deleveraging going into next year, which should see more capacity cuts among unprofitable smelters, senior executives told delegates at Metal Bulletin’s 13th Asia Copper Conference in Shanghai, China. 30 November 2017 Perrine Faye China AM: Futures uptrend sustained, coking coal outperforms China’s ferrous futures gained across the board for a second day on Thursday morning November 30, with the benchmark coking coal contract being the outperformer with an increase of almost 5%. 30 November 2017 July Zhang China’s Shougang Jingtang adds 360,000 tpy of HDG capacity China’s Shougang Jingtang United Iron & Steel will increase its hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) capacity by 360,000 tonnes per year with a sixth strip processing line at its plant in Hebei province. 30 November 2017 Paul Lim EUROPE HDG: Italian steelmakers increase offers Italian steelmakers have increased their domestic offer prices for first-quarter production hot-dipped galvanized (HDG) coil, sources told Metal Bulletin this week. 29 November 2017 Maria Tanatar « 1 2 3 4 5 … »