Brazil’s apparent steel consumption totaled 20.57 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 7.30% from 19.17 million tonnes the year before, according to the national steel association Aço Brasil.
22 January 2019
Renato Rostás
Argentina’s crude steel output grew by 11.6% in 2018, according to figures released by national steel association Acero Argentino on Monday January 21.
22 January 2019
Felipe Peroni
China’s ferrous futures largely declined during morning trading on Tuesday January 22, apart from the coking coal contract, which ended slightly higher than its opening price.
22 January 2019
Jessica Zong
Major Russian steelmaker Severstal recorded a spike in its sales of hot-rolled coil (HRC) to the EU in 2018, achieved by redirecting volumes that would otherwise have gone to other outlets, the company said on Friday January 18.
21 January 2019
Marina Shulga
Turkey produced 37.311 million tonnes of crude steel in 2018, a 0.56% decrease compared with 2017, according to the Turkish Steel Producers Association (TÇÜD).
21 January 2019
Serife Durmus
The European long steel markets have started 2019 in lethargic fashion, disappointing suppliers that were resolutely raising their offer prices just two months ago in anticipation of strong demand.
21 January 2019
Jethro Wookey
The United Arab Emirates has increased the import duty imposed on rebar to 10%, from the previous 5%, Dubai Customs announced on Wednesday January 16. The duties became effective the following day.
21 January 2019
Serife Durmus
Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK), Russia’s largest steelmaker, increased the export sales volumes from its Russian assets in 2018 because of higher demand for steel slabs and pig iron, the company said on Friday January 18.
21 January 2019
Vlada Novokreshchenova, Marina Shulga
China’s ferrous futures largely declined during morning trading on Monday January 21 amid the release of industrial data by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
21 January 2019
Jessica Zong
China’s crude steel output rose to a new high in 2018 on healthy profit margins among mills and growth in downstream demand.
21 January 2019
Jessica Zong
