Latest Steel Industry News
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- MEPS podcast: Chinese steel prices lowest since 2017
MEPS podcast: Chinese steel prices lowest since 2017
03.09.2024MEPS International’s Speaking of Steel podcast features insight into a recent decline in Chinese steel prices which left them at their lowest level since 2017. - MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
MEPS’s global steel production and capacity round-up
02.09.2024US mills’ capacity expansion plans, new investment by Italian-based longs producers and additional stainless capacity in China all feature in MEPS International’s August global production and capacity round-up. - German economic woes subdue Europe’s recovery hopes
German economic woes subdue Europe’s recovery hopes
02.09.2024Germany has transitioned from being a powerhouse of Europe’s stainless steel market to a handicap for a region targeting recovery. - US stainless coil prices near bottom of cycle
US stainless coil prices near bottom of cycle
30.08.2024Hot and cold rolled stainless steel coil prices in the United States will continue to move down with the mills’ published alloy surcharges in September. - UK Metals Expo Q&A: Marcegaglia’s Alison Taylor
UK Metals Expo Q&A: Marcegaglia’s Alison Taylor
29.08.2024Marcegaglia’s Alison Taylor is keen to discuss the near-term market outlook when she joins MEPS’s stainless steel debate at the UK Metals Expo 2024. - Canada plans 25% import tariff on Chinese steel
Canada plans 25% import tariff on Chinese steel
27.08.2024Canada has become the latest country to introduce trade protection measures to defend its domestic steel industry from the influence of low-cost Chinese material. - UK Metals Expo Q&A: Mike Nielsen, Salzgitter Mannesmann UK
UK Metals Expo Q&A: Mike Nielsen, Salzgitter Mannesmann UK
23.08.2024Salzgitter Mannesmann UK commercial manager Mike Nielsen believes that the UK’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be the major talking point at the UK Metals Expo 2024. - UK Metals Expo Q&A: SteelBuy CEO Terry Sargeant
UK Metals Expo Q&A: SteelBuy CEO Terry Sargeant
21.08.2024SteelBuy chief executive Terry Sargeant believes that the steel distribution sector must go through a “dramatic change” in order to embrace efficiency and reduce costs. - US steel's sharp rise in imports reverses course
US steel's sharp rise in imports reverses course
20.08.2024US steel imports dropped sharply in June after reaching their highest level in over two years in May. - Import rules remain Europe’s key steel price influence
Import rules remain Europe’s key steel price influence
20.08.2024Further changes to trade defence measures in the EU and United Kingdom will influence steel prices more than any shift in supply or demand this summer, MEPS respondents say. - South Korean concerns over Vietnam antidumping probe
South Korean concerns over Vietnam antidumping probe
19.08.2024Steel market participants in South Korea are concerned that Vietnam’s recently launched antidumping investigation will cause Chinese exporters to divert material to their market.
