Latest Steel Industry News
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- MEPS podcast: the H2 Green Steel interview
MEPS podcast: the H2 Green Steel interview
05.09.2024Emissions-cutting steelmaker H2 Green Steel head of commercial Stephan Flapper has told MEPS International that the countdown is on to start production at its plant in Sweden. - UK Metals Expo Q&A: ISTA president Godfrey Watt
UK Metals Expo Q&A: ISTA president Godfrey Watt
05.09.2024International Steel Trade Association (ISTA) president Godfrey Watt has said that steel market leaders must evolve their businesses to meet the challenge of a “rubbish” 12-month trading period. - US steelmakers’ published prices debated at MEPS event
US steelmakers’ published prices debated at MEPS event
04.09.2024The influence of Nucor’s Consumer Spot Price (CSP) for hot rolled coil will be among the topics explored when MEPS International hosts a steel market seminar in the United States next month. - 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.