Exporters urged to adjust to global demands.

Indonesia announces economic recovery programme.

India's demand for steel contracted by 91% y-o-y in April 2020 with end user industries' like auto real estate and infrastructure that constitute 80% of demand, coming to a virtual standstill.

It also shipped abroad 180,000 tonnes of steel billets in the month, mainly to China.

An investigation is ongoing to establish the possible source of infection.

JSW Steel is confident of completing the Bhushan Power and Steel acquisition even in the current state of economy ravaged by Covid.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of March 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,802,192 net tons.

China extends anti-dumping duties on alloy-steel pipes from US, EU.