China's consumer price index, a main gauge of inflation, edged up 0.3 percent year-on-year in April, NBS data showed.

The Gerdau Charqueadas and Riograndense plants, located in the Brazilian southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, remain idled due to the intensive rains that have flooded the state.

Dinson Iron and Steel Company is gearing up to initiate test runs for its newly constructed steel plant in Manhize, near Mvuma, with plans to begin production as early as June.

In April 2024, the production of all main products of the Russian ferrous industry decreased compared to April 2023.

The volumes of steel affected in each unit, however, are not yet possible to estimate.

The German Embassy and the Vietnam Industry Agency are collaborating in Hanoi to decarbonize the steel industry.

India's domestic steel demand will grow at around 10 percent over the next few years supported by the government's focus on infrastructure, steel ministry secretary Nagendra Nath Sinha said on Friday,May 10.

AISI reported that the U.S. imported a total of 2,510,000 net tons (NT) of steel in March 2024.