[Ferro-alloys.com] According to Japan iron and Steel Federation data published in July of this year, Japan’s orders for ordinary steel rose 5% m-o-m to 6.12 million tons, down 2% y-o-y. It does not show signs of recovery in domestic demand for steel was mainl...

[Ferro-alloys.com] According to US Census Bureau data released, the country’s steel exports totaled 813,053 tons in this July, down by 8.1% m-o-m, down by 20% y-o-y.

[Ferro-alloys.com] It's reported that US scrap export market continued to fall, the price of No1 and No2 heavy scrap mixture container to China and Taiwan prices are USD 155/ton (CFR), comparing with last week, the price fell US$12 / ton.

[Ferro-alloys.com] It's reported that the European Union has imposed a provisional anti-dumping duty up to 31.2% on imports of water and sewage pipes from India for six months, in order to protect its domestic industry.

[Ferro-alloys.com] According to the Latin American iron and Steel Institute (Alacero) the latest data released, Latin American countries produced 5.5 million tons of crude steel in August, down 1% m-o-m, an increase of 1% y-o-y. The country’s finished steel p...

ANZ has downgraded its iron ore and coking coal price forecasts for the next two years because of lower growth predictions for China. The bank said it had reduced its iron ore and coking coal prices by five to 13 per cent for 2016 and 2017. A downward re...

[Ferro-alloys.com] It is reported Chinese HBIS Group, core company Han-Steel won Iraq pipeline orders for 12,000 tons. Pipeline steels are mainly used for the transport of gas and oil fields. Currently, Han-Steel’s pipeline steels are mainly used for China’s...

[Ferro-alloys.com] According to the Japan Iron and Steel Association data released in August of this year, Japan’s small bar production was 715,800 tons, down 4.4% y-o-y, and down 2.3% m-o-m to 732,700 tons.