Slower demand for construction materials continues to weigh on Europe’s aluminium and steel market price and premiums

China’s export market for graphite electrodes, high power (HP) and ultra-high power (UHP), dropped for a third consecutive fortnight on Wednesday July 5 amid slow demand and due to producers using different raw materials

Southeast Asia's steel industry faces a long journey to decarbonization and the shift to producing “green steel,” according to Sheren Omega, head of sustainability at one of Indonesia's leading steelmakers, Gunung Raja Paksi (GRP)

The burgeoning trend of decarbonization in the steel industry has been led by the realization of economic opportunity and an increase in demand we heard at the annual Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) and Steel Manufacturers Association (SMA) members conference held in Washington from June 21 to 23

Optimus Steel’s ongoing expansion and upgrades at its Beaumont, Texas facility since 2021 will – by the time of completion in late 2024 – double its rolling capacity from 800,000 tons per year to 1.6 million tpy

Fastmarkets proposes to launch a weekly price assessment for steel reinforcing bar (rebar) domestic, delivered Saudi Arabia.

The premium for green steel in the European domestic flat product market was stable this week, compared with prices heard in recent weeks, reflecting an emerging consensus around the value of material produced with low-emissions, Fastmarkets heard on Thursday June 8

According to a keynote speaker at the Singapore Green Steel Forum on Tuesday May 23, advancements in green steel require the collaboration of all stakeholders in all regions if they are to succeed

Read more about our suite of green steel benchmarks that will assess the price differential against traditional flat steel prices

The attack by the Russian army on a hydroelectric power plant in Nova Kakhovka in southern Ukraine on Tuesday June 6 has affected steelmaking operations at Kryvyi Rih, where ArcelorMittal’s Ukrainian steel mill and Metinvest’s mining and processing plants (GOKs) are located, sources have told Fastmarkets