Blast furnace (BF)-based steelmaking capacity in Southeast Asia could balloon by 25% over the next few years with the emergence of new projects, the South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (Seaisi) said recently

India's push toward the beneficiation of low-grade iron ore could result in new trade patterns emerging in the future if implemented, market sources told Fastmarkets this week

Fresh infrastructure projects in Bangladesh will drive significant steel demand and make doing business in the country easier in the coming years, Tapan Sengupta, the deputy managing director of steelmaker Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills (BSRM) told Fastmarkets in an exclusive interview

Increasing urbanization around the world is one of the main factors driving appetite for green and sustainable steel, Abednedju Giovano Warani Sangkaeng, president director of Indonesian steelmaker Gunung Raja Paksi (GRP), told Fastmarkets in an interview

A raft of bookings for steel scrap in both Turkey and Pakistan this week ahead of the Islamic holy festival of Eid al-Adha has led to an acute rise in offer prices to key Asia bulk markets, sources told Fastmarkets

RCP sellers are encouraged by the slow pick-up in packaging demand and OCC price trends.

The 2022 Singapore Steel Forum, located in the plush surroundings of the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel, provided the ideal setting for market participants to discuss the hottest steel topics of the day last week

Prices for United States-origin steel scrap were easily undercutting those for Japan-origin material in the markets of Taiwan and Vietnam this week, market sources told Fastmarkets on Wednesday May 4

India’s expanding recycling sector will look to capitalize on the opportunity presented by ambitious carbon neutrality targets in the country, according to the Material Recycling Association of India (MRAI)

Japanese buyers are increasing their bids for ferrous scrap to prevent exports of the steelmaking raw material, hoping to feed domestic steel production amid solid demand and healthy margins