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Rising power costs have continued to dominate headlines as 2022 begins, following a year in which they were a running theme, especially for energy-intensive industries such as ferro-alloy production
High-level talks between Russia, the US and military bloc NATO wrap after strong warnings of military actions in the Black Sea
Ukraine’s largest national steelmaker, Metinvest, plans to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 15% by 2030, and by 40% by 2040, according to media reports
The United States and the United Kingdom have initiated bilateral talks to hash out the future of Section 232 tariffs on steel and aluminium imports into the US, and retaliatory UK tariffs on certain US exports.US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, US Trade Representative Katherine Tai and UK Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan […]
Posco and the Adani Group’s recently announced steel project will likely add to the steel oversupply in India until demand picks up sufficiently to consume the surplus volumes, market sources told Fastmarkets this week. “While steel demand in India is expected to increase until 250 million tonnes per year eventually, it really depends on whether […]
ArcelorMittal plans to ramp-up production at its cold-rolling steel mill in Krakow, Poland, until the end of this year, the company said this week. The company announced an investment program worth 105 million zloty ($26.4 million) for its CR mill in Krakow, which has capacity for 1 million tonnes per year. “As part of the […]
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