China’s steel market participants have mixed expectations about supply and demand in the next three months ahead of and during the 2022 Winter Olympics after hearing that some steel mills near the host cities will be required to suspend production.

August 24 marked six months since the beginning of Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine on February 24

Is the switching to scrap-based electric-arc furnace (EAF) steel production enough to get the industry to net-zero carbon dioxide emissions? The answer is probably not.

Government purchasing pledges, new products and changing attitudes toward building design are bringing standards closer

Turkish steel mills ended the working week with a single deep-sea cargo amid limited rebar demand, especially in the export markets, sources told Fastmarkets on Friday June 25.

The collapse of the iron ore market and market turbulence over Chinese property developer Evergrande Group are adding to the economic woes caused by the Delta variant of Covid-19 for much of this year.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Thursday December 20.

Turkish deep-sea scrap import markets were quiet on Monday July 5 with mills reluctant to buy scrap amid limited finished steel demand, while suppliers kept offers firm, market sources told Fastmarkets.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories that have affected the steel market over the past week.

Editor Vera Blei looks at the main news covered by Steel First this week.