JSW Steel Ltd, the flagship of the JSW Group and one of the lowest-cost steel producers in the world, has reported a monthly growth of 25% in crude steel production for May.

Steel billet prices in the global markets showed mixed dynamics in the week from Monday June 4 to Friday June 8, due to weak trading activity in Asia and strengthening sentiment in Turkey and the CIS region.

The annual convention of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) made its biennial visit to the lights and glamour of Las Vegas, in the US state of Nevada, from Saturday April 14 until Thursday April 19.

The regional steel billet markets mostly fell quiet last week because of the start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and the persistence of high export offer prices from China.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Friday June 15.

Global scrap prices continued to climb with increasing demand in the major import markets during the working week from Monday June 26 to Friday June 30.

Metal Bulletin looks at seven key things discussed in Xi’an last month at China Iron & Steel Association's 16th International Steel Market and Trade Conference that will have a major impact on the Asian and Chinese steel markets in the coming years.

Billet prices in the global markets except India continued to fall during the work week from Monday March 26 to Friday March 30 due to negative sentiment caused by the uncertainty over the United States' Section 232 tariffs.

Physical iron ore prices improved on Tuesday March 12 following advances in China’s futures and steel markets, as well as further uncertainty over Vale’s supplies from Brazil.

Barring those for tin, base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all up during the morning trading session on Tuesday July 30, with the complex benefiting from rising hope amid continuing US-China trade talks.