China’s crude steel output retreated in late December following consecutive increases that began in mid-November.

Scrap prices in the global market have mostly been stable during the working week from Monday August 21 to Friday August 25, as the Turkish market approached a holiday period and other major markets were showing weak demand.

China’s largest steelmaker Hebei Iron & Steel expects its full-year results for 2013 to remain at low levels on account of the weak the steel market last year.

A Chinese steel mill has suspended blast furnaces after a loan default almost brought the mid-tier mill to bankruptcy.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories affecting the steel market over the past week.

As competition in the global steel markets remains fierce, Metal Bulletin provides an update on the new, progressing and closed trade cases from around the world in April 2017.

Price trends in the global billet market diverged in the week ended Friday January 12 because of a number of factors.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday March 28.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday March 13.

Demand from Turkish steel mills and tightening supply combined to push global scrap prices upward during the working week from Monday December 4 to Friday December 8.