China regulates and consolidates domestic steel market
Difficult economic data and new regulations by the Chinese government sent Asian stock markets temporarily into a tailspin today. Western commodity exchanges unimpressed by Chinese data....
Problematic delivery delays for coil products in Europe
In Europe, particularly in Germany and the BENELUX states, further delivery delays and major technical problems are reported at some coil product producers. Nickel is rising on the LME and...
China stopped production of major steel mills
The Chinese government has ordered major steel producers in China to cut production significantly and keep it at 2020 levels. For many steelmakers this means cutting monthly production by...
Stainless steel demand remains high, prices rise
Stainless steel demand in China and Europe remains high. Prices for Chinese stainless steel have continued to rise as purchasers seek to take advantage of current prices ahead of an...
Iron ore in the seasonal cooling?
Early in the year, the first analysts are writing about a seasonal slowdown in commodities. We take a closer look at this using HRC, iron ore and nickel as examples. And Malaysia extends...
How are world market prices for stainless steel developing?
Opinions differ on the trend in market prices for steel and stainless steel. Some are singing the song of the end of the steel market boom. Others see no end in sight. In China, at any...