China is likely to become a net steel exporter again in October, after being a net steel importer for four consecutive months from June to September. However, the volume of net exports over […]

German steelmaker thyssenkrupp’s project to convert steel mill emission gases into chemicals and reduce CO2 emissions has received another Eur75 million in funding after proving commercial […]

En el siguiente enlace pueden acceder a la edición de octubre de nuestra revista: INFOACERO OCTUBRE 2020 A continuación destacamos algunos de sus contenidos: Opinión – D. Juan Ramón […]

Facing the Slide in Global Steel Trade Trade restrictions are closing global steel supply chains in a year threatened by Covid-19 contamination. This unprecedented pandemic has shaken steel demand […]

US Big Three auto producer and sheet consumer Ford plans to eventually reap 10% of its North American revenue from electric vehicles, Kallanish learns from the company’s third-quarter conference […]

Despite October proving to be a worse month than September in terms of sales volumes, French distributors say demand for their products generally remains at good levels. The new lockdown announced in […]

The fire that broke out at Liberty Steel’s Newport re-rolling mill on Wednesday evening did not impact or relate to production activities, a company spokesman tells Kallanish. According to […]

NLMK confirms to Kallanish that its Belgian coil service centre located in Manage is suffering from production delays linked with the second wave of the coronavirus. “The situation generated by […]

European steelmakers’ association Eurofer says the uncertainty created by the second Covid-19 pandemic wave is set to impact apparent steel demand further in the fourth quarter. According to the […]

European steelmakers’ association Eurofer has reiterated that imports continue to remain a threat for the region’s industry, despite the slump in volumes seen so far this year. According to the […]

The European Confederation of Iron and Steel Industries forecasts EU apparent steel consumption for 2020 to decline by 14.6% on the year, an improvement from its previous 16.6% decrease, and to […]

As we edge ever closer to January 2021, when a new EU-UK trade relationship becomes operational, agreement between the two sides appears increasingly elusive. Our base forecast, in line with that of […]

Italian flat products output decreased again year-on-year in September after tumbling each month since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, says local steelmakers’ association Federacciai. Long […]

US heavy equipment producer and plate consumer Caterpillar saw its sales drop by almost a quarter on-year in Q3, Kallanish learns.  Caterpillar generated revenues of $9.9 billion in Q3, down -23% […]

ArcelorMittal Poland has reduced its pig iron and steelmaking capacities by little over a third each with the recent closure of its blast furnace and three basic oxygen furnaces in Krakow, according […]