World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 139.4 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2018, a 0.8% increase compared to January 2017.

Strip mill product basis prices continue to move up in northern and southern Europe, in February. Regional producers propose further rises, in order to achieve their new target values. Imports are playing only a minor role in the market, at...

2017 may well be regarded as the year of continued recovery for the global steel industry. During the past twelve months, the upward movement of world steel prices has been a consequence of supply-side factors and increased costs for the st...

Provisional estimates indicate that global crude steel production, in 2017, increased by 5.3 percent, year-on-year, to reach 1.69 billion tonnes. China’s reported output growth, at 5.7 percent, resulted from rising production by the country...