Issue 17, 2024 - This week's editorial: Europe flirts with deindustrialisation, must remain competitive: conference

While Australian fob coking coal dipped during the week ended 26 April due to poor market sentiment, coke prices increased in China. Kallanish assesses that on Friday last week the ex-work price of Lvliang quasi-first-grade wet …

Issue 16, 2024 - This week's editorial: Europe flirts with deindustrialisation, must remain competitive: conference

European industry has to contend with costly decarbonisation while remaining competitive and ensuring business continuity, against a challenging backdrop of diverging attitudes between East and West. European deindustrialisation is taking place and needs to be tackled …

Issue 15, 2024 - This week's editorial: Most major markets to see poor steel demand this year, mild recovery in 2025: Worldsteel

The crisis in global residential construction activity is expected to continue this year in most major markets with a recovery forecast for 2025, according to worldsteel's Short Range Outlook …

Issue 14, 2024 - This week's editorial: Demand growth sluggish; costs, overcapacity hit industry: OECD

Global steel demand growth will continue to be very sluggish in 2024-25 amid deteriorating market conditions, according to the OECD Steel Committee. Steel firms need to absorb higher costs while facing weak demand and surging imports …