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 …

Issue 13, 2024 - This week's editorial: Baltimore bridge collapse to impact raw materials trade

The Francis Scott Key bridge catastrophe in Baltimore, Maryland has the potential to block more than 1 million short tons of US metallurgical coal exports, pinching supplies for customers as far away as Europe and Asia. …