Western Australian (WA) iron ore developer Strike Resources plans to start shipping lump and fines from its Paulsens East iron ore project in the Pilbara next year.

Indian steel industry’s gross spreads per tonne for both hot rolled coil (HRC) and rebar is expected to fall in the second quarter of FY21 with a further fall in steel prices due to oversupply, said India Ratings and Research in a sector report

South Korean steelmaker Posco is partially restoring its rate of production on expectations that resumption of industrial activity in China and elsewhere around the world will drive a recovery in steel demand in this year's second half from a slump brought on ...

Shipments by stockholders and distributors of EU multi-product & proximity steel, including long steel construction products, fell 8.7% in January-April from the year-ago period, with only rebar shipments increasing, Eurometal said.

The government is seeking to raise at least R$2,6bn ($480mn) from the sales, but it has not yet defined the target values for all projects.

Blast Furnace 5 reached the end of its useful life and was idled, decision on its further use pending.

Zhanjiang saw a resumption of growth in its economy in the first half of this year after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The No 8 BF was temporarily idled in mid-March amid lower demand resulting from the coronavirus pandemic and related automotive production stoppages.