U.S. imported a total of 2,773,000 net tons (NT) of steel in April 2020.

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) released its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021.

Pennsylvania-based AK Coal Resources is closing over the next few months after a buyer did not come forward to take over the North Fork coking coal mine.

US steel imports drop sharply in May.

In May, the largest finished steel import permit applications for offshore countries were for South Korea.

Spanish steelmaker Celsa is to investigate the use of hydrogen to replace its fossil-fuel energy sources in a project at its Nordic region site.

In the week ending on May 30, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,206,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 53.8 percent.

In particular, mills with established long steel trade routes have been looking to offload the mounted pressure into Vietnam and China.