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

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

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

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.

US steel imports drop sharply in May.

India’s largest steel mills to increase output in June.

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

The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has recognised 9 companies as Steel Sustainability Champions for their work in 2019.