Indonesian steelmakers are facing severe impacts caused by the COVID-19 pandemic on their business with the demand having decreased by 90 percent from the normal times.

Jindal Steel & Power Limited posted its highest ever standalone steel sales of 640,000 tonnes in May 2020.

"We don't expect much improvement in construction demand while it's the rainy season here," a steelmaker in Vietnam said.

Norwegian green steel project, hydrogen strategy launched.

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.

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.

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.