The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of February 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,771,656 net tons.

American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that steel import permit applications for the month of March totaled 2,323,000 net tons (NT).

Shanxi University (SXU)'s Key Technology Research and Development and Demonstration of Taiyuan's Efficient Water Saving and Unconventional Water Resources Utilization Project recently gained national recognition, according to SXU officials.

China's steel output and inventory both fell in March, according to data from the China Iron and Steel Association.

Japanese crude steel output is forecast to tumble in the April-June quarter because of a sharp fall in manufacturing demand for steel products affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Argus reported that ArcelorMittal USA is expected to idle a blast furnace at its Cleveland flat-rolled steel mill as coronavirus-related shutdowns continue to ripple across the steel industry.

While a SAIL official confirmed reducing output by about 50 per cent over phone, an e-mail query sent to Tata Steel remained unanswered.

US imports of ferrous scrap and metallics rose in February 2020 as increased scrap and pig iron volumes outweighed reduced HBI/DRI tonnage.