EU hot-rolled coil (HRC) imports increased sharply in May, according to Global Trade Tracker data, with all major suppliers lifting cleared volumes.

Liberty Steel has won the bidding process for Hungarian steelmaker Dunaferr.

The tender result slightly exceeded initial expectations, which ranged between ¥49,000-49,500/t fas, but was still in a reasonable range if the buyer needs the volume, a Japanese trader said.

JSE-listed Merafe’s attributable ferrochrome production from the Glencore Merafe Chrome Venture for the six months ended June 30 was 185 000 t.

Essential Metals wraps up drilling at Pioneer Dome Lithium Project, WA

In an interview, Omega said that the awareness of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) initiatives is relatively low in Southeast Asia’s steel industry.

ASX-listed Magnum Mining & Exploration on Friday announced that it would undertake a refresh of the engineering design for its Buena Vista iron project in Nevada.

China Energy said that its own production of coal has remained at the peak level of 50 million tonnes for 21 consecutive months since October 2021.