Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported today that steel import permit applications for the month of February totaled 1,823,000 net tons (NT)*.

Crude steel production in Arab countries is expected to increase this year to around 29 million metric tons.

worldsteel: Top 10 steel-producing countries in 2019.

However, CISA said steel demand from vehicle, ship and container manufacturing will decline in 2020.

China's steel demand expected to rise in 2020: report.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]：Last week India’s aluminium industry called upon New Delhi to cut basic customs duties on aluminium fluoride and other raw materials necessary for aluminium production, as such duties make it all but impossible for domestic producers to co...

China's steel industry to focus on high-quality development.

[Ferro-Alloys.com]：Until the end of Dec 2019, The inventories of Iron Ore imported was 127 million tons, the volume up 3.13 million tons with an increase 2.53%, in Nov 2019, The volume of iron ore imported was 90.65 million tons and up 5.05%YoY，in the first ...