AISI reported that for the month of July 2022, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,676,083 net tons, a 7.3 percent decrease from the 8,278,863 net tons shipped in July 2021.

US domestic raw steel production was 1,723,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.2 percent.

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South32 has started offering manganese ore for Oct22 shipments

Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese said the country will maintain its commitment to supply LNG and thermal coal to customers.

August thermal and metallurgical coal exports from Australia's 102mn t/yr Gladstone port continued to fall.

Slovakia-based US Steel Kosice idled blast furnace two at its Slovakian site on 4 September for a 60-day stoppage.

The company has also kept its Spanish Sestao electric arc furnace-based coils mill off line, given weak demand and high energy costs.