China will start levying tariffs on some imported steel products, which are re-exported after processing, from July 31 as part of efforts to tackle overcapacity in the country's bloated steel industry, the finance ministry said on Jul 11th.

It is reported that ArcelorMittal is mulling to make an offer for Italy's second largest steel producer Lucchini, according to Italian union CGIL FIOM.

A report by Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources says testimony before the group stressed “Canada has an opportunity to turn its rare earth deposits into a competitive advantage, and at the same time, secure its own supply of thi...

An Australia-based environmental activist faces the possibility of a two-year prison sentence, in Malaysia, after being arrested while protesting against the world’s largest rare earth refinery.

On a trade forum in China recently, experts disclosed dry & bulk cargo seaborne demand was still strong and it would maintain annual growth of 6% in the next five years.

It is reported that Malaysian government is mulling to raise anti-dumping duties on hot rolled, tread plate, pickled and oiled steel products which are imported from China, Indonesia and South Korea.

This year's sharp drop in iron ore prices could force China to close up to 80 million tonnes of domestic

EU steelmakers have restarted nearly half the blast furnaces that were idled in the financial crisis, according to a leading industry player, holding back recovery in a sector already hobbled by over-capacity and high energy costs.