A South African producer of manganese ore and alloys Assmang declared the production of medium-carbon ferromanganese alloys to be subject to force Majeure and to affect the long-term contract execution of the company.

There were increases in demand for building materials this year, Pham Van Bac, Director of the ministry’s Department of Building Materials said.

The steel output of Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam’s leading steel producer, exceeded the 5-million-tonne benchmark for the first time in 2020.

Japan's ferrous scrap exports in November slowed from a 2020 high in October as a surge in domestic scrap prices reduced supply available for export.

According to the General Administration of Customs, China exported 4.85 million tons of steel in December 2020, an increase of 448,000 tons over the previous month, an increase of 3.5% over the same period last year; From January to December 2020, China export...

The latest data from the customs administration show, China imported 96.746 million tons of iron ore sand and its concentrate (iron ore, the same below) in December 2020, a monthly decrease of 1.404 million tons, a decline of 1.4%; imports reached $11.743 bill...

South Africa’s bulk exports of manganese ore soared to more than 19 million tonnes in the first 11 months of 2020.

The sharp uptrend in global steel market prices has been slowing recently, with buyers preferring to wait and see where prices will go.