The American Iron and Steel Association (AISI) reported Thursday that the United States imported 1.37 million net tons of steel in November, including 1.181 million net tons of finished steel, down 9.2% and 5.5% respectively from October's final data, accordin...
In the week ending on December 19, 2020, US domestic raw steel production was 1,619,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 73.2 percent.
Forecast of Ministry of Economy and Industry (Meti) of Japan, Japan's crude steel production is expected to be 82.5 million tons in the fiscal year from April 2020 to March 2021, down 16% from a year earlier, the 52-year low since fiscal year 1968/69.
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.3 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2020, a 6.6% increase compared to November 2019. Due to the ongoing difficulties presented by the COVID-19 pandemi...