OMH H1 profit jumps to RM268.9 million

European market leader ArcelorMittal is idling blast furnace A at its Asturias plant in Spain in response to weak demand.

The producer will also stop a direct reduction plant in Hamburg, where it produces wire rod, from the fourth quarter.

The traditional peak season in September has arrived, and many people in the industry were optimistic about it.

The 2210 ferrosilicon contract price on ZCE closed at 7764 yuan per ton on September 2.

Swedish start-up H2 Green Steel has raised €190mn ($189mn) in a financing round, for its initiative to decarbonise steel production by around 95pc using renewable hydrogen.

Several presenters pointed to new markets opening up for magnesium metal usage in lightweight die casting for EVs, battery housing and, further down the line, in the batteries themselves.

Magnesium production capacity outside China is forecast to expand to 24pc of global supply by 2032.