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

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.

More European steelmakers are announcing increases following ArcelorMittal's announcement last week.

South Korean ferrous scrap imports fell by 24pc from a year earlier in July because of cheaper domestic scrap and high inventory levels.

Integrated steelmaker US Steel and its union membership appear to be at an impasse over contract negotiations.

Part of what will lead to increasing prices will be rising costs both for raw materials and energy, according to Kestenbaum.

The increases are underpinned primarily by higher production costs.

The company plans to sell its USW-represented blast furnace steelmaking plant in Granite City, Illinois, to SunCoke by 2024.