World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 135 million tonnes (Mt) in April 2015, a -1.7% decrease compared to April 2014.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 138 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2015, a -2.7% decrease compared to March 2014.

It is reported that South Korea imported 13.4 million tons of steel products in 2014, soaring by 34.9% from the last year.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 128 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2015, a 0.6% increase compared to February 2014.

European Union trade officials approved pre-emptive penalties on imports of steel pipe from China, a precedent-setting move that suggests the trading bloc is growing more protectionist in the face of the economic downturn.

World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 133 million tonnes (Mt) in January 2015, a -2.9% decrease compared to January 2014.

Indonesia has joined a growing list of countries that have imposed protectionist measures to safeguard interests of their domestic steel industries. Indian steel companies, too, have sought a duty hike to counter the impact of rising steel imports and are pinn...

China's steel production grew at its slowest rate in more than three decades in 2014 as a cooling economy in the world's largest producer curbed demand and the government moved to tackle overcapacity and pollution.