From overcapacity cuts to CO2 reductions, steel charts a cleaner course
(A cold-rolled steel factory of Baosteel Co Ltd in Baoshan district, Shanghai.)As a journalist covering, among other things, China's steel industry, I can understand media's fixation with the yearslong campaign of the indu...
2021-05-17
Insiders: Economic recovery, weaker greenback stimulate steel demand
(Technicians check steel products at a forge in Maanshan, Anhui province.)Domestic steel demand and prices are expected to grow this year on the back of economic recovery in China as well as overseas, industry insiders said.In add...
2021-02-09
Crude steel output nears record
1b tons in sight for this year, but profitability may stay flat due to COVID-19 impactChina's crude steel output is estimated to exceed 1 billion metric tons this year. That will mark an increase of 3-5 percent year-on-year. B...
2020-10-27
Rizhao Steel is an important partner of our Yangtze Steel
Rizhao Steel is an important partner of our Yangtze SteelThe world's sixth ESP (endless strip production) line, with a planned investment of 2.2 billion yuan ($318 million), is currently being constructed at a plant of Rizhao ...
2020-01-08
Experts urge action to boost steel industry
More measures are expected to be put in place to battle China's sluggish steel and iron market as major producers experience a slump in profits, industry officials and experts said."Steel and iron producers should step up...
2019-11-06
Steel consumption expected to rise by 7.7%
The nation's steel consumption is expected to rise by 7.7 percent to 725 million metric tons this year amid an improving economy and better performance of major steel consumers, an industry research and planning institute said...
2017-12-08
