Steel News

MMK Group Announces Operational Results for Q1 2015

23 April 2015 - MMK Group’s overall crude steel output in Q1 2015 totalled 3,228 thousand tonnes (+5.1% q-o-q; +1.3% y-o-y). Overall steelmaking capacity utilisation at the main Magnitogorsk site in Q1 2015 exceeded 92%. At the same time, converter production operated at 100% of capacity.

March 2015 Crude Steel Production for the 65 Countries Reporting to worldsteel

22 April 2015 - 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.

March Service Center Shipment Results Mirror February

20 April 2015 - U.S. shipments of steel were essentially flat year-on-year. Canadian results were similar, with a small decline in steel shipments.

Weekly Raw Steel Production - April 11, 2015

14 April 2015 - According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending April 11, 2015, domestic raw steel production was 1,621,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 68.6 percent. Production was 1,841,000 net tons in the week ending April 11, 2014 while the capability utilization then was 76.6 percent.

Weekly Raw Steel Production - April 4, 2015

07 April 2015 - In the week ending April 4, 2015, domestic raw steel production was 1,600,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 67.7 percent. Production was 1,853,000 net tons in the week ending April 4, 2014 while the capability utilization then was 77.1 percent.

worldsteel: February Global Steel Production 0.6% Higher Y-o-Y

20 March 2015 - 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.

MSCI: Service Centers Shipments Lower in January 2015

03 March 2015 - U.S. shipments of both steel and aluminum decreased from levels a year ago in January 2015, according to the latest report from the Metals Service Center Institute. Canadian results were similar.

Alacero: 2014 Latin America Steel Production Fell While Imports Rose

02 March 2015 - End of the year figures show that the Latin American steel market did not grow during 2014, impacted by the global and regional economic deceleration, said Latin America’s steel association Alacero.

MMK Increases Production and Shipments of Automotive Sheet

26 February 2015 - OJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) increased 2014 shipments of metal products to automotive producers by 18% y-o-y to 415,000 tonnes from 353,000s tonnes in 2013.

Global Steel Production Down 2.9% in January

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

Germany's Stahlwerk Thüringen Hopes to Expand Range of Heavy Sections

05 February 2015 - The company is planning to expand its range of beams to produce wider dimensions that can bear heavier loads.

MSCI: December Service Center Shipments Higher Y-o-Y

27 January 2015 - U.S. service center shipments of both steel and aluminum were higher in December 2014 than in the prior year, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) reports.

World Crude Steel Output Rose by 1.2% in 2014

22 January 2015 - World crude steel production reached 1,662 million tonnes (Mt) for the year 2014, up by 1.2% compared to 2013.

AISI: November 2014 Steel Mill Shipments Declined 10%

14 January 2015 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of November 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,638,086 tons,

SunCoke Energy Partners' 2014 Coke Production Down 2.5%

09 January 2015 - SunCoke Energy Partners L.P. reported preliminary fourth quarter 2014 coke production at its Haverhill and Middletown, Ohio, facilities of 452,000 tons up slightly from 445,000 tons in fourth quarter 2013.

ISSF: Global Stainless Steel Production Up 9% in First Nine Months of 2014

02 January 2015 - The International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) has released figures for the first nine months of 2014 showing that stainless steel melt shop production increased by 8.9% year–on–year to 30.9 million metric tons. Production increased in all regions except for Central and Eastern Europe.

worldsteel: Global Steel Production Flat in November 2014

31 December 2014 - World crude steel production for the 65 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 131 million tonnes (Mt) in November 2014, a 0.1% increase compared to November 2013.

MSCI: Growth in Service Center Shipments Positive in November

26 December 2014 - Except for the continuing small decline in Canadian steel shipments, the growth in metals shipments was positive in November 2014 but at a slower pace than in October, the Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI) revealed.

AISI: October Steel Shipments Up 1.6% from September

12 December 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of October 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,508,477 tons, a 1.6% increase from the 8,372,929 tons shipped in the previous month, September 2014, and a 2.7% increase from the 8,287,553 tons shipped in October 2013.

AISI: September Steel Shipments Down 1.3% From August

26 November 2014 - The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of September 2014, U.S. steel mills shipped 8,372,929 tons, a 1.3% decrease from the 8,480,954 tons shipped in the previous month, August 2014, and a 6.3% increase from the 7,879,747 tons shipped in September 2013.