Global primary aluminum production totalled 5.69 million tonnes in February, up by a marginal 0.9% from the same month last year but down by 10% from January, according to data released by the International Aluminium Institute (IAI).

Crude steel production among the 69 countries worldwide surveyed by the World Steel Association (WSA) totaled 298.2 million tonnes during January and February this year, down 1.5% from the first two months of last year, according to the latest data released by the association on March 24.

Mexico’s Ministry of Economy has issued an affirmative preliminary ruling and imposed provisional anti-dumping (AD) duties on hot-rolled (HR) steel products originating from China and Vietnam, according to a resolution published on Mexico’s Official Gazette on March 23.