• Feng Hsin idling plant for maintenance amid power curbs Aug 09, 2018

  Feng Hsin Steel, Taiwan’s largest rebar producer, will be idling upstream and downstream facilities at its Taichung city works in Central Taiwan over the coming few weeks to undertake annual maintenance while the usual curbs on industrial electricity use are in force over summer, a company official has confirmed.

• Japan steelmakers survive devastating weekend rains Jul 09, 2018

  The economic impact from the torrential rains which caused massive devastation to many parts of western Japan late last week and into the weekend is expected to be huge though steelmakers with plants in the affected areas seem to be escaped the worst.

• WEEKLY: China's BF utilization climbs further to 79.12% May 11, 2018

  Blast furnace (BF) capacity utilization across 247 steel mills nationwide surveyed by Mysteel moved up further by 1.33 percentage points on week to 79.12%, Mysteel's latest survey published on May 11 indicated. Mills surveyed cited the further resumption of production while they could enjoy healthy profits.

• CSC to revamp hot stove, reheating furnace at Kaohsiung May 11, 2018

  China Steel Corporation (CSC), Taiwan's top steel producer headquartered in Kaohsiung, South Taiwan, is undertaking an extensive revamp of a hot stove feeding hot air to the No.3 blast furnace, a company official confirmed on May 11.

• Rebound in China rebar prices seen continuing for now Apr 24, 2018

  Chinese domestic prices of rebar should continue tracking upward over the short term as market players envisage the robust demand for the construction steel product continuing to linger, market sources shared on April 24. But they warned that prices were unlikely to refresh last December's 74-month high anytime soon.

• Hebei's Feb steel PMI down to 47.6, contraction lingers Mar 01, 2018

  The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the steel industry in North China's Hebei province, the country's core steel production base, dropped by 2.24 basis points month on month to 47.6 in February, falling below the threshold of 50 for the fifth consecutive month, according to a March 1 release by Hebei Metallurgical Industry Association.

• CISA: China's late Jan daily steel output dips 1.3% Feb 12, 2018

  Daily crude steel output among China's major steel mills reverted down by 1.26% or 22,500 tonnes/day from January 11-20 to around 1.76 million t/d over January 21-31, according to the latest statistics released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on February 12.

• Taiwan's China Steel shuts No. 3 until end-February Dec 19, 2017

  Taiwan's biggest steel producer, China Steel Corp (CSC), is in the process of relining its No.3 blast furnace since October as planned, and the maintenance will last until end of February, a company official confirmed Tuesday.

• More Chinese steel mills into annual BFs maintenance Nov 24, 2017

  China's blast furnace capacity utilization rate may refresh new lows in the coming weeks as many more steel mills will join in the blast furnace annual maintenance on the weekend of November 25-26, Mysteel understands from the market.