Japan asks WTO to call panel in China stainless AD case

Japan has requested that the World Trade Organization (WTO) establish a panel to rule on China’s imposition of anti-dumping (AD) duties on Japan-origin stainless steel products, an official from Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) said on Monday.

China starts AD probe into stainless semis, flats

China's Ministry of Commerce (MoC) is launching a preliminary antidumping investigation into imports of stainless steel semis (slabs and billets) and hot-rolled stainless coil and plate from Indonesia, the European Union, Japan and South Korea, according to an official notice posted on its website M

WEEKLY: China's steel products pricing indices by CISA

Table-1Table-2Note: 1. Long products refer to high-speed wire rod, rebar, high-quality carbon-structure round steel, angle, and H-beam; flat products refer to plate, HR coil/sheet, hot-rolled strip, CR coil/sheet, and galvanized steel sheet.2. Global composite steel price index stood at 206.3 at the

Liugang formalizes Fangchenggang, starts Zhongjin revamp

Liuzhou Iron & Steel Group (Liugang), headquartered in Liuzhou city in South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, has formally taken control of Guangxi Iron and Steel Group, an entity established a decade ago to realize a new integrated steelworks in the coastal city of Fangchenggang in the sam

WEEKLY: China's steel products pricing indices by CISA

Table-1Table-2Note: 1. Long products refer to high-speed wire rod, rebar, high-quality carbon-structure round steel, angle, and H-beam; flat products refer to plate, HR coil/sheet, hot-rolled strip, CR coil/sheet, and galvanized steel sheet.2. Global composite steel price index stood at 206.3 at the

ISSF: World's Q1 stainless steel up 9.5% on year

The world's crude stainless steel output grew 9.5% on year or 1.8% on quarter to 12.77 million tonnes over January-March, according to the latest release from the Brussels-based International Stainless Steel Forum (ISSF) on July 10.

Tsing Tuo starting trials on 900,000 t/y continuous caster

Tsing Tuo Group, a subsidiary of Tsingshan Holding Group in Fujian province, South China, has commenced hot run trials on a new continuous caster for stainless stabs at its works in Ningde city in the same province, according to the company's post on July 9.

China's stainless steel output down 5% on month in June

China's crude stainless steel production fell by 5.2% on month to 1.9 million tonnes in June, as shutdowns for maintenance and overhauls by stainless steelmakers took effect amid last month's environmental equipment checks, according to market insiders responding to Mysteel latest monthly survey pub

China steel mills' domestic sales by channel (Jan-May)

China's steel domestic sales and exports by region (Jan-May)