Latest news on China Steel markets

CISA urges voluntary steel output cuts to safeguard industry profitability

China's steelmakers must clearly recognize the mounting operational pressures they face during the current half and voluntarily rein in steel production to drive down steel inventories and secure reasonable annual returns, according to Jiang Wei, Vice Chairman and Secretary General of the China Iron

MONTHLY: China's HRC prices to see moderate growth in Sept

China’s prices for carbon steel hot-rolled coil (HRC) are projected to maintain their upward momentum through the first half of September before coming under pressure in the latter half as a slow recovery in downstream demand may fail short of market expectations, Mysteel’s monthly report on the com

Survey: Nickel, Chrome and Stainless Steel Prices 2026.09.04

Mysteel daily survey on nickel, chrome and stainless steel prices.

Survey: Nickel ore inventory at Chinese ports 2026.09.04

Mysteel weekly survey of nickel ore inventory at 14 Chinese ports. Unit: '000 wet tonnes

WEEKLY: China NPI prices stay on downward trajectory

Prices for high-grade nickel pig iron (NPI) in China's domestic spot market continued their downward track this week, under pressure from stainless steel mills and amid ample supply of the ferroalloy.

Survey: Refined nickel inventory at Chinese warehouses 2026.09.04

(Unit: tonne)

Survey: China daily nickel briquette import profit 2026.09.04

Mysteel daily survey of China's nickel briquette import profit. Unit: RMB yuan/t

WEEKLY: China's rebar output drops to 6-month low

China's rebar production declined for a sixth consecutive week over August 27-September 2, with the tonnage produced by the 137 Chinese steelmakers under Mysteel's tracking dipping to 1.7 million tonnes, dropping by another 1.8% or 31,500 tonnes on week and marking the lowest level in the past six m

DoC: U.S. steel imports rebound to 14-mth high in July

The United States imported around 2.06 million tonnes of steel products in July, the highest monthly volume since June last year, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau under the Department of Commerce (DoC). The volume rose 7.8% from June and 1.2% from a year earlier.

Mexico launches AD probe into Japanese heavy plate imports

Mexico has launched an anti-dumping (AD) investigation into Japan-origin steel plate in response to a claim that Japanese exports are priced 24% below domestic products and are causing damage to local producers.