Metaljunction

The finance ministry is working on a road map to divest stake in seven big state-run companies, which include Coal India, SailBSE -3.29 %, MMTCBSE 0.42 %, NMDCBSE -1.26 %, NHPCBSE -0.19 % and Nalco.

The Steel Ministry has pitched for expediting the rehabilitation plan for coking coal rich Jharia region in Jharkhand with a view to help domestic steel-makers use the vital raw material, which is getting

China Steel Corp., Taiwan's largest steel producer by revenue, said cutting costs will top company goals this year as concerns over excess supplies from China continue while the global economic outlook

As I’ve said, Chinese steel is not going to be allowed to swamp global markets. From Reuters:

    The European Commission will launch an investigation by the end of this

Raw steel production in the country's Great Lakes region plunged to 648,000 tons after two Northwest Indiana blast furnaces went offline.

Overall U.S. output ticked down by 0.2 percent i

The U.S. steel industry is considering challenging a trade deal with Russia that governs imports of hot-rolled steel, potentially reviving a decades-old dispute amid mounting tensions over Russia's act

Many of the nation’s top iron ore producers are getting dangerously close to the break even mark as a 34 per cent drop in the price of iron ore this year hurts profitability and threatens the strengt

Production of iron ore in China, the world’s biggest consumer of the key steelmaking ingredient, will climb to a record this year as bigger mines open, adding to a global glut that’s de

Steel production

Since iron ore is primarily used to manufacture steel, and China is the largest producer and consumer of the two commodities, China’s crude steel prod

Tata Steel to borrow up to Rs 14,000 cr to fund expansionata Steel on Tuesday said that it plans to raise up to Rs 14,000 crore through privately placed debt securities at home and abroad.

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Essar Steel on Monday announced that it has bagged an order for the supply of pipes to Gujarat government for the Saurashtra Narmada Avtaran Irrigation (SAUNI) yojana, a statement issued by the com

Saying that restrictions on mining of iron ore in Karnataka and Goa has led to a steep drop of 35 per cent in its output, the steel ministry has asked the finance ministry to continue with the 30 per cent

The European Commission will launch an investigation by the end of this month into alleged dumping of stainless steel into the European Union by Chinese and Taiwanese producers, a leading executive said.

Steelmaker and metal recycler Steel Dynamics Inc. said Monday it expects higher per-share earnings for the current quarter than the year-ago period, citing a pickup in residential construction.

U.S. steelmakers have collectively lost $3.6 billion over the past five years. They are getting slammed by imports from state-bankrolled foreign competitors that are so heavily subsidized they don't ha

The London Metal Exchange (LME) said on Monday it plans to launch new steel rebar and scrap contracts and also said it was still committed to its existing steel billet contract.

The LME, own

Indian miners and traders are confident that recent drop in international iron ore prices will not trigger import orders from local steelmakers due to higher transportation cost at ports and gradual easing

Benchmark iron ore fell more than 2% on Thursday to fresh lows last seen September 7, 2012.

According to data from the The Steel Index, the import price of 62% iron ore fines at China's

Iron ore futures in China and Singapore dropped on Monday to the lowest since their launch last year, reflecting plentiful supply and tighter credit that has slowed purchases by Chinese mills despite a mor

Production of iron ore in China, the world’s biggest consumer of the key steelmaking ingredient, will climb to a record this year as bigger mines open, adding to a global glut that’s depressing