John Gapper from COMMENT 5:07pm

Big Steel is a very big problem for China

Wisco is a large part of an ailing, inefficient industry that Beijing appears unable to discipline

From WORLD 4:00pm

Indonesian fires fuel Singapore pollution

Haze soars to ‘very unhealthy’ levels

Jun 18, 2013

Steel production costs cut by shale gas

Technique avoids cooking coal but advantages have limitations

Jun 18, 2013

US steel shipments take a dip

Demand running 6% below last year in the four months to April

Vallourec steel mill ©Jakob Studnar Jun 18, 2013

Steelmakers reap benefits from shale boom

Industry excited by prospect of growing demand for products

Redcar Steel Plant on Teeside ©PA Jun 11, 2013

Thai steelmaker seeks UK coal for Redcar

Shift from imports to domestic supplies aims to spur profitability

From MARKETS Jun 9, 2013

Ansteel braced for ‘long-term struggle’

Chairman predicts iron ore prices will fall dramatically

Jun 3, 2013

Emirates create $15bn aluminium champion

Dubai and Abu Dhabi merge metal smelters

From LEX Jun 3, 2013

Metso: demerger challenges

Shareholders should approve the proposal to split the company in two

From MARKETS May 31, 2013

Iron ore suffers sharp fall on China fear

Steel traders and mills rush to dump stocks

May 30, 2013

Alcoa debt downgraded to junk

Moody’s cites weak outlook for aluminium prices

From MARKETS May 29, 2013

Iron ore prices fall to seven-month low

Negativity spreads through the country’s industry

From ENERGY May 27, 2013

High energy costs put Europe in slow lane

US gas prices a quarter of Europe’s, electricity 50% lower

From COMPANIES BY REGION May 26, 2013

Europe’s manufacturers caught in a vice

Industry in doldrums as rivals ratchet up pressure

May 23, 2013

Tata Steel reports $1.3bn full-year loss

European unit has struggled with overcapacity and falling demand

May 23, 2013

Frère’s GBL happy to play the long game

Veteran prefers to invest where his influence can bring rewards

From ENERGY May 20, 2013

Iron ore prices fall to five-month low

Dip in prices to weigh on miners’ profitability

Week in Review from ENERGY May 17, 2013

Week in review, May 18

Hayward likes life ‘on the edge’

From WORLD May 15, 2013

Indonesia extends logging moratorium

Environmentalists warn more needs to be done

May 14, 2013

Tata writedown sparks talk of UK sell-off

Impairment casts further doubt on British industry’s future

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