The fire in March at semiconductor manufacturer Renesas in Japan will exacerbate existing supply chain disruptions, says Fitch Ratings. This is likely to hamper the automotive sector recovery and impact steel demand.

At the end of March, Renesas said the fire damaged a production line for 300mm wafers used in …

Circular economic impacts will supress an estimated 483 million tonnes of steel demand by 2040, with “remanufacturing” growing as increased raw materials costs make steelmaking more costly, says worldsteel director, safety environment and technology Andy Purvis.

Remanufacturing – returning a product to at least its original performance levels – will …

Upward pressure on steel prices is likely to continue for some time, with no prospects for demand weakening in the short term after its stunning recovery since the tail-end of 2020. So said International Rebar Exporters and Producers Association (Irepas) committee members at the association’s virtual meeting this week.

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The momentum of CIS merchant pig iron sales to the US has been interrupted by iron ore and steel price fluctuations in China, and a correction in Turkish scrap prices in the past week. But suppliers are keeping their cool as they deem the US to still have great buying …