Sep 18, 20171 minHello from Alpine MetalsThank you for taking the time to visit our website and blog. In our aspiration to serve our customers, we have come up with the idea of this blog to keep y...
May 122 minExcess steel capacity an 'enormous' issue in coronavirus recovery: AISIWith Chinese steel production and inventory data pointing to high volumes amid the global coronavirus pandemic, it is going to continue to put pressure on gl...
Mar 192 minMoody’s: Metals and mining sectors among those with ‘moderate’ exposure to coronavirus falloutAs government entities in the U.S. battle to curb the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19), incrementally stricter provisions on public gatherings have been ...
Mar 104 minWhy China’s steel prices are increasing despite rising inventoriesMarket sources have been puzzled by the gradual upward trend in China’s steel prices after the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) broke out in a big way after the...
Mar 23 minCredit crunch puts China's steel mills, traders under intense pressure to cut output, pricesChina's steel mills and traders are grappling with increasingly tight cash flows due to soaring finished steel inventories and slow sales, which are likely t...
Feb 152 minSteel scrap may be supported by potential container shortage on coronavirus The recent coronavirus which continued to plague China has led to expectations on a possible uplift in containerized scrap prices as there may be container s...
Feb 123 minMetals inventories rise as China demand sinks, depressing prices - analystsInventories of major metal commodities have increased substantially in China in recent weeks amid falling demand from Chinese industry, leading to depressed ...
Feb 105 minImpact of the coronavirus outbreak on China metals market SMM has undertaken further surveys covering the impact of the current issues in China on physical metals markets. While processors and end users remain offli...
Feb 92 minChinese steelmaker Baosteel warns of weak post-virus market Chinese steelmaker Baosteel said Thursday it had lost up to 15 days of orders for hot-rolled coil volumes as some cold-rolled coil customers had yet to resta...
Jan 202 minChina's steel consumption to increase 2% on year in 2020: CISA China's finished steel consumption will increase 2% on the year to 889.8 million mt in 2020, driven by demand from construction sector, according to China Ir...
Jan 202 minChina speeds up infrastructure funding, should support steel demand China has accelerated the issuance of local government special bonds since the start of January, in an effort to speed up infrastructure construction to offs...
Jan 122 minChina's steel production likely to grow by 4-5% this year: analyst Official forecasts for China's steel production in 2020 vary between a contraction of almost 1% and growth of 1.2%, but Alfa Bank's Boris Krasnozhenov says t...
Dec 22, 20193 minOutlook weak for metals, mining, but downside limited: S&P Global RatingsDeclining prices, demand, and consumption in 2019 factor into the dim 2020 outlook, but this could be indicative of economic weakness rather than industry dow...
Dec 5, 20191 minVale cuts Q1 2020 iron ore target on worsening operating conditions Brazilian miner Vale has cut its first-quarter 2020 iron ore production and sales guidance, citing business and operating conditions. Vale now expected produ...
