Blog - Basic Iron And Steel

The beginning of 2021 saw a sharp increase in the steel demand, while metallurgical plants were still recovering from the operational downtime incurred during the lockdown. This market disbalance leads to an increase in steel prices. The recovery of the automotive sector and other downstream industries in 2020, at a faster pace than expected, generates the conditions for robust steel demand in the medium term. 

Ferrosilicon consumption is expected to continue rising due to the further growth of solar energy.

In 2019, the EU market for railway or tramway track construction material of iron or steel increased by 1.9% to...

In 2019, the EU aluminium foil market increased by 0.3% to $5.2B, rising for the third year in a row after two years...

In value terms, ferro-chromium exports totaled $9B in 2018. Over the period under review, the total exports indicated a tangible increase from 2007 to 2018: its value increased at an average annual rate of +1.2% over the last eleven years.

The global non-alloy steel h-sections market revenue amounted to $17.9B in 2018, rising by 11% against the previous...

The revenue of the market for tubes, pipes and hollow profiles (of iron or steel) worldwide amounted to $124.6B in 2018, rising by 3.9% against the previous year. China (23M tonnes) constituted the country with the largest volume of consumption of tube

The revenue of the sheet metal product market in the U.S. amounted to $22.4B in 2018, increasing by 3.6% against the...

The revenue of the metal product market in the U.S. amounted to $9.5B in 2018, rising by 6.2% against the previous year. T...