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STEEL NEWS ARCHIVE
YEAR 2008
GLOBAL STEEL PRICES SET FOR DOUBLE DIGIT PERCENTAGE HIKES THIS YEAR - 28.02.2008
SUBSTANTIAL STEEL PRICE HIKES INEVITABLE IN EU BUT FEW DEALS SO FAR - 26.02.2008
ANOTHER RECORD YEAR FOR GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION IN 2008 - 14.02.2008
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.02.2008
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.02.2008
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES FALL IN JANUARY BUT VALUES SHOULD PICK UP SOON - 31.01.2008
RISING RAW MATERIAL COSTS WILL PUSH STEEL PRICES TO RECORD HIGHS IN 2008 - 30.01.2008
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT ROLLED PRODUCTS - 28.01.2008
UPWARD TREND IN STEEL PRICES EXPECTED FOR SECOND QUARTER BUSINESS - 23.01.2008
STEEL CONSUMPTION TO RISE BY 28 PERCENT TO 2011 - 08.01.2008
YEAR 2007
STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT FALLS IN 2007 BUT A REVIVAL EXPECTED IN 2008 - 21.12.2007
PRODUCERS' SOARING RAW MATERIAL COSTS DRIVING GLOBAL STEEL PRICES HIGHER - 19.12.2007
ROSY FUTURE AHEAD FOR IRON ORE PRODUCERS - 12.12.2007
CONTINUING HIGH INVENTORIES PREVENT EU STEEL PRICE HIKES - 12.12.2007
WORLD STEEL OUTPUT TO REACH 1.6 BILLION TONNES BY 2011 - 06.12.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS
NEW ALLOY SURCHARGES WILL NOT STABILISE EU STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - 03.12.2007
FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER NEGATIVE PRESSURE IN MOST COUNTRIES - 29.11.2007
SWEDISH STEEL PRICE FORECASTS - HOT ROLLED COIL - 21.11.2007
GERMAN STEEL PRICE FORECASTS - HOT ROLLED COIL - 15.11.2007
EU STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER PRESSURE BUT SHOULD RECOVER IN 2008 - 15.11.2007
EU STAINLESS COLD ROLLED COIL AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2007
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2007
NEW EU STAINLESS STEEL ALLOY SURCHARGES NOT HELPFUL TO BUYERS - 01.11.2007
NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 29.10.2007
WORLD STEEL PRICES FOR FLAT PRODUCTS FORECAST TO MOVE HIGHER - 29.10.2007
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - COLD ROLLED FLAT PRODUCTS - 22.10.2007
STEEL PRICES DECLINE AS OVERSUPPLY BUILDS UP - 22.10.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRICE REVIVAL EXPECTED TOWARDS END OF 2007 OR EARLY 2008 - 02.10.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.10.2007
ASIAN STEEL PRICES RALLY TO KEEP GLOBAL FIGURES STEADY - 26.09.2007
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 19.09.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.09.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCERS SLASH OUTPUT AS PRICE COLLAPSE SETS IN - 30.08.2007
NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICES STRUGGLE TO KEEP PACE WITH EU AND ASIA - 24.08.2007
EU STEEL PRICES HOLDING UP AT RECORD LEVELS DESPITE INCREASED IMPORTS - 22.08.2007
ASIAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.08.2007
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.08.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES IN TURMOIL AFTER COLLAPSE OF NICKEL ON LME - 01.08.2007
NORTH AMERICAN LONG PRODUCTS PRICE FORECAST - 26.07.2007
GLOBAL SHEET/COIL STEEL PRICES IN DECLINE - 26.07.2007
HIGH INVENTORIES DRIVE EU STEEL PRICES LOWER - 23.07.2007
GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION FORECAST TO RISE BY 94 MILLION TONNES IN 2007 - 23.07.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.07.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.07.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.07.2007
MARKET FUNDAMENTALS PREVAIL AT LAST IN NICKEL MARKET - 02.07.2007
CHINESE TAX LEVY FAILS TO LIFT GLOBAL STEEL PRICES FOR STRIP MILL PRODUCTS - 28.06.2007
EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - LONG PRODUCTS - 21.06.2007
NO MAJOR UPTURN IN EU STEEL PRICES EXPECTED FOR THIRD QUARTER - 19.06.2007
NORDIC STEEL PRICE FORECAST - LONG PRODUCTS - 19.06.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.06.2007
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.06.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PLATE AND NICKEL PRICE FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 31.05.2007
STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCERS SET TO ACTIVELY PROMOTE NICKEL-FREE GRADES - 31.05.2007
ASIAN HOT ROLLED CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST - 29.05.2007
GLOBAL FLAT STEEL PRICES STEADY IN MAY AHEAD OF NEW CHINESE TRADE POLICIES - 24.05.2007
EU COATED PRODUCTS PRICE FORECAST - 22.05.2007
EU STEEL MARKET STEADY AS MILLS AND BUYERS STUDY IMPORT SITUATION - 17.05.2007
GLOBAL STEEL OUTPUT STILL EXPECTED TO RISE 5.5 PERCENT IN 2007 - 10.05.2007
HOT ROLLED STAINLESS STEEL COIL PRICE FORECAST - 02.05.2007
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.05.2007
AVERAGE NICKEL CONTENT IN STAINLESS STEEL IN DECLINE - 01.05.2007
COLD ROLLED FLAT PRODUCTS PRICE FORECAST - NORTH AMERICA - 01.05.2007
STEEL PRICES STRENGTHEN AROUND THE WORLD BUT GAINS MAY BE TEMPORARY - 26.04.2007
EU STEEL MARKET SENTIMENT TRANSFORMED BY HIGHER PRICED IMPORTS - 18.04.2007
MEDIUM TERM CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST - NORDIC AVERAGE - 18.04.2007
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.04.2007
MEDIUM TERM STAINLESS STEEL PRICE FORECASTS - 05.04.2007
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT IN 2007 FORECAST TO RISE BY 1.6 PERCENT - 02.04.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.04.2007
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES SURGE - 27.03.2007
SMALL EU STEEL PRICE UPTURN ASSURED FOR SECOND QUARTER - 19.03.2007
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 08.03.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 08.03.2007
STAINLESS BASIS PRICES UNDER PRESSURE AS ALLOY SURCHARGES SOAR - 28.02.2007
UPTURN IN MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICES AS MAJOR EXPORTERS RAISE OFFERS - 27.02.2007
THIRD COUNTRY IMPORTS PUSH EU DOMESTIC STEEL PRICES HIGHER - 19.02.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.02.2007
COMPOSITE CARBON STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.02.2007
STAINLESS STEEL TRANSACTION PRICES NEARING THEIR PEAK - 01.02.2007
EU FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICES UNDER THREAT - 23.01.2007
NORTH AMERICAN AND EU FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER NEGATIVE PRESSURE - 30.01.2007
YEAR 2006
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 22.12.2006
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 22.12.2006
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT TO RISE 14 PERCENT IN 2006 - 21.12.2006
TURNAROUND IN CHINESE STEEL TRADE CREATING TENSIONS IN GLOBAL MARKET - 20.12.2006
EU STEEL PRICES SLIPPING AS IMPORT THREAT INTENSIFIES - 13.12.2006
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.12.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.12.2006
TRADE TENSION MOUNTING OVER CHINA'S GROWING STAINLESS STEEL CAPACITY - 04.12.2006
RAW MATERIALS SHAPE GLOBAL STEEL CONSOLIDATION - 27.11.2006
GLOBAL IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTION TO 2010 - A NEW REPORT FROM MEPS - 22.11.2006
CHINESE IMPORTS PUT EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES UNDER PRESSURE - 15.11.2006
GLOBAL CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION WILL RISE BY 107 MILLION TONNES THIS YEAR - 09.11.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2006
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.11.2006
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.11.2006
STAINLESS STEEL PRICES AT RECORD HIGHS - MORE RISES IMMINENT - 01.11.2006
STEEL INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION CONTINUES APACE - 30.10.2006
EU STEEL STRIP PRICES FALL IN SOUTHERN EUROPE, RISE IN NORTH - 24.10.2006
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 05.10.2006
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.10.2006
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.10.2006
EXPLODING NICKEL PRICES DRIVING THE STAINLESS STEEL MARKET HIGHER - 02.10.2006
IMPACT OF CHINESE STEEL EXPORT REBATE CUT WILL BE MINIMAL - 27.09.2006
RUSSIAN STEEL DEMAND AND OUTPUT RISING AT A RAPID PACE - 19.09.2006
OVERSUPPLY OF STAINLESS STEEL MAKING COULD DEVELOP IN NORTH AMERICA - 31.08.2006
THE MEPS EU-COMPOSITE ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE AT RECORD HIGH - 21.08.2006
GLOBAL CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION WILL TOP 1.2 BILLION TONNES THIS YEAR - 15.08.2006
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.08.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 01.08.2006
STAINLESS STEEL USERS NOW SERIOUSLY LOOKING FOR SUBSTITUTE MATERIALS - 31.07.2006
HOSTILE MITTAL BID FOR ARCELOR MAY HINDER FUTURE STEEL CONSOLIDATION - 26.07.2006
EU STEEL PRICE GAINS SHOULD SLOW IN THE FOURTH QUARTER - 19.07.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 12.07.2006
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 12.07.2006
MEPS STAINLESS STEEL BENCHMARK PRICES AT RECORD LEVELS - 30.06.2006
AFTER ARCELOR/MITTAL MORE CONSOLIDATION IS INEVITABLE - 28.06.2006
GERMAN STEEL SCENE SHOWING SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT - 20.06.2006
WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.06.2006
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 07.06.2006
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.06.2006
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION EXPECTED TO RISE 7.5 PERCENT THIS YEAR - 01.06.2006
MEPS DECLINES TO JOIN RACE TO PROVIDE STEEL PRICES FOR FUTURES CONTRACTS - 24.05.2006
EU STEEL PRICE BUBBLE COULD BURST BEFORE END OF YEAR - 16.05.2006
GLOBAL CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION TO RISE 4.1 PERCENT IN 2006 - 09.05.2006
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.05.2006
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 04.05.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.05.2006
HIGHER NICKEL COSTS TO PUSH UP STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - 02.05.2006
NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICES FIRM UP DESPITE IMPORT THREAT - 27.04.2006
FURTHER EU STEEL PRICE RISES EXPECTED FOR THIRD QUARTER DELIVERIES - 19.04.2006
EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 10.04.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.04.2006
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.04.2006
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.04.2006
NEW STAINLESS STEEL RECORD OUTPUT IN 2006 - 03.04.2006
IRON ORE NEGOTIATIONS STALL BUT SETTLEMENTS LIKELY TO BE HIGHER - 29.03.2006
EU STEEL PRICE RECOVERY NOW IN PLACE - 21.03.2006
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 08.03.2006
EUROPEAN STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCERS STRIVE TO RECOVER LOST MARGINS - 02.03.2006
A MITTAL/ARCELOR MERGER SHOULD NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECT STEEL PRICES - 28.02.2006
STRONGER GERMAN ECONOMY RAISES PROSPECTS FOR STEEL PRICE INCREASES - 22.02.2006
WORLD CRUDE STEEL OUTPUT IN 2006 FORECAST TO GROW BY 47 MILLION TONNES - 14.02.2006
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.02.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.02.2006
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.02.2006
STOCK BUILDING AND RISING NICKEL COSTS DRIVE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES HIGHER - 01.02.2006
CHINA'S STEEL PRODUCTION GROWTH IS RAISING FEARS OF GLOBAL OVERSUPPLY - 30.01.2006
EU STEEL PRICES UNLIKELY TO MOVE UP IN 2006 - 24.01.2006
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 10.01.2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.01.2006
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.01.2006
HIGHER NICKEL COSTS NOT TEMPTING STAINLESS STEEL USERS TO BUY EARLY - 03.01.2006
YEAR 2005
STEEL COMPANIES ARE NOW THE DARLINGS OF THE STOCK MARKET - 22.12.2005
THREAT FROM IMPORTS IS HINDERING STEEL PRICE RISES IN EU - 21.12.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 08.12.2005
COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.12.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.12.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.12.2005
IS OVER-CAPACITY IN THE STAINLESS STEEL SECTOR HERE TO STAY? - 01.12.2005
BIG VARIATIONS IN STEEL PRICES WILL DRAW ASIAN EXPORTS TO NORTH AMERICA AND EU - 23.11.2005
EU FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICES FORECAST TO RISE SLOWLY THROUGH 2006
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.11.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.11.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.11.2005
THE CHANGING FACE OF STEEL by MEPS (International) Ltd. - 01.11.2005
WESTERN WORLD STAINLESS PRODUCTION TO BE 3 PERCENT LOWER THIS YEAR
IRON ORE NEGOTIATIONS ON A KNIFE EDGE
CHINA’S RISE IN STEEL PRODUCTION TO OUTSTRIP TOTAL WORLD INCREASE IN 2005
GERMANY'S ELECTION RESULT UNLIKELY TO STIMULATE STEEL PRODUCTION
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 06.10.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.10.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.10.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.10.2005
DANGER LOOMS FOR STAINLESS STEEL SECTOR AS CHINA RACKS UP PRODUCTION - 03.10.2005
HIGH NORTH AMERICAN STEEL PRICES COULD LEAD TO SURGE IN IMPORTS SOON - 27.09.2005
EU FLAT PRODUCT STEEL PRICE RISES ARE NOT A CERTAINTY - 19.09.2005
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL MARKET REMAINS DULL - 30.08.2005
CAN INDIA BE THE NEXT CHINA? - 24.08.2005
CONTRACT BUYERS ARE NOT THE KEY DRIVER FOR STEEL PRICES ANYMORE - 23.08.2005
WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 10.08.2005
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SET TO FALL FURTHER - 29.07.2005
STEEL INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION DRIVE SWITCHES TO LATIN AMERICA
GLOBAL STEEL OUTPUT IN 2005 COULD REACH 1122 MILLION TONNES - 20.07.2005
EU STEEL PRICES FOR STRIP FALLING - LONGS MAY SOON BOUNCE BACK - 18.07.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 07.07.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.07.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.07.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.07.2005
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT GROWTH SET TO CONTINUE - 01.07.2005
STEEL MILLS TRYING TO REGAIN SOME CONTROL OF INPUT COSTS - 23.06.2005
OVERSUPPLY DRIVES EU STEEL PRICES LOWER - 16.06.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 02.06.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 01.06.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 01.06.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 31.05.2005
SUBSTITUTION THREAT CONTINUES FOR AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEELS - 24.05.2005
CHINESE STEEL PRODUCTION BUILD UP NOW GIVING CAUSE FOR CONCERN - 24.05.2005
WESTERN EUROPE STEEL DEMAND DETERIORATING - 18.05.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL PRICES - LATEST MARKET ROUNDUP FROM MEPS - 05.05.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.05.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.05.2005
ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 03.05.2005
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OVERSUPPLY COULD LAST TO THE END OF THIS YEAR - 03.05.2005
STEEL PRODUCTION UPDATE - 29.04.2005
CONSOLIDATION SHOULD LEAD TO MORE STABLE STEEL PRICES - 28.04.2005
GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION TO RISE 5 PERCENT THIS YEAR - 27.04.2005
HIKES IN STEEL PRICES HAVE AFFECTED CONTRACT CUSTOMERS MORE THAN MOST - 18.04.2005
NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 08.04.2005
EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.04.2005
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION WILL TOP 25 MILLION TONNES THIS YEAR - 01.04.2005
WORLD STEEL PRICES TO RISE FURTHER BEFORE ENDING THE YEAR DOWN- 30.03.2005
EU STEEL PRICES UNDER THREAT AS CUSTOMERS STOP BUYING - 23.03.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - 10.03.2005
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY 2005 - 10.03.2005
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY 2005 - 09.03.2005
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR FEBRUARY 2005 - 07.03.2005
INTEGRATED STEELMAKERS TO TAKE LARGER SHARE OF OUTPUT IN THE FUTURE - 04.03.2005
WORLD STEEL CONSUMPTION FORECAST TO REACH 1.05 BILLION TONNES IN 2008 - 03.03.2005
GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION WILL CLIMB TO 1.16 BILLION TONNES OVER NEXT FOUR YEARS SAYS MEPS - 03.03.2005
SUBSTITUTION IN STAINLESS SECTOR ADVERSELY AFFECTING NICKEL DEMAND - 02.03.2005
STEEL PRICE HIKES ENOUGH TO COUNTER ORE AND COAL COST INCREASES - 28.02.2005
RISING IMPORTS AND HIGH INVENTORIES ARE THREATENING EU STEEL PRICES - 21.02.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - 11.02.2005
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JANUARY 2005 - 10.02.2005
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JANUARY 2005 - 09.02.2005
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JANUARY 2005 - 07.02.2005
COMPETITIVE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES STIMULATE A SURGE IN CHINESE EXPORTS - 02.02.2005
BIG TAKE UP OF INDEPENDENTLY RESEARCHED INDICES OF STEEL PRICES BY CONSUMERS - 31.01.2005
STEEL PRODUCTION UPDATE - 27.01.2005
STEEL PRODUCTION RECORD WILL BE BEATEN AGAIN IN 2005 - 26.01.2005
THE RECENT RISE IN EU STEEL PRICES DID NOT LIVE UP TO EXPECTATIONS - 24.01.2005
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - 12.01.2005
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR DECEMBER 2004 - 11.01.2005
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR DECEMBER 2004 - 11.01.2005
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR DECEMBER 2004 - 11.01.2005
YEAR 2004
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER 2004 - 03.12. 2004
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER 2004 - 02.12. 2004
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR NOVEMBER 2004 - 01.12. 2004
FURTHER GROWTH IN STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTION IS GUARANTEED THIS YEAR - 29.11. 2004
HIGH STEEL PRICES ARE NOW STARTING TO BITE - 22.11. 2004
STEEL SCRAP SUPPLY WILL REMAIN UNDER PRESSURE IN MEDIUM TERM - 15.11. 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - 05.11. 2004
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR OCTOBER 2004 - 04.11. 2004
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR OCTOBER 2004 - 04.11. 2004
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR OCTOBER 2004 - 03.11. 2004
STEELMAKERS WILL SMASH THE 1 BILLION TONNE BARRIER THIS YEAR - 01.11. 2004
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL STILL SET FOR RECORD OUTPUT IN 2004 - October 2004
NO CHEAP STEEL EXPECTED IN THE MEDIUM TERM - October 2004
EU STEEL PRICES CONTINUE THEIR UPWARD PATH - October 2004
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR SEPTEMBER 2004 - October 2004
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR SEPTEMBER 2004 - October 2004
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR SEPTEMBER 2004 - October 2004
ALLOY SURCHARGES STILL DRIVING EU AND US STAINLESS MARKETS UPWARDS - September 2004
SIGNS THAT GLOBAL STEEL OVERSUPPLY MAY BE EASING - September 2004
TURKEY IS EUROPE'S FASTEST GROWING STEEL PRODUCING NATION - September 2004
CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION FORECAST TO TOP 1.1 BILLION TONNES IN 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2004
RECORD BREAKING STEEL DEMAND FORECAST TO CONTINUE TO 2008 - SEPTEMBER 2004
MEPS - CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECASTS FOR AUGUST 2004 - SEPTEMBER 2004
STAINLESS IS ALSO PARTICIPATING IN THE STEEL PRICE BOOM - AUGUST 2004
STEEL PRICES ARE UNPARALLELED IN RECENT HISTORY - AUGUST 2004
CURRENT EU STEEL PRICES ARE UNSUSTAINABLE LONG TERM - AUGUST 2004
MEPS - WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2004
MEPS - ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - AUGUST 2004
MEPS - NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2004
MEPS - EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST FOR JULY 2004 - AUGUST 2004
MEPS - ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTION/SHIPMENTS FORECAST IN ASIA - AUGUST 2004
INCREASING RAW MATERIAL COSTS DRIVING UP STAINLESS PRICES - JULY 2004
RECORD WORLD STEEL OUTPUT THIS YEAR - DESPITE RAW MATERIAL SHORTAGES - JULY 2004
CHINESE SLOWDOWN LEAVES 1 BILLION TONNE OUTPUT TARGET STILL WITHIN REACH - JULY 2004
EU STEEL IMPORTS NOT YET DAMAGING PRICES - JULY 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - JULY 2004
STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT STILL ON TARGET FOR ANOTHER RECORD YEAR - JUNE 2004
ASIAN STEEL MARKETS COOLING DOWN - JUNE 2004
FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICES IN EU NOW AT RECORD HIGHS - JUNE 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - JUNE 2004
SWITCHING STAINLESS GRADES FOR EXISTING PRODUCTS CAN BE A DIFFICULT TASK - MAY 2004
CHINESE STEEL PRICE GLITCH IS NOT YET AFFECTING OTHER REGIONS - MAY 2004
SHORTAGES ARE PROVIDING A BOOST FOR EU STEELMAKERS - MAY 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - MAY 2004
DIFFERENT ELEMENTS CAUSING FLUCTUATIONS IN STAINLESS ALLOY SURCHARGES - April 2004
AVAILABILITY HAS REPLACED PRICE AS MAIN DRIVER IN STEEL MARKETS - April 2004
WORLD PRODUCTION WILL TOP 1 BILLION TONNES IN 2004 - QUARTER1, 2004
BIG BENEFITS EXPECTED FOR STEELMAKERS IN EU ACCESSION COUNTRIES - APR 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - APR 2004
GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT WILL CONTINUE EXPANDING RAPIDLY - MAR 2004
US STEEL PRICES OUTPERFORM MEPS WORLD INDEX - MAR 2004
PRICE FRENZY IN EU STEEL MARKET - MAR 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - MAR 2004
ALLOY SURCHARGES WILL SOON EXCEED BASIS PRICES IN THE US - MAR 2004
CHINESE IMPORT PRICES WELL ABOVE DOMESTIC VALUES - FEB 2004
EU STEEL MARKET PRICES RUNNING OUT OF CONTROL - FEB 2004
INTERNATIONAL STEEL MARKET ROUNDUP - FEB 2004
SPECTRE OF HIGHER PRICES STIMULATING STAINLESS MARKET - JAN 2004
CHINESE LONG PRODUCTS OUTPUT COULD DESTABALISE ASIAN MARKET - JAN 2004
EU STEEL SECTOR HOLDING UP DESPITE WEAK DEMAND AND IMPORT THREAT - JAN 2004