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STEEL NEWS ARCHIVE

YEAR 2009

• STAINLESS STEEL MARKET SENTIMENT IS SLIGHTLY MORE POSITIVE - 01.06.2009
• RISING SCRAP COSTS SHOULD LEAD TO HIGHER LONG PRODUCT PRICES - 29.05.2009
• SLIGHT POSITIVE SIGNS FOR STEEL PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - 28.05.2009
• MEPS - WORLD FLAT PRODUCTS' STEEL PRICE FALLS AS US MARKET STAGNATES - 28.05.2009
• MINI REVIVAL IN REGIONAL STEEL PRICE INDEXES THIS MONTH - 20.05.2009
• THE MEPS - EU COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE UP IN MAY AS MARKET SENTIMENT IMPROVES - 20.05.2009
• ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST – APRIL 2009 - 14.05.2009
• NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.05.2009
• WORLD STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT TO FALL BY 20 PERCENT THIS YEAR - 01.05.2009
• NO UPTURN YET FOR STEEL PRICES IN THE DEVELOPING MARKETS’ - 30.04.2009
• WORLD STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIP BUT RATE OF DECLINE HAS SLOWED - 29.04.2009
• EU STEEL PRICES STILL UNDER PRESSURE BUT NEARING THE BOTTOM - 23.04.2009
• STEEL INDUSTRY DOWN BUT NOT OUT - RECOVERY FORECAST FOR 2010 - NEW RECORD CONSUMPTION IN 2012 - 22.04.2009
• WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.04.2009
• IS THIS THE TIME TO ABANDON ALLOY SURCHARGES FOR STAINLESS STEEL? - 01.04.2009
• MEPS AVERAGE STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO SLIDE IN ALL REGIONS IN MARCH - 27.03.2009
• STEEL PRICES IN DEVELOPING MARKETS SUFFER CONTAGION FROM INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS  -26.03.2009
• EU STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO DRIFT DOWNWARDS  - 19.03.2009
• NORDIC STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 10.03.2009
• WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.03.2009
• EU AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 02.03.2009
• MANY EU STAINLESS MILLS TEMPORARILY ABANDON ALLOY SURCHARGE LINK - 27.02.2009
• MORE STEEL PRICE WEAKNESS IN INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS IN FEBRUARY - 26.02.2009
• MARKET PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN JANUARY - 25.02.2009
• EU STEEL PRICES NEARING THE BOTTOM BUT FURTHER DECREASES LIKELY - 18.02.2009
• ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 10.02.2009
• EU STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SET TO FALL FURTHER IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS - 02.02.2009
• THE MEPS GLOBAL COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE BOTTOMS OUT IN JANUARY- 29.01.2009
• MARKET PRICES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO DECLINE IN JANUARY - 28.01.2009
• EU STEEL PRICES BOTTOMING OUT - UPTURN EXPECTED IN THE SPRING - 22.01.2009
• GLOBAL STEEL PRODUCTION DOWN IN 2008 AND TO FALL AGAIN IN 2009 - 21.01.2009

YEAR 2008

• STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT WILL DECLINE BY ALMOST 1 MILLION TONNES IN 2008 - 23.12.2008
• GLOBAL STEEL PRICES PLUMMET DESPITE SIGNIFICANT OUTPUT CUTS - 18.12.2008
• EUROPEAN STEEL PRICES PLUMMET AS THE MARKET DESCENDS INTO CHAOS - 11.12.2008
• MEPS FORECASTS WORLD CRUDE STEEL OUTPUT THIS YEAR BELOW THE 2007 OUTTURN - 09.12.2008
• STEEL PRICE DOWNTURN IS EXTENDING INTO ALL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES - 04.12.2008
• NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 03.12.2008
• WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 03.12.2008
• ALL PRODUCTS CARBON STEEL PRICE FORECAST- LATEST FORECAST FROM MEPS - 03.12.2008
• INPUT COST DEFLATION NOT IMPROVING STAINLESS STEEL MILL DEMAND - 28.11.2008
• THE MEPS NOVEMBER GLOBAL STEEL PRICE FALLS 15 PERCENT - 25.11.2008
• IMBALANCES IN SUPPLY AND DEMAND SEND EU STEEL PRICES INTO FREE FALL- 17.11.2008
• ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.11.2008
• GLOBAL STEEL PRICES IN FREE FALL - FURTHER REDUCTIONS ANTICIPATED - 29.10.2008
• UPTURN IN STAINLESS STEEL MARKET EXPECTED EARLY NEXT YEAR - 28.10.2008
• EU STEEL PRICES COLLAPSE AS CREDIT CRISIS BITES - 22.10.2008
• NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.10.2008
• EU AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 09.10.2008
• GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT IS FORECAST TO SLIP AGAIN THIS YEAR- 01.10.2008
• MEPS GLOBAL STEEL PRICE DOWN BY 10 PERCENT SINCE JULY - 29.09.2008
• STEEL PRICE CORRECTION IN EU NOW UNDERWAY - 18.09.2008
• AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES TO STAY LOW THROUGH 2008 - 02.09.2008
• GLOBAL STEEL PRICES EXPECTED TO PEAK BEFORE THE YEAR END - 27.08.2008
• HISTORIC RISES IN EU STEEL PRICES DESPITE SLOWING DEMAND - 21.08.2008
• ASIAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 06.08.2008
• UPTURN IN GLOBAL STAINLESS STEEL DEMAND MAY NOT COME UNTIL EARLY 2009 - 31.07.2008
• GLOBAL STEEL PRICES STARTING TO PLATEAU - AUTUMN CORRECTION PROBABLE - 30.07.2008
• EU STEEL PRICES STILL RISING DUE TO A SCARCITY OF IMPORTS - 24.07.2008
• WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 10.07.2008
• THE MEPS WORLD ALL PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE RISES 7 PERCENT IN JUNE - 02.07.2008
• NO SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT EXPECTED THIS YEAR - 30.06.2008
• EU-FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB IN JUNE - 18.06.2008
• NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 04.06.2008
• GLOBAL STEEL PRICE HIKES LIKELY TO EXTEND INTO THIRD QUARTER - 30.05.2008
• EU STEEL PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE - MORE INCREASES EXPECTED - 21.05.2008
• WORLD AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.05.2008
• WORLD AVERAGE STAINLESS STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 07.05.2008
• FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES SET TO MOVE EVEN HIGHER - 01.05.2008
• RECORD HIKE FOR US STEEL PRICES - 29.04.2008
• EU STEEL PRICES SOAR AGAIN PROMPTING BUYERS TO SEEK FOREIGN IMPORTS - 22.04.2008
• WORLD STEEL PRODUCTION TO RISE BY 5.6 PERCENT THIS YEAR
• NORTH AMERICAN AVERAGE CARBON STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS
• ANOTHER RECORD STAINLESS STEEL OUTPUT FORECAST FOR 2008 - 03.04.2008
• STEEL PRICES DRIVEN UP BY RISING INPUT COSTS AND LIMITED SUPPLY - 27.03.2008
• EU AVERAGE STEEL PRICES UP 15/18 PERCENT FOR SHEET PRODUCERS IN MARCH - 20.03.2008
• COMPOSITE STEEL PRICES - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 05.03.2008
• FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL PRICES AT RECORD LEVELS - 03.03.2008

• 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

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• 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

• GLOBAL STEEL OUTPUT TO EXPAND BY 100 MILLION TONNES THIS YEAR - 10.10.2007

• 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

• NORDIC STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 19.09.2007

• EU STEEL PRICE FORECAST - FLAT PRODUCTS - 19.09.2007

• EU FLAT PRODUCTS STEEL PRICE UPTURN - DELAYED TO 2008 - 17.09.2007

• 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

• COMPOSITE STEEL PRICE - LATEST FORECASTS FROM MEPS - 15.08.2007

• 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