Colin Richardson
Editor in chief 
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June 3, 2016 13:01 UTC 
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The British steel sector has always been a political animal. The industry was nationalized and denationalized twice in the second half of the twentieth century as governments grappled with the weakening economics of the cyclical industry. Many of its modern problems arguably stem from politicking – lines in the likes of Teesside being shuttered in favor of finishing facilities in south Wales, for example. |
Keith Tan
Senior managing editor
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May 5, 2016 13:14 UTC
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Yi Xiaorong, 51, was retrenched after having worked at a Wuhan Iron & Steel subsidiary since the eighties. After various setbacks, she now earns Yuan 30,000 ($4,600) a month as a confinement nanny, and is being held up as a shining example of how one can re-emerge successful when armed with a never-say-die attitude. |
Ciaran Roe
Global markets specialist, metals
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May 2, 2016 05:45 UTC
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China’s steel export juggernaut has decelerated, with the country’s innumerable steelmakers focusing on local demand and lapping up domestic margins that have perhaps never been stronger. |
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Colin Richardson
Editor in chief
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April 22, 2016 05:01 UTC
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The Turkish long steel supply chain has been reminiscent of one of the more brutal ‘hors catégorie’ Tour de France climbs of late — a surprisingly fast ascent up an alarmingly steep mountainside. Onlookers can’t quite believe the magnitude of the rise and participants are hanging on for dear life, because once you get dropped it’s a rapid backslide. |
Marina Maliushkina
Senior analyst
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April 5, 2016 10:17 UTC
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Mounting losses, depressed demand and capacity closures have all been causes of misery for European steel producers, reflected in perennially low finished prices. But recently, surging flat-rolled steel prices hint at a bright spot in an otherwise bleak industrial picture. So what is exactly causing this upward momentum in spot prices when markets are supposedly at their nadir? |
Peter Brennan and Colin Richardson
Reporter
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March 29, 2016 11:16 UTC
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The recent rebound in European steel prices could represent the beginnings of a recovery for companies who suffered huge losses as a result of the dramatic price collapse in 2015. Initial reluctance from buyers to pay rising prices has turned to acceptance and, with imports now offered at the same levels as domestic material, it seems the recovery may not be as temporary as was first thought. |
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Colin Richardson
Editor in chief
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March 19, 2016 05:01 UTC
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Last week was a week of two halves for the global ferrous supply chain. From early-to-mid week prices were under pressure, but as the period progressed iron ore kicked up and steel in China and elsewhere followed suit. Brazil, China, Europe, Iran, iron ore, markets, prices, rebar, steel, steel mills, steelmakers, steelmaking, Turkey, UK
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Nicholas Tolomeo
Managing editor
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March 9, 2016 00:01 UTC
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For US scrap dealers, March came in like a bull. Prices moved up $10, $15, $20/lt, and even more in some cases. It had been a while since US scrap dealers had the sort of leverage they did during the March buy week. If we consider each buy week a battle between dealers and mill buyers, then the dealers’ record in 2015 was 2-8-2. |
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Colin Richardson
Editor in chief
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March 7, 2016 17:21 UTC
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The ferrous supply chain reeled March 7 amid a precipitous and unprecedented climb in steel and iron ore prices. Platts 62% Fe IODEX jumped a whopping $10.70/dry mt (or 20%), its largest daily hike ever, to reach $64.20/mt. |
Tom Balcerek
Editor-in-chief
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March 3, 2016 00:01 UTC
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Ardent observers of the steel trade press might have concluded the month of March came in like a lion after reading the top headlines of Tuesday’s Platts SBB Global Briefing. Of the top five stories, four were pricing stories and all were positive, a noticeable change from many previous steel market headlines containing such phrases as “gloom” and “doom.” Asia, China, imports/exports, markets, prices, production, rebar, steel, steel mills, steel plate, Turkey, US
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