Demand & Construction
worldsteel cuts 2026 steel demand to flat: China deeper, EU revised to −0.3%
worldsteel’s October SRO cuts 2026 global steel demand to flat at 1,722 Mt and trims 2027 growth to 1.7%. China drives the revision; EU+UK…
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China
Region: China
Demand & Construction
Global steel risk outlook by region: where demand, trade rules, energy and credit point for 2026–27
worldsteel now sees flat global steel demand in 2026 and +1.7% in 2027. We rate demand, trade rules, energy and credit risk region by…
Latest Intelligence
Global Steel Weekly: Taranto halts, EU quotas bite and CBAM costs climb (week ending 9 October 2026)
Loharo's weekly round-up for steel buyers and traders covers the Taranto hot-end halt, Q4 EU quota exhaustion, the €82.32 Q3 CBAM price, EUROFER's flat…
Trade & Tariffs
EU steel tariff quotas three months in: 50% duty, melt-and-pour proof and a looming Q1 2027 crunch
The EU's permanent steel tariff-quota regime replaced the 2019 safeguard on 1 July 2026. Since 1 October it has also required proof of where…
Supply & Production
World crude steel output fell 1.2% in August as China’s decline outweighed gains in India and North America
worldsteel's August 2026 data show global output down 1.2% year on year. China fell 3.7%, while output outside China is still growing, led by…
Trade & Tariffs
China’s steel exports hold above 10 Mt a month as billet shipments surge and new trade barriers go up
China exported 10.155 Mt of steel in August, its fourth straight month above 10 Mt, and ship-tracking points to a record September. Billet exports…
Raw Materials
Scrap and iron ore send soft signals: Turkish HMS stalls near $400/t as seaborne ore slips below $90
Turkish import scrap jumped in September but has stopped rising at about $400/t CFR as rebar demand weakens. Seaborne iron ore has dropped below…