In early May, the social inventory of 5 varieties of steel in 20 cities was 14.98 million tons.

The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported that for the month of March 2020, U.S. steel mills shipped 7,802,192 net tons.

In the week ending on May 10, 2020, the steel products price showed a minor recovery.

In the week ending on May 9, 2020, domestic raw steel production was 1,204,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 53.7 percent.

The producer price index (PPI), which measures costs for goods at the factory gate, fell 3.1 percent year-on-year in April, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.

China's factory-gate prices continue to fall in April.

Mexican auto industry wants 17 May restart.

China extends anti-dumping duties on alloy-steel pipes from US, EU.