[Ferro-Alloys.com] Right now Quebec is ordering all non-essential businesses to shut down. This includes a silicon metal plant in Quebec. Yet, Quebec is shutting them down and thus cutting off part of a supply chain that is very important at this time. Hopeful...

Magnesium ingot price on March 23.

In mid-March, social inventory of 5 varieties of steel in 20 cities was 20 million tons.

World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 143.3 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2020, a 2.8% increase compared to February 2019.

Steelmakers such as SAIL, Tata Steel and AMNS have sought self-declaration from their employees regarding travel history to virus-affected countries as part of steps to check the spread of highly contagious coronavirus.

China's crude steel output registered steady growth in the first two months of 2020, industry data showed.

RINL-Visakhapatnam Steel Plant has said production level at the plant is being maintained uninterrupted, despite all measures to combat the COVID-19 outbreak.

Coronavirus impact: ArcelorMittal plans to cut production in Europe.