China Accelerates Military-Grade Steel Production
Military-grade steel production in China accelerates as state-backed mills boost output speed, strengthen defence supply chains, and improve armour steel quality.
Steel
Skillings tracks the lifeblood of modern infrastructure—the steel industry. This category delivers daily updates on steel production volumes, price fluctuations, supply chain dynamics, and raw material inputs like iron ore and coking coal. From China’s policy shifts to U.S. tariffs and Indian infrastructure growth, we decode the market movements driving steel. Whether you’re in construction, mining, manufacturing, or investment, our steel coverage helps you forecast demand, navigate global trade, and understand how steel shapes economies.
Iron Ore • Dec 5, 2025
U.S. Steel Granite City Furnace Restart
U.S. Steel Granite City restarts a long-idle furnace as demand rises, signaling stronger BOF output and renewed iron-ore needs under Nippon Steel.
Iron Ore • Nov 17, 2025
Rio Tinto Green Steel Pivot: Why the Miner
Rio Tinto has executed one of the most consequential shifts in its decarbonisation roadmap, shelving its A$215 million BioIron research hub and redirecting capital toward a…
Europe • Oct 25, 2025
EU Steel Tariffs: How Brussels’ 50% Levy
When the EU steel tariffs proposal was unveiled in October 2025, few in Brussels could have predicted how seismic its effects would be. The European Commission’s…
Europe • Sep 24, 2025
EU Green Steel Stalls as China Moves Ahead
EU green steel projects are faltering just as China accelerates its low-carbon transition with OEM tie-ups and state-directed financing. In the last six months alone, three…
Iron Ore • Sep 10, 2025
U.S. Steel’s Future at a Crossroads: Green
The U.S. steel sector is running hot again. Domestic production rose nearly 5% in July compared with the same month a year earlier, according to the…
Iron Ore • May 9, 2025
Steel Mining Industry Surges on Clean Tech
Steel mining industry to hit $1.45T by 2035, driven by EAF, DRI, and surging demand across Asia-Pacific, construction, and auto sectors.
Iron Ore • Feb 19, 2025
EU Warns of Counterstrike as U.S. Tariffs Push
Global Trade Tensions Mount Amid Rising Steel Prices The European Union is preparing to retaliate against new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum, escalating trade tensions…
Iron Ore • Feb 18, 2025
Trump Reinstates 25% Steel Tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump has reinstated the full 25% steel tariffs originally imposed in 2018 under Section 232 steel tariffs, citing national security concerns amid a…
Base Metals • Feb 10, 2025
Trump Aluminium and Steel Tariff: New 25%
In a major shift in trade policy, President Donald Trump has announced a 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports into the United States.
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