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March 2015 | Galvanized Steel and Tinplate Market Tracker


US Steel to idle East Chicago tin line: Latest analysis


Suffering would appear to be the almost permanent state of existence for Europe’s steelmakers judging by most commentary on the industry these days.

Although there are hints of improvement in coated steel demand, particularly in the USA where lower oil prices are feeding ever stronger demand for motor vehicles, the headwinds faced by the world’s coated steel markets far outweigh the positives. In the USA, producers are having to compete against an increasing amount of imports arriving into the country. Buyers cannot be...

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