Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Jan.) Growth in global steel production slowed in January, as China’s output growth fell back. However, output ex-China picked up and we expect further gains in the coming months, not least because of the... 25th February 2021 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Dec. and 2020) Growth in global steel production climbed in December, once again led by a rise in China’s output. We expect growth in China’s output to slow in 2021, while ex-China output should recover lost ground. 26th January 2021 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Dec.) Global aluminium production grew again in December. After a stellar 2020, we suspect that China will continue to lead the way in dragging global aluminium output growth even higher in 2021. 20th January 2021 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Nov.) Growth in global steel production fell in November, in part because cold weather in China weighed on construction activity there. Nevertheless, we expect global output to remain high in 2021 as... 22nd December 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Nov.) Global aluminium production held up well in November and, given the recent surge in prices, will almost certainly increase in the coming months. 21st December 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Oct.) Despite the slight fall in China, global steel production continued to rise in October and will probably increase further in the year ahead providing that the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines is... 24th November 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Oct.) Ongoing strength in China’s aluminium production meant that global aluminium output continued to grow in October. And despite the winter environmental restrictions in China, supply there is set to... 20th November 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Sep.) Growth in global steel production accelerated in September. However, all the growth was in China’s output. It looks increasingly likely that a revival in production elsewhere will have to wait until... 23rd October 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Sep.) Growth in global aluminium production accelerated in September, led by robust output gains in China and Canada. Capacity additions in China should mean that global output continues to rise in the... 20th October 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Aug.) Global steel production continued to recover in August. However, new regulatory measures affecting the property market in China – along with the re-introduction of virus-related restrictions elsewhere... 24th September 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Aug.) Global aluminium output remained strong in August. Production should rise in the coming months as new capacity comes on stream in China, which should act as a lid on prices. 21st September 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response China and India Gold Imports (Jul.) Despite a bounce-back in India’s imports of gold last month, China’s imports remained in the doldrums. Gold imports by both countries should rise in the months ahead, but a full recovery still appears... 25th August 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Jul.) The contraction in global steel production continued to ease in July. This improvement remains led by a surge in Chinese production resulting from a state-sponsored rise in infrastructure spending... 24th August 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Jul.) The continued increase in production in July helps to explain why the price of aluminium has been a relative underperformer so far this year. And with yet more additions to China’s smelting capacity... 20th August 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Steel Production (Jun.) The contraction in global steel production eased for the second month in a row in June, offering further evidence that the worst of the downturn is now behind us. But global steel production will take... 23rd July 2020 · 2 mins read
Metals Data Response Global Aluminium Production (Jun.) Global aluminium output growth slowed slightly in June. However, given the colossal hit to demand seen in the first half of the year, we still expect the market to be hugely oversupplied this year. 20th July 2020 · 2 mins read
