Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover logistics and supply chain management. Supply chain managers have always had to deal with disruptions. But the number and ...

Africa’s steel industry is undergoing a significant transformation, fueled by growing demand and increased foreign investment, particularly from China. In 2024, the continent’s steel market reached 39 ...

Yesterday, President Donald J. Trump took decisive action to protect critical American industries by restoring a 25% tariff on steel imports and elevating the tariff to 25% on aluminum imports — ...

China's steel industry is redirecting its exports to Russia, with a significant increase in value, due to weak domestic demand and Russia's need for specialized and construction-grade steel amidst ...

Trade policies are reshaping global steel routes, prompting price volatility, capacity changes, and shifting dynamics among major producing nations. In 2025, the U.S. reintroduced Section 232 tariffs, ...

Metallurgical coal, also known as coking coal or met coal, is a key component of the world economy. Met coal is particularly vital to the steel industry and other manufacturing industries. It is, in ...

European officials want to sharply lower the bloc’s quota on tariff-free steel imports, while doubling levies to 50 percent, as President Trump’s tariffs create domino effects. By Jeanna Smialek ...

The Council today adopted its mandate to negotiate with the European Parliament on the regulation addressing the negative trade-related effects of global overcapacity on the EU steel market. The new ...

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union on Tuesday proposed cutting by almost half its tariff-free quota on steel and steel products, effectively adding large tariffs on imports from countries including ...

Germany’s largest steel company, Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE), and Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) are threatening mass layoffs. This will force the restructuring of the steel industry into a ...

FILE - In this Nov. 28, 2019 file photo, smoke and steam rise from a coal processing plant that produces carbon black, an ingredient in steel manufacturing, in Hejin in central China's Shanxi Province ...