Steel Market Production Cuts – ThyssenKrupp Steel USA says it will lay off almost 200 employees from its Calvert, AL rolling operations citing weaker market conditions than originally anticipated.

Steel Market Production Cuts – Chinese pipemaker Hengyang Valin Steel Tube has lowered its output target by 7% to 1.3 million tonnes after having just brought a new 500,000 tpy seamless pipe mill online last week.

Sources: Steel Business Briefing, American Metal Markets