Here is a selection of the major steelmakers' latest production and capacity investments announced this month.

MEPS estimates that world stainless steel output climbed by a double-digit percentage, year-on-year, in 2021. The increase was driven by expansion in Indonesia and India. Global growth is expected to be three percent, in 2022. This will equate to a new all-time high of 58 million tonnes.

​Competitive resale values for hot rolled plate were noted in Germany, in early February, as several distributors sought to offload expensive purchases made in the middle of last year.

Beijing has been at the centre of the sporting world as the Olympians donned their national colours during a two-week festival of winter sports.

Steel-producing nations have recovered from the slump in production caused by the Covid-19 pandemic – with two major exceptions.