2012: Another year of transition or long-awaited turnaround? Reply

This certainly has been a difficult year for most industries and the steel sector is no exception. The first half of 2011 seemed to prove you right and I was about to eat my words, but the second half of the year unfortunately proved me right. I must admit that sometimes I hate to be right, but so be it. The economies in the US and in Europe positively buckled under the debt load and a lot of other economies have either stalled or are on the verge of doing so. More…

Turkish steel in the spotlight Reply

For the most part, positivity overflowed at the 6th annual SteelOrbis Turkish Steel Market Conference in Istanbul on November 18, 2011, which kicked off with a presentation by Dr. Veysel Yayan, General Secretary of the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers’ Association. More…