Beijing - At the National People's Congress of the Chinese Communist Party the government presented its goals for 2019.

Eschborn - A key leading indicator for the manufacturing industry slipped to its lowest level since December 2012.

Helsinki - Finish steel company informs about changes for shareholders.

Alabama - Primetals Technologies will be upgrading Nucor's Tuscaloosa plate mill,

Montabaur - Germany’s largest manufacturer of welding machines introduces Titan XQ 400 AC puls.

Paris - Industrial engineering group Fives has won an order for two of its OTO welded tube lines from SSAB Europe.

Stuttgart - Thyssenkrupp System Engineering received the award as a longstanding partner on battery assembly line.

Dornbirn - Lingemann Stahlgrosshandel GmbH and Stahlkontor GmbH in Bad Oeynhausen will be added to Austrian group.

Essen - The index is still below the high of October 2018, but above the fourth quarter average.

London - Steelmaker faces costs related to a carbon pollution bill as EU aims to suspend Britain’s free carbon permits.

Vicenza - The current president will take the additional role for the owner of the Sain Giovanni steel mill.

Dusseldorf - German recycling assocciation BDSV: Comprehensive metal recycling could significantly reduce CO2.