BVM Steel articles
Steelie Awards 2026: steel innovation in products and environmental data
BVM reports worldsteel’s awards results and considers practical questions for steel buyers assessing new products and environmental information.
worldsteel recognises six companies for safety and health improvements in 2026
Recent recognition highlights engineered safeguards and working conditions, with a BVM perspective on purchasing coordination.
worldsteel forecasts Viet Nam steel demand up 12% in 2026
Finished steel apparent use in Viet Nam is forecast at 29.5 million tonnes in 2026; BVM explains what buyers and suppliers can take from the outlook.
EU CBAM in 2026: the emissions data steel suppliers need to prepare
CBAM obligations sit with EU importers, but steel producers outside the EU need a traceable installation-level emissions data chain.
EU steel imports: checking melt-and-pour evidence from 1 October 2026
EU importers must declare the original melt-and-pour country and support it with documents linking that country to the steel heat number.
Viet Nam steel market in January–July 2026: strong growth, uneven product trends
VSA reports 21.4 Mt of finished-steel production and 21.186 Mt of sales, with coated and cold-rolled products lagging.
EU seeks feedback on the operation of its steel regulation
The Commission is monitoring early effects of Regulation (EU) 2026/1384. Stakeholders may respond by 11 October 2026, 23:59 CEST.
Viet Nam enters worldsteel's year-to-date Top 10 in April 2026
The April top-ten table is based on January–April crude-steel output; Viet Nam was 11th for full-year 2025. BVM explains the distinction.
May 2026 crude steel: Viet Nam up 27.2% as reported global output edges down
BVM reviews worldsteel's May figures and what crude-steel output can—and cannot—tell buyers.