In September, 2.94Mn tons Reported Entries Adding 16.7% from August and 156.45% on year

Sep. production downed 7.9% from Aug. to 144.4 million tons but collective numbers increased.

Price declines see the echo all across EU, China and US with global export price rising stronger alone

Import from Asian countries outside of China increases while exports drop

Zinc, Lead, Alloy Aluminum Exports Plunged but Electrolytic Copper Boosted

Difficult to Solve Shortages on the Short-run Basis

POSCO Received A+ in the Integrated ESG rating in 5 years since 2016 while POSCO Int’l Rated 3-year Straight A+ Rating

Profit Surges Account for 4165.5% on a Positive Response to Premium Product Need

Third Quarter plate import sees 33.7 percent growth

Deformed bar Import Prices averaged $860 per ton in Sep.

Scrap export is changing to route from China to India lately

LME Nickel Price Sustains $20K per ton

In September alone, GI import surged 123.5% year on year

Yielding 3rd Quarter 240,640Bn Won Sale and 3,120Bn Won Operating Income