Pakistan Steel Mills: What the future holds?
Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) has been much in the news for the past decade or so and with cumulative losses soaring to over 100 billion rupees no coverage has understandably…
The Steel Mills case
SO, the media has now become a tool for better governance. At least this is the impression one gets from the prime minister’s recent sacking of the Pakistan Steel Mills’…
New green steel firms could reap rewards as EU carbon tariffs loom
On Thailand’s eastern coast, plans are underway to build an electric arc furnace that will deliver green steel to Europe and benefit from contentious new rules that will force buyers…
Struggle for steel continues
Steel is the basic building block of development. It was due to the influential import lobbies that Pakistan lagged in this vital area. In Kalabagh the largest Iron Ore reserves…
Privatizing Pakistan Steel
The Pakistan Steel Mills (PSM) corporation’s story presents classic case studies, both on why state-owned enterprises (SOE) fail, and why compromising transparency backfires in the privatization process of SOEs. Pakistan…
In steel country, a thumbs up to Trump’s tariffs
US lawmakers, industry leaders and foreign governments have decried President Donald Trump's tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. But the controversial measures have been met with a far different reaction…
Trade war backfire: Steel tariff shrapnel hits US farmers
Lucas Strom, who runs a century-old family farm in rural Illinois, canceled an order to buy a new $71,000 grain storage bin last month - after the seller raised the…
Life safety issue: Steel reinforcement in construction
In Pakistan, construction of civil infrastructure primarily utilises concrete reinforced with steel re-bars. This is termed as "Reinforced Concrete". The design of structures utilises the strength of concrete in conjunction…
2025 – A year of more challenges
The year 2025 starts with many carry-forward challenges from last year’s and further add to new challenges in the years ahead. The plight of the poor of the country has…
On thin ice
PAKISTAN skates too dangerously on thin ice. Despite the blunt-bladed incompetence of its governments, it has managed to wobble and stumble for 77 years. Today, many Pakistanis wonder how long…
