Global Trends that could impact the scrap industry Global trends are developments that will likely persist for the foreseeable future (5+ years). Let’s look at some trends that could affect the future of the recycled materials industry. Climate change: The focus on limiting climate change stems from the fact that the planet is facing …
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A sea change is unfolding in the automobile industry
Lack of coherence in Green Steel standards causing uncertainty
EU : HRC Contracts settled from January to June
The future of Auto Recycling
China Mineral Resources Group is set to be the world’s biggest iron ore buyer
Climate Change and the Steel Industry The consistent focus on climate change mitigation stems from an emerging consensus that the planet is facing mounting risks from rapidly rising carbon dioxide levels in the earth’s atmosphere. Widespread efforts to halt climate change have emerged and tend to focus on minimizing carbon emissions. Steel manufacturing is one …
Our predictions for 2023 with our crystal ball Now comes the challenge for 2023 because the unknowns are even higher. In the First Quarter of 2023, European prices will go up because of closures of multiple blast furnaces. In the United States, the prices have corrected however large amounts of production has come online through …
Reflections on our predictions of 2022 As 2022 draws to an end, it is both humbling and enlightening looking back at our predictions for 2022 and what we got right and what we did not. Decarbonization in steel making has continued gathering pace, the increasing importance of scrap (the prices have moved down because of …
EU adopts new regulations that will place restrictions on exports of scrap metal from the EU to non-OECD countries
