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Industry news Turkish scrap rises on fresh import bookings The Turkish imported scrap market has begun to reflect the expected price increase, with fresh deep-sea... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Sideralba acquires majority stake in steel processor Galbiati Italian steel processor and tube producer Sideralba has acquired the majority shareholding, 51%, of Sidergalbiati, a... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news India trims coking coal import bill India's coking coal import bill has fallen 39% over the past three years as steelmakers bought... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news India shifts ore sourcing as Hormuz disruption bites The disruption to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is reshaping India's steel raw material imports,... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Scrap costs push Tokyo Steel into operating loss Japanese electric arc furnace producer Tokyo Steel posted an operating loss in the first quarter of... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news China's stainless steel cross-border trade plummets in H1 China's stainless steel exports and imports both saw significant month-on-month and year-on-year rebounds in June, but... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Steel futures resume decline after brief rebound Chinese rebar and hot-rolled coil futures resumed their decline on Wednesday after stabilising the previous day... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Daido Steel raises special steel prices Japan's Daido Steel will raise domestic selling prices for structural steel, spring steel and bearing steel... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Malaysia new car production climbs in H1 Malaysia's automotive total industry production (TIP) rose 1.2% year-on-year to 356,946 units in the first half... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Japan's June steel production falls, but EAF grows Japan's total crude steel production declined month-on-month in June after reaching its highest level in 14... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Hoa Phat supplies 7,000t of pipe Hoa Phat Steel Pipe supplied nearly 7,000 tonnes of steel pipe products for key projects serving... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Tisco profit slides as inventories, costs climb Thai Nguyen Iron and Steel (Tisco) reported a 25% increase in inventories from the start of... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news MBSB keeps neutral view on Malaysia property sector MBSB Research has maintained its neutral stance on Malaysia's property sector, citing a more measured outlook... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Malaysia construction activity seen rebounding in H2 Malaysia's construction sector is poised for stronger contract award momentum in the second half of 2026,... Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 22 Jul 2026 Council news Kirkby Tea and Tech - Knowsley Libraries Knowsley Council · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Where does Andy Burnham stand on retrofit and net zero? As the new Prime Minister settles into Number 10, Elmhurst Energy's managing director Stuart Fairlie looks at his record in Greater Manchester and explores what it could mean for the UK's retrofit journey BusinessGreen · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Where does Andy Burnham stand on retrofit and net zero? - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Santander UK debuts loan offer for Octopus Energy's Zero Bills homes Santander UK becomes first bank to update mortgage affordability assessment to recognise the financial benefits associated with homes on 'Zero Bills' tariffs, allowing owners to borrow up to £30,000 more BusinessGreen · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Santander UK debuts loan offer for Octopus Energy's Zero Bills homes - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news ScottishPower unveils plan to double capacity of iconic Whitelee wind farm Energy giant announces plan to repower famous wind farm near Glasgow, as Centrica confirms life extension for two nuclear power plants BusinessGreen · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news ScottishPower unveils plan to double capacity of iconic Whitelee wind farm - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Study finds June 2026 heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn Productivity losses linked to disruption to infrastructure services during record-breaking heatwave underscores need for greater climate resilience, experts claim BusinessGreen · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Study finds June 2026 heatwave cost UK economy more than £1bn - BusinessGreen BusinessGreen — waste topic · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Marine animals first colonized empty seashells about 470 million years ago An international study led by researchers from the University of Tartu shows that approximately 470 million years ago, a significant ecological change took place in the world's oceans: For the first time, the interiors of empty mollusk shells began to be used as habitats. This marked the emergence of a new ecological niche and was a crucial step in the development of a marine ecosystem similar … Phys.org — 'waste' search feed · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Bobcat T86 Compact Track Loader: Non-stop operation on roadworks sites   A new Bobcat T86 compact track loader has become a staple at Gambara Asfalti’s roadworks sites, where it is used continuously for site preparation and material handling. Based in the Brescia area of Italy and specializing in roadworks, paving, yard construction, kerbing and direct asphalt production for forty years, Gambara Asfalti SpA operates primarily in the provinces of Brescia, C… Hub-4 (bulk handling & recycling) · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news From recycled material to ready-mixed concrete Massfeller Beton2Go GmbH develops automated self-service plants that enable users to collect concrete as well as bulk materials such as sand, gravel or recycled material around the clock within minutes. The German manufacturer will be presenting its systems for the first time at the Resource & Waste Management Expo (RWM) at the NEC Birmingham on 16 and 17 September 2026... The RWM exhib… Hub-4 (bulk handling & recycling) · 22 Jul 2026 Industry news Enerpac launches LU-Series Lightweight Electric Torque Pump Industrial tools and heavy lift systems specialist, Enerpac, announces the new LU-Series Electric Torque Pump specifically engineered for intermittent bolting applications. Lightweight and highly portable, the LU-Series is a compact alternative to the oversized, continuous-duty pumps traditionally used by maintenance and repair teams, without compromising on performance. At just 15 kg empty, ... Hub-4 (bulk handling & recycling) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Variability of land water availability sensitivity to model resolution: disentangling the influences of runoff and soil water Fluctuations in land water availability (LWA, defined as the difference between precipitation and evapotranspiration) may increase drought risks and widely affect management of water resources. Globally, LWA are mainly produced by model simulations due to evapotranspiration observation being rarely available. Based on the atmospheric model intercomparison project simulations at four horizontal … Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science An assessment of the alignment of the COP28 energy pledges with the Paris Agreement goals COP28 marked the first time that climate negotiations at the highest level, i.e. an official conference of the parties’ (COPs) decision, indicated clear energy-related milestones for urgent climate action by adopting specific renewable energy and energy efficiency targets for 2030, and phasing down fossil fuels by 2050. These milestones are meant to serve as yardsticks to guide the path towards… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Asymmetry of El Niño and La Niña precipitation diversity El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) precipitation diversity exhibits pronounced phase-dependent asymmetry over the tropical Pacific. Observations indicate enhanced precipitation diversity over the western North Pacific during La Niña and over the equatorial central Pacific during El Niño. This asymmetry is associated with the positively skewed distribution and intensified extremes of tropical p… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Expansion versus intensification: oxygen-volume distribution shapes contrasting OMZ responses to deoxygenation Ocean deoxygenation is driving widespread changes in major oxygen minimum zones (OMZs), yet the mechanisms underlying their contrasting responses to similar forcing remain poorly understood. Here, we examine observed changes from 1965 to 2022 across six major OMZs using a water-mass transformation framework that quantifies the redistribution of ocean volume in oxygen space. We find that intense… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Long-term energy security strategy in an era of new and compounding risk Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Large-scale circulation-conditioned attribution of the historic 2024 Spanish extreme precipitation On 29 October 2024, Turís, Spain, recorded an unprecedented 24 h precipitation total of 771 mm, triggering one of the deadliest floods in Europe since 1900. Although recent attribution studies demonstrated that anthropogenic warming may have contributed to the event, the extent to which atmospheric circulation variability shaped its exceptional magnitude remains unclear. Using multi-source high… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Small-scale farmers critical to curbing deforestation linked to forest-risk commodities Deforestation remains a critical challenge despite increasing global attention. Voluntary and market-based initiatives have proven insufficient to reverse this trend. In response, the European Union introduced the Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), requiring information for several forest-risk commodities (e.g. palm oil, soy, rubber, cocoa, and coffee) to enforce deforestation-free standards acro… Environmental Research Letters (IOP) · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Alarm over hospital lung admissions for children in England’s poorest postcodes - UCL | University College London UCL News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science The impact of infrequent smoking after quitting - UCL | University College London UCL News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Patchy warnings and outdated plans left Spanish wildfire victims to fend for themselves - UCL | University College London UCL News · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science CRISPR–Cas regulates expression of embedded anti-phage defence systems - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science Precise DNA base editing using AlphaFold3-based contact modelling - Nature Nature subject feed — Environmental Sciences · 22 Jul 2026 Research & science New Stanford lab asks, what could catch us off guard? - Stanford Report Stanford Report · 22 Jul 2026