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Steel Dynamics envisions favourable market conditions into 2027
Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) achieved record steel shipments of 3.74 million short tons in the second...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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AISI supports steelmakers' exemption from electricity ratepayer legislation
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has commended a congressional committee for excluding steel manufacturing...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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US raw steel production, mill utilisation slip on-week
US raw steel production totalled 1.66 million short tons in the week ended 18 July, with...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Sources sceptical as Italy mulls Jindal ADI lease
The Italian government is said to be in advanced talks with Jindal Steel International for the...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Iron ore slips as BHP talks stall
Seaborne iron ore prices edged lower on Tuesday, with overall market sentiment remaining subdued. The Kallanish...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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GCC HRC buyers brace for freight-driven price rise
Escalating geopolitical tension, along with rising sea freight and insurance costs coupled with higher oil prices,...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Wuppermann to galvanize Stegra steels, appoints cfo
Swedish green steel start-up Stegra has agreed a long-term tolling agreement with German-based processor Wuppermann to...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Emirates Steel rolls over rebar prices as expected
United Arab Emirates benchmark mill Emirates Steel (ESI) has rolled over its August-rolling domestic 12-32mm straight...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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India concludes fresh HRC bookings to EU
Indian hot and cold rolled coil export offers to Europe remain largely rangebound this week, though...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Turkish scrap activity subdued by weak steel demand
Activity in the Turkish scrap market has seen a subdued start to the week as mills...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Russian billet exporters resist lower prices
Russian billet export activity remains limited as most suppliers continue to resist lowering offers despite subdued...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Sukha Balka commissions new block to boost output
Ukraine's Sukha Balka, part of DCH Steel, has commissioned a new block located at the 1,420-...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Brazil's slab exports ramp up in June
Brazilian slab remains the driving force behind the country’s steel exports, Kallanish notes. This semi-finished product...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Peru’s monthly ore production improves
Peruvian iron ore production rose both month-on-month and year-on-year in May, Kallanish notes. According to the...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Gerdau buys energy company, expands self-generation
Gerdau has expanded the use of renewable energy in its production chain, Kallanish notes. The company...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Indian domestic coil holds steady
Indian domestic hot rolled and cold rolled coil prices remain rangebound this week for a consecutive...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Houthi blockade clouds Saudi steel import outlook
An immediate naval blockade against Saudi Arabia through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, announced by Yemen's Houthi...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Centravis increases pipe production in H1, outlook negative
Ukrainian stainless seamless pipe producer Centravis produced 7,220 tonnes in the first half of the year,...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Özyaşar's US subsidiary launches operations with first sale
Turkish steel wire producer Özyaşar Tel ve Galvanizleme has officially launched sales operations through its wholly...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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L&T wins India iron ore expansion contract
Indian engineering group Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has secured a mega engineering, procurement and construction (EPC)...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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JSW’s Piombino rail mill resumes despite strike concerns
The rail mill at JSW Steel's Italian subsidiary in Piombino, on the site where Metinvest and...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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VNSteel receives US steel scrap
VNSteel – Southern Steel Co Ltd has received nearly 34,000 tonnes of US steel scrap after...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Hoa Phat starts Dung Quat phase-three solar project
Hoa Phat Dung Quat has commenced phase three of its rooftop solar project at the Dung...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Trasteel nearing Magona leasing deal: sources
Swiss trading company Trasteel is set to sign a lease agreement for the coil processing facility...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Primetals to upgrade Wugang CSP line to HSM
China’s Wuhan Iron & Steel has joined hands with Primetals Technology for the upgrade of its...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Coking coal spurs steel futures to rise
Chinese rebar and hot-rolled coil futures fell by more than 1% at one point on Tuesday...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Tata Nederland ordered to remove residual slag soil
Dutch authorities have ordered Tata Steel Nederland to carry out additional soil removal at a slag...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Guangxi Guigang hot tests upgraded longs production line
Guangxi Guigang Iron and Steel has hot tested its upgraded composite bar and wire rod production...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Regional ore shifts pressure south India DRI: Special Report
Regional shifts in India's iron ore production are raising raw material costs for merchant direct reduced...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Pangang Vanadium to reduce sinter capacity
China’s Pangang Group Steel & Vanadium Co. has decided to phase out an old sintering machine...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Lengshuijiang Bohua commissions welded pipe production lines
Lengshuijiang Bohua Metal Products has put four straight seam welded steel pipe production lines into operation...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Yancoal Australia records higher met coal sales
Coal miner Yancoal Australia’s metallurgical coal sales rose 41% quarter-on-quarter to 1.8 million tonnes in the...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Australia launches AD probe into Taiwanese flat bars
Australia's Anti-Dumping Commission has launched Investigation No. 705 into alleged dumping of steel flat bars imported...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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Summit Steel launches inventory sales of GX steel
Japanese steel trading company Summit Steel has begun stocking and selling GX Steel products, aiming to...
Kallanish — Steel & Scrap · 21 Jul 2026
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'Untapped potential': Is the answer to the energy transition hiding beneath our feet?
New report from the Energy Transmissions Commission explores how different geothermal technologies could play a 'much larger' role in accelerating the energy transition, if the right policy support and investment is provided
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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Loganair inks order for five electric planes from Beta Technologies
Electric aircraft set to take flight from 2029, making Loganair the first commercial operator in Europe to offer electric routes
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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Loganair inks order for five electric planes from Beta Technologies - BusinessGreen
BusinessGreen — waste topic · 21 Jul 2026
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Study reveals 'concerning rise' in alleged human rights abuses linked to transition mineral mining
Business and Human Rights Centre raises 'serious questions' about some of China's investments in critical mineral projects
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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Vertical Aerospace explores potential UK factory sites for its electric air taxis
Aviation start-up announces £10m in government funding, alongside 'broad package of support' to help kick start production of its electric aircraft in the UK
BusinessGreen · 21 Jul 2026
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McDonald’s cleared by ad watchdog after ‘junk food’ probe
The ad was passed by TV advertising clearance body Clearcast, which decided that it did not include a product high in fat, salt or sugar, and so did not fall under the restrictions for ‘less healthy’ foods
The Grocer — sustainability · 21 Jul 2026