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Ukrainian scrap collectors are calling on the government to lift the export ban and offer an EU quota of 200,000 tons.Ukrainian ferrous scrap collectors have called on the government to lift the country's de facto ban on scrap exports and replace it with an annual export quota of 200,000 tons to the EU, arguing that current restrictions are damaging the refining sector, reducing tax revenues and limiting foreign…
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European steelmakers call on EU to maintain ETS as €10bn decarbonisation investment continuesThe European steel industry has called on EU institutions to preserve the integrity of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) and strengthen the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), warning that current investment decisions will determine whether steel production, jobs and industrial value…
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Turkey's scrap metal imports decreased in January-May 2026 as the United States overtook the NetherlandsIn May of this year, the volume of scrap imports to Turkey decreased by 20.2 percent month-on-month and 7.0 percent year-on-year to 1.49 million tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports amounted to $593.95 million, a decrease of 5.6%…
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EUROFER: EU automotive sector to remain weak in 2026, steel pipe production to rise slightlyAccording to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2026-2027/Q2 2026 of the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), production in the EU automotive sector is expected to remain under pressure in 2026, while the steel pipe sector is forecast to see only limited growth amid a…
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EU steel import quotas have been exhausted for Turkey, South Korea, China and other countries as of the end of the second quarter of 2026.On the last day of the last month of the EU quota period from April 1 to June 30, according to the European Commission, some import quotas for certain steel products allocated to India, Turkey and "other countries" were exceeded.With regard to exceeded quotas, Turkey exceeded quotas of 398,355 tons…
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Argentina's steel production rose across the board in May compared to April.Acero Argentino (AA), Argentina's steel chamber, reported that the country's steel production reached 399,400 metric tons (mt) in May, up from 387,400 mt in April.In a similar comparative analysis, HRC production rose 48.5 percent to 192,000 mt, CRC production increased 8.5 percent to 102 500…
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EU sets CSQ allocations under post-lockdown regimeThe European Commission has announced that it has developed a detailed allocation of tariff quotas across countries under the EU's new steel trading regime. The total annual tariff quota volume of 18.35 million tons will be distributed across 26 categories of steel products, replacing the previous…
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Alessandro Banzato has been appointed the new President of the Federation of the Italian Federation.Alessandro Banzato, chairman and CEO of the Italian steel company Acciaierie Venete, has been appointed as the new president of Federacciai for the term 2026-2028, as announced by Federacciai, the Italian Federation of Steel Companies, in a press release issued on June 30, 2026."The appointment…
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The Australian company Centaurus Meals confirms the potential of direct recovery granular feed production in BrazilThe Australian company Centaurus Metals Ltd. has confirmed that it has the ability to produce direct recovery pellets at its Giambreiro project located in the southeastern Brazilian state of Minas Gerais.During the experiment, the pilot plant produced half a ton of concentrate with an average iron…
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EUROFER: Construction will remain key to supporting EU steel demand in 2026According to the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) Steel Market Outlook 2026-2027/Q2 2026 report, the construction sector is expected to remain the main source of resilience in EU steel demand in 2026, supported by infrastructure spending, NextGenerationEU financing and…
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