Trend analysis

The idea of running a greener business is also a recent development that is driving many companies to consider recycling tungsten carbide. Every bit of this valuable material that is not recycled will just pile on top of the rubbish...

The Ministry of Trade has developed a new scrap metal policy to regulate the industry.  The overall objective of the policy is to strengthen the existing regulatory framework, taking into account international best practices and unique national circumstances, in order...

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Affordable natural gas seems to be boosting investments in direct-reduced iron and hot-briquetted iron (DRI/HBI) in North America, particularly in the U.S. Companies like Nucor Corporation (NYSE:NUR) (Charlotte, North Carolina), Voestalpine (Linz, Austria),...

So, what does all this mean for the steel sector, and importantly, to steel importers and those whose livelihoods are tied to importing steel? First, for the flat rolled sector, we have seen that the recent series of price increases...

Strong momentum in the auto sector has been a key factor in supporting prices of US flat-rolled steel products and, as my colleague Lisa Reisman wrote recently, “Automotive demand will likely remain solid at least through the first half of...