Recycled metals: Ferrous scrap mills have entered the Sept market
Great Lakes area mills have entered the September ferrous scrap market.
Market: Trade
Can copper smelters survive shrinking margins?
Smelters may choose to increase their use of secondary materials, including scrap, to mitigate their losses.
Falling fast: Can the market survive the storm of uncertainty this fall?
Hopes for stabilization or even a slight recovery is fading as more players expect further declines in September.
Leibowitz: North America tackles Chinese imports, but the future remains unclear
North America is not quite speaking with one voice about China, but the cooperation is evident.
Recycled metals: Ferrous faces uncertainty as fall approaches
Hopes of a bottom fading as export prices collapse and industrial scrap shows signs of slowing.
ISM: Manufacturing down again in August
US manufacturing activity contracted for a fifth straight month in August, Institute for Supply Management (ISM) said.
SMU Summit 2024: What's driving scrap prices
“It shouldn’t come as a huge surprise who has the market power..."
Navigating the shifting currents
How logistics and global demand are shaping the metal scrap industry in 2024
Recycled metals take center stage amid industry challenges
Record attendance, real talk- Recycled metals becomes a hot topic at the SMU Steel Summit.
SMU: Canada slaps tariffs on Chinese steel, aluminum, EVs
Canada’s steel and aluminum industries have already called for tariff alignment with the U.S.