Tom Balcerek
Editor-in-chief 
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October 5, 2018 04:01 UTC 
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Who knew trade deal bargaining chips were made of steel and aluminum? Apparently, US President Donald Trump did. Earlier this week Trump triumphantly defended his 25% global tariff on steel and 10% tariff on aluminum as key drivers in achieving recent trade deals for the leverage they provided. |
Jamila al Ibrahim
Editor, Ferrous Scrap
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September 21, 2018 13:30 UTC
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The circular economy concept is simple in its proposition: Create a regenerative system in which the use and waste of resources are minimized by re-using and re-manufacturing materials prior to recycling. Less simple is its implementation, which requires the global economy to redesign its processes and detach itself from the old linear model of take-make-dispose. These were the topics surrounding a conference organized by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) in Brussels with a spotlight on steel, circular and clean material by nature. S&P Global Platts discussed these topics with Dr. Edwin Basson, Director General at worldsteel. |
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Jamila al Ibrahim
Editor, Ferrous Scrap
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September 18, 2018 11:30 UTC
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On my train journey from London to Brussels for the World Steel Association Circular Economy Conference, out of the window I watched the landscape change from the English to the French and finally to the Belgian. Jarring with the natural beauty of all three countries was one shared element — the rusty, abandoned steel rails at the side of the gleaming tracks. Why not ensure a second life for this material? But what are we talking about precisely? |
Karen McBeth
Content Director
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August 21, 2018 10:00 UTC
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Aluminum, like steel, has grabbed headlines in 2018. The all-in price of this primary metal used in everything from transportation, to construction, to consumer goods has fluctuated since January — sometimes widely — in large part a response to US trade ‘war’ concerns and supply scarcity. One effect of the 2018 tariffs and higher US aluminum prices: a scramble to ramp up domestic production. Century Aluminum, Alcoa and Magnitude 7 Metals are all working to restart three aluminum smelters idled for years. |
Diana Kinch
Editor-in-Chief, Steel Markets Daily
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August 8, 2018 09:00 UTC
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European steel’s current major M&A activity — driven by market recovery since mid-2017 — aims to achieve synergies and boost cost-effectiveness in a global steel sector still plagued by as much as 657 million mt of overcapacity, according to Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development estimates. |
Jeffery Lu and Max Court
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August 7, 2018 13:00 UTC
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On July 20, Tangshan, the steelmaking hub in northern China’s Hebei province, turned up the heat on pollutant industries by imposing a 43-day output cut on local blast furnaces. In parallel, Chinese authorities are removing a further 30 million mt/year of crude steel capacity. |
Hector Forster
Senior editor
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July 25, 2018 11:10 UTC
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US miner Cleveland-Cliffs said Monday the courts handed it the breakthrough it wanted at a site rich with iron ore resources in Minnesota. The United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has reaffirmed the 2017 Cliffs acquisition of land located in Nashwauk, Minnesota, and the ruling resolved the land dispute in favor of Cliffs and Glacier Park Iron Ore Properties, the miner said in a statement Monday. |
Paul Bartholomew
Senior Managing Editor
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July 19, 2018 05:40 UTC
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Chinese steel market sentiment is generally unchanged in July from the month before, with domestic orders expected to remain stable, though the outlook for export orders has improved, according to the latest S&P Global Platts China Steel Sentiment Index or CSSI, which showed a headline reading of 27.45 out of a possible 100 points. The headline CSSI, which measures the combined outlook for new domestic and export steel orders, fell by 1.79 points from 27.45 in June. It was the third consecutive month the index has been below the 50 threshold, with July’s CSSI the weakest since January. |
Michael Fitzgerald
Associate editor, metals
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June 21, 2018 05:01 UTC
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Steel consumers and producers in the US are duking it out. The battle is mostly under the radar and in the back rooms and alleys surrounding the Trump administration’s chaotic trade policy. |
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Paul Bartholomew
Senior Managing Editor 
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June 8, 2018 04:01 UTC
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China is at the forefront of global commodity demand and last year overtook even the US to become the world’s largest importer of crude oil. With its gargantuan appetite and enormous capacities, it is a country that no one in the energy and commodity space in the 21st century can ignore. Perhaps more so than ever before, the country’s vision for its economy, its environment and its role on the world stage has been clearly mapped out. Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping – who is expected to remain in charge for many years to come – the country is entering a new growth phase, where quality rather than quantity is paramount. So what does a more environmentally-focused, streamlined and globally influential China look like? And what will be the resultant impact on the country’s energy and commodities supply-demand situation? |
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