April recycled steel price drops

The value of heavy melting steel fell below $400 per ton, according to mill purchasing figures collected by the price tracking service.

Sims sounds optimistic notes regarding 2026

In recent investor presentations and a trading update, the global metals and electronics recycler predicts a potential doubling of earnings in its current fiscal year.

March 2026 steel output rises month on month

Less steel was produced in the first quarter of 2026 compared with one year earlier, but March witnessed a 12.7 percent boost in output compared with the prior month. Despite military action in Iran and the Middle East followed by sea freight interruptions in that region, the global steel industry enjoyed an active March 2026, with melt shop output rising 12.7 percent month on month.

EY says India’s need for scrap imports will continue

An analysis published in early March by an India-based partner with consulting firm EY concludes that steel mills in that nation will continue to require recycled steel imports as they increase production and attempt to lower their carbon footprints.

Recycled steel prices hold steady(From recycling today)

Generators and shippers of recycled steel seem poised to continue receiving prices on the higher side of this decade’s trading range as the March buying period in the United States gets underway.

Terrible situation for metal recycling shipping

A military conflict described on Thursday, March 5, as “broadening” by the Associated Press is poised to cause continued ocean freight logistics challenges for global traders of recyclable materials. So its a terrible sitation for metal recycling industry.

The story of Levitated Metals

Levitated Metals has installed laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) sorter to sort wrought aluminum from cast aluminum at its New Caney, Texas, facility.

The story of Alton Steel to cease operations

The Illinois steelmaker reportedly will idle its electric arc furnace in late January. Recycled-content electric arc furnace (EAF) steelmaker Alton Steel Inc. reportedly has announced it will cease operations before the end of this month.

The story of Century Aluminum and EGA

The companies plan to double U.S. aluminum production with Oklahoma smelter. Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and Century Aluminum Co., Chicago, have entered into a joint development agreement to build a new primary aluminum production plant in Oklahoma. Both parties will solely focus their greenfield development efforts in the United States on this site, the first greenfield primary aluminum smelter in the United States since 1980.

Steel Dynamics reports 2025 financial results

Steel Dynamics Inc. (SDI) has reported an increase in sales but a drop in net income for 2025.