Missouri aluminum smelter restart announced

Missouri aluminum smelter restart announced A company called Magnitude 7 Metals intends to restart an idled primary aluminum smelter and potline in southeastern Missouri.

Eurofer predicts EU steelmaking boost

Eurofer predicts EU steelmaking boost

Red Metals attracts $10M investment for refinery

Red Metals Inc., a startup company seeking to enter the copper production sector, has announced $10 million in seed funding it says will help it build a $70 million recycled-content facility in Charleston, South Carolina.

Colorado EV battery recycling bill signed into law

A Colorado bill covering the end-of-life management of propulsion batteries used in electric and hybrid vehicles was signed into law by Gov. Jared Polis June 4 and could set a new standard across the United States for how battery recycling legislation is crafted. Senate Bill 26-003 received bipartisan support from state lawmakers and is designed to expand on Colorado’s existing Battery Stewardship Act (S.B. 25-163), which established an extended producer responsibility (EPR) framework for small- and medium-format batteries last year. S.B. 26-003 establishes requirements for large-format batteries that differ from the requirements of its predecessor.

Steel price still stable in US ferrous market

The cost of nearly everything, including steel, is rising in the United States, yet the value of ferrous scrap—the highest-volume feedstock at most steel mills in America—has remained largely stable in the second quarter of 2026.

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.