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Strategy
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Oct 24, 2026
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Ten aluminium standards land December 1
Latest News
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Oct 16, 2026
Steel’s first compliance year is already running.
Oct 12, 2026
The EU’s new steel rules are already live
Two standards held for three years, three deferred to 31 March 2027.
Oct 9, 2026
Replaces the 2017 policy. Emissions, iron ore and coking coal all get targets.
Oct 7, 2026
Rates and caps unchanged. The next cliff arrives in twelve weeks.
Events and Trade Shows
Oct 1, 2026
Sheet metal in Hanover, stainless in Singapore, structural steel at Jio World.
GCC
Sep 29, 2026
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5 welding facts, from Soyuz 5 to the stainless bolts that seize in your shop.
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Sep 25, 2026
Commerce wants a five-year extension. Finance has not signed off yet.
Sep 23, 2026
Covers 200 and 300 series flat products. The Bill of Lading date decides, not arrival.
Sep 18, 2026
Steel was the largest target. US coil is up 30% since January.
Sep 10, 2026
The 15% duty is superseded. What replaces it targets destinations, not prices.
Sep 8, 2026
JP Morgan's fourth-quarter forecasts, and the aluminium deficit sitting behind them.
Sep 4, 2026
India is the EU's largest buyer. Some plants already run 40% below capacity.
Sep 1, 2026
One melts in your palm. One remembers its own shape.
Aug 31, 2026
One show starts today. The Gulf's rescheduled steel expo lands on the 20th.
Aug 25, 2026
A new study halves the projected cost. The catch is which steel you ship where.
Jul 29, 2026
Concessional loans and risk guarantees for the mills that make half of India's steel.
Jul 22, 2026
Robotic palletising now runs while the cutting heads keep firing.
Jul 20, 2026
Grinding robots, autonomous haulers, and repair copilots are already on shift.
Jul 15, 2026
One deal adds nearly half of India's current smelting capacity. Gulf capital is building it.
Jul 12, 2026
Consumption outgrew production last quarter. An anti-dumping probe is already open.
Jul 1, 2026
The rare and strategic metals inside everyday factory equipment, and why their supply is suddenly political.
Jun 26, 2026
Copper is near all-time highs. A US tariff decision lands by end of June. The deficit is deepening either way.
Jun 20, 2026
The UK's new safeguard takes effect July 1. Indian steel exports worth ₹7,400 crore (USD 893 million) face a 50% tariff above quota.