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Sep 10, 2026
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The scrap tariff just became a ban
The 15% duty is superseded. What replaces it targets destinations, not prices.
Strategy
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Sep 8, 2026
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Copper heads for $14,800 in Q4
JP Morgan's fourth-quarter forecasts, and the aluminium deficit sitting behind them.
Strategy
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Sep 4, 2026
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Brussels decides on your scrap next week
India is the EU's largest buyer. Some plants already run 40% below capacity.
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Sep 1, 2026
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Six metals that refuse to behave
One melts in your palm. One remembers its own shape.
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Aug 25, 2026
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CBAM's bill just got cheaper
A new study halves the projected cost. The catch is which steel you ship where.
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Jul 29, 2026
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₹5,000 crore heads to secondary steel
Concessional loans and risk guarantees for the mills that make half of India's steel.
GCC
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Jul 22, 2026
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How Lantek & TECOI automated sheet metals
Robotic palletising now runs while the cutting heads keep firing.
Latest News
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Jul 20, 2026
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Robot dogs patrol POSCO's furnaces
Grinding robots, autonomous haulers, and repair copilots are already on shift.
Strategy
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Jul 15, 2026
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$11.5 billion smelter lands in Odisha
One deal adds nearly half of India's current smelting capacity. Gulf capital is building it.
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Jul 12, 2026
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Steel imports flood India, up 49%
Consumption outgrew production last quarter. An anti-dumping probe is already open.
GCC
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Jul 1, 2026
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Five Metals Hiding In Your Factory
The rare and strategic metals inside everyday factory equipment, and why their supply is suddenly political.
Strategy
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Jun 26, 2026
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Copper Nears Record Before US Ruling
Copper is near all-time highs. A US tariff decision lands by end of June. The deficit is deepening either way.
Strategy
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Jun 20, 2026
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UK Slashes Steel Imports By 60%
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.
Latest News
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Jun 10, 2026
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India's Lights-Out Factories Have A Brain
L&T, NVIDIA, Reliance, and Siemens are wiring India's next decade of manufacturing. The infrastructure is being laid now, not later.
Strategy
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Jun 9, 2026
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SASO. Aramco. Vision 2030. One Playbook
Indian competitors are already in. SASO and Aramco approved. You are not. Full playbook inside.
Latest News
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Jun 6, 2026
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Three Indian Chip Startups Hit Production
Netrasemi, Mindgrove, and Agnit have moved from prototype to real silicon. The chips that will run Indian factories are being designed in India.
Strategy
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Jun 2, 2026
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Six Events. Three Continents. One Shortlist.
Six June events across India, the GCC, and the US where steel, machine tools, and automation buyers actually sign deals.
Strategy
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May 27, 2026
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Aluminium Hit ₹3.57 Lakh A Tonne
LME stocks down 28%. Gulf disruption ongoing. India already seeing billet shortages.
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May 22, 2026
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China Cut 30 Million Factory Jobs
Inside the dark factories changing what global manufacturing costs.
Latest News
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May 4, 2026
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Export To The UAE - Duty-Free
97% tariff elimination. Iron and steel exports growing fast. Here's how to qualify.
Strategy
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May 1, 2026
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US Metal Tariffs Restructured
50% for pure metal, 25% for derivatives, 15% for equipment. Metal content determines your rate.
Strategy
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Apr 24, 2026
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PLI Schemes: ₹21,534 Crore Disbursed
Take out 2 mins to not miss this opportunity manufacturers.
