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Oct 24, 2026

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Your aluminium supplier needs a licence

Ten aluminium standards land December 1

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The draft steel policy closes October 30

Oct 20, 2026

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The draft steel policy closes October 30

Capacity nearly triples, emissions fall by 40%, and secondary units get named.

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Oct 16, 2026

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Carbon is about to get a price

Steel’s first compliance year is already running.

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Oct 12, 2026

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Europe cut its steel quota by 47%

The EU’s new steel rules are already live

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Oct 12, 2026

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The steel deadline moved to March 2027

Two standards held for three years, three deferred to 31 March 2027.

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Oct 9, 2026

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India wants 600 million tonnes by 2047

Replaces the 2017 policy. Emissions, iron ore and coking coal all get targets.

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Oct 7, 2026

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RoDTEP lives, but only till December 31

Rates and caps unchanged. The next cliff arrives in twelve weeks.

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October 1 changed what you can legally sell

Oct 3, 2026

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October 1 changed what you can legally sell

Wrenches, pliers and aluminium utensils first. Semi-finished aluminium follows in December.

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Oct 1, 2026

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October's metal calendar ends in Mumbai

Sheet metal in Hanover, stainless in Singapore, structural steel at Jio World.

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Sep 29, 2026

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Your welding arc is hotter than the Sun

5 welding facts, from Soyuz 5 to the stainless bolts that seize in your shop.

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Your export tax refund ends September 30

Sep 25, 2026

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Your export tax refund ends September 30

Commerce wants a five-year extension. Finance has not signed off yet.

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One week left on the stainless exemption

Sep 23, 2026

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One week left on the stainless exemption

Covers 200 and 300 series flat products. The Bill of Lading date decides, not arrival.

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Sep 21, 2026

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China's factories shrank a second month

Two straight months below the growth line in the world's largest metal consumer.

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Sep 18, 2026

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Canada doubled its steel duty

Steel was the largest target. US coil is up 30% since January.

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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.

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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.

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Brussels decides on your scrap next week

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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GCC

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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September's calendar opens in Mumbai today

Aug 31, 2026

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September's calendar opens in Mumbai today

One show starts today. The Gulf's rescheduled steel expo lands on the 20th.

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Aug 27, 2026

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Delhi just opened a complaints window

SIMS delays, QCO exemptions, licence trouble. The Steel Ministry is now taking them directly.

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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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Aug 19, 2026

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One crore AI workers, one year

The Red Fort promise meets the shop floor's oldest problem: trainable people.

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Aug 16, 2026

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100 Gw, 8 fabs, one speech

Critical minerals, semiconductors, and nuclear. Each one lands on a shop floor.

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Aug 5, 2026

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August's metal calendar lands in India

A forming show in Chennai, a recycling show in Mumbai, five days apart, manufactures p

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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.

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