Associations representing both metal recyclers and steelmakers in Europe were not satisfied by the result of a vote by the Environment Committee (ENVI) of the European Parliament this week on the proposed revision to the Waste Shipment Regulations (WSR)

Brazil-based Gerdau will invest up to 1.5 billion Reais ($277 million) in solar and wind power projects by acquiring a third of energy generation and commercialization company Newave Energia, advancing its decarbonization goals, the steelmaker said on Friday November 25

Luxembourg-based recycler Befesa’s facility in Mooresboro, North Carolina, is the first in the world to manufacture special high-grade (SHG) zinc solely from recycled zinc

To achieve a decarbonized steel industry by 2050 and meet consumer demand for “green” steel products, an international group of steelmakers has urged the United States and EU to adopt a global emission standard to support the transition to low-emission steel

The global trade for metals shipped in containers is being constrained by weak demand despite lower freight costs and higher availability of boxes compared with earlier in the year, sources have told Fastmarkets

The steel scrap market is undergoing a monumental shift as the pull of decarbonization, growing market consolidation and supply shortages propel steel scrap into 'hot' commodity status

While demand for stainless scrap remains very weak in the United States, scrap prices for the 300-series grades jumped this week on continued tight supply and a spike in London Metal Exchange nickel prices, with the nickel cash contract at its highest since May

Fastmarkets experts share a unique visual snapshot of the ever-changing global scrap markets in 8 scrap metal price charts

Unprecedented scrap market volatility has created widespread uncertainty in global scrap price movements. Fastmarkets experts analyze the eight market-changing events influencing the global scrap markets

The top 10 copper producers in China are looking to convince the Chinese government to relax copper scrap import standards to improve their secondary production ratio