Attendees of Fastmarkets' 37th annual Steel Success Strategies conference - June 5-7 in Miami Beach, Florida - discussed an array of topics, from short-term trends to long-term ambitions to make the industry green. Here are five key takeaways

RCP sellers are encouraged by the slow pick-up in packaging demand and OCC price trends.

Soaring global pulp prices and tight supply are pricing out spot deals and smaller mills

Willingness to pay for steel that advances decarbonization and sustainability goals is gaining ground, suggesting that premium pricing for green steel could be implemented and marking a turnaround from views in the recent past, according to leading service center executives

Steel Dynamics Inc (SDI) is aiming for its new $1.9-billion electric-arc furnace (EAF) mill in Sinton, Texas, to be operating at 80% capacity by the third quarter before hitting full capacity by year-end, chief financial officer Theresa Wagler said at Fastmarkets’ Steel Success Strategies conference in Miami Beach, Florida, on Monday June 6

There has been an evolution in US steelmakers' raw material strategy in the past several years, with mills pivoting from an effort to randomly own as many tons as they could to becoming more vertically integrated and owning material that can feed their meltshops

The 2022 Singapore Steel Forum, located in the plush surroundings of the iconic Marina Bay Sands hotel, provided the ideal setting for market participants to discuss the hottest steel topics of the day last week

No new ferrous scrap export sales from the US East Coast to Turkey have been reported since prices fell sharply in a cargo booked in mid-May, but more price drops could be on the horizon, Fastmarkets understands

Turkish steel mills resumed their deep-sea steel scrap bookings after a recovery in steel sales in the country's domestic and export markets, sources said on Thursday May 26

US domestic obsolete scrap prices have continued to be firm on a historical basis but fell below our expectations this month. And the differential between shredded and HMS scrap remains at its widest on record