There is disagreement over whether prices will increase meaningfully going into the new year. Prices did see a small increase in December, but several sources SMU has contacted have told us they are hearing price rises may be limited compared to past years.
The export market in the Atlantic Basin has seen significant strengthening during Q4 as 2025 comes to a close. The strength has been mainly driven by Turkish buyers, but Italy has also been a contributor.
The price of pig iron looks to strengthen as producing nations cite rising ferrous scrap values.
There are few firm predictions about the January scrap market in North America at mid-month except to say it will be stronger. The question is by how much?
The pig iron market in Brazil has moved up since our last report for US-bound cargoes.
US ferrous scrap prices have picked up in December, sources told SMU.
SMU’s December ferrous scrap market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members.
NEMO Industries CEO Daniel Liss has already made waves with his bold plan to bring pig iron production back to US soil. In an SMU Community Chat on Wednesday, he shifted the conversation from inspiration to execution, laying out timelines, financing strategies, and customer demand that could reshape the steel supply chain by the end of the decade.
Major activity in the US scrap export market has occurred, mainly driven by Turkey.
A steelmaker in the Southeast has entered the market for shredded, P&S, and HMS at prices of $20/gt over November.
The situation has altered in the Brazilian pig iron market since our last update on Nov. 13. At the time, we reported things were at a standstill for sales to US-based steelmakers.
A history of DRI production.
Most steelmaking raw material prices remained stable over the past month. Prices are mixed in comparison to this time last year.
SunCoke Energy Inc. and Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. have agreed to extend their coke supply agreement for another three years.
The bulk scrap export market has experienced a great deal of action lately, but that has not resulted in runaway pricing.
The US scrap market is showing some signs of strength in certain regions shortly after the November settlements finalized without detectable resistance.
A Tenaris subsidiary, Steel Recycling Services, has acquired the Beaver Falls, Pa., scrap processing yard of SA Recycling.
The pig iron market is at a standstill since the last sale to the US several weeks ago.
The price spread between HRC and prime scrap has widened for a second month, based on SMU’s most recent pricing data.
US-flagged shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes are on the decline. Ore shipments in October were the lowest they’ve been for that month in five years.
SMU’s November ferrous scrap market survey results are now available on our website to all premium members. After logging in at steelmarketupdate.com, visit the pricing and analysis tab and look under the “survey results” section for “ferrous scrap survey” results. Past scrap survey results are also available under that selection. If you need help accessing the survey […]
Nippon Steel is making good on the big capex promises it made to secure its purchase of United States Steel Corp. This week, the Japanese company and American steelmaker together unveiled various capital investments they plan to make across U.S. Steel’s footprint.
SunCoke Energy’s earnings declined in the third quarter as weaker domestic coke sales and contract economics weighed on results.
The pig iron market in Brazil saw some activity last week that could present some additional options to producers there, but at lower price levels.
CRU analysts break down their top takeaways from CRU's 31st Annual Ferroalloys Connections Summit, held Oct. 19-21 in Miami.
The domestic scrap market will start to form as early as next week for November shipment, sources told SMU. Predictions as of now are neither very positive for an increase nor are they negative for a decrease.
NEMO Industries CEO talks cost and reasoning behind a $3-billion pig iron project in Louisiana.
US buyers want to drop pig iron prices to levels commensurate with the decline in prime scrap in their domestic market. Prime price shed $20 per gross ton (gt) in September and another $20/gt in October.
Lourenco Goncalves confirmed that Cleveland-Cliffs is actively selling off portions of its Ferrous Processing and Trading (FPT) assets. Its direct reduction plant in Toledo, Ohio, may also be up for grabs...
There has been renewed activity in the scrap export market in the Mediterranean Basin during the last week. Most of the activity occurred in Northern Europe and the Baltic regions with prices basically staying sideways to up slightly.