As a result of its high recyclability, steel is one of the key material groups that already today can meet tomorrow’s challenge of a fully circular economy. Currently, around 85-90% of steel products are recovered at their end of life and recycled to… read more
Düsseldorf November 5th 2020 - Metalshub, the digital trading platform for metals and ferroalloys, has launched its first price indices today, signaling permanent change for the market and the way ahead for price discovery in the sector. Price… read more
Steel production is one of the most energy-consuming industries in the world. The process requires a huge amount of energy. The energy can be extracted from either fossil fuels such as coke while using blast furnaces, or electricity in case of… read more
In a world of steel dominated by China, many countries continue to invest heavily in the steel market for its development, as well as in reducing their dependency on imported products. In this sense, and despite many political and civil instabilities… read more
In January 2020, the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR), has approved the recategorization of high-grade copper scrap as a resource rather than waste, with no import restrictions. The new standards are very important to scrap… read more
Bouncing back from a sharp fall in early spring, the European steel and metal industries are at the start of a path to recovery from the COVID-19 crisis, since the halt of the majority of activity within the main metal-consuming industries… read more
In this edition of our #DigitalDialogue interview series, we had the opportunity to speak to Dr. Jan-Christopher Schrag General Management Sulfur at CS Additive GmbH, Herten, Germany MH: Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you end up in this… read more
Due to COVID-19, there is an increasing number of metals industry professionals who are working from home – this has highlighted the need for highly efficient communication tools, as they are now more important than ever. In response to the growing… read more
While the coronavirus rages on its destructive path across the world, the European metals industry is bracing for a major disruption and painful losses throughout the year. Typical high-volume consumers of metal products such as carmakers and… read more
Asian Steel, metals and ferroalloys markets remain in turmoil since the outbreak of the Covid-19 Coronavirus. Despite Chinese measures to manage the situation, great uncertainty remains, posing a risk to global trade. In a webinar held by Metalshub… read more
2019 was a difficult year for the steel industry, 2020 is expected to be slightly better, but the coronavirus introduces more uncertainty. Global steel production is a key driver for the demand of ferroalloys and metals. Let’s take a look at the numbers for 2019 and at what we expect for 2020. read more
We continue with our “Four Questions For” series! This time we have the pleasure of interviewing Mrs. Anna Klochok, the International Sales Manager of VLCor Baltic OÜ. She shares with us her opinion about the performance of the market during this 2019 and her perspective on the upcoming year. read more
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