Steel and Aluminium Archives

Exportação de sucata / scrap metal exports

Steel and Aluminium May, 16, 2022 0

Inesfa: exports of scrap metal used in steel manufacturing grew 89% in 2022

Brazilian companies in the scrap metal business, an important input for the manufacture of steel in electric steel plants, have once again increased their exports. Last month, shipments totaled 71,900…

Steel and Aluminium May, 03, 2022 0

The steel market in Brazil is operating at a slower pace in 2022

The steel market in Brazil expects to see a sharp slowdown in the pace of imports of finished steel products this year. Analysts say that steel consumption has cooled down…

Steel and Aluminium Apr, 28, 2022 0

China eliminates coal import tariffs

China announced on Thursday the elimination of tariffs on coal imports, a move that is likely to increase CO2 emissions from the world’s biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. The world’s…

Brasil aço / EUA restringe aço do Brasil / Brazilian steel quotas

Steel and Aluminium Mar, 08, 2022 0

Sanctions against Russia could encourage the US to import more steel from Brazil

Economic sanctions imposed on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine may increase steel exports from Brazil to the United States. “With the closure of [US-Russia trade] relations, a space will…

Steel and Aluminium Feb, 09, 2022 0

Brazil and United States discuss reviewing steel quotas

Brazil has initiated the conversation about reviewing the steel quotas that limit the entry of the product into the US market. The Donal Trump administration imposed these restrictions in 2018.…

Steel and Aluminium Nov, 03, 2021 0

US and EU move forward in pact to end Trump-era steel feud

US President Joe Biden said on Oct. 31 that a new US-European Union trade agreement would clamp down on “dirty steel” that produces carbon emissions blamed on climate change and…

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 30, 2021 0

Steel imports should normalize in 2022

Despite the high imports of steel products this year by the Brazilian market, national companies estimate that the share of foreign material in apparent consumption should return to previous levels…

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 22, 2021 0

Alcoa resumes aluminum production in Brazil

With the improvement in the global aluminum market and prices, the American multinational Alcoa decided to resume primary aluminum production in Brazil. The company announced that the Alumar (smelter) plant,…

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 22, 2021 0

INDA: Steel sales up again in August compared to July

Sales of steel products begin to reverse the curve. Last month, according to data from INDA (the national institute of steel distributors), 274,500 tons were exported, an increase of 5%…

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 21, 2021 0

Brazil applauds GCC’s decision not to impose safeguard on steel imports

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has decided not to apply measures against Brazil after completing an investigation on safeguards relating to the import of certain steel products. The Brazilian government…