Steel and Aluminium Archives

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 22, 2022 0

Brazil steel intake up 34% in August month-on-month

Steel purchases in Brazil registered a high of 5.6% in August compared to July, with a total volume of 350.9 thousand tonnes. In comparison with the same month last year,…

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 14, 2022 0

Brazilian alumina exports rise 62% in August

Total alumina exports from Brazil totaled 908,008 tonnes in August, significantly up from 559,668 tonnes in the corresponding period of 2021. Volumes from Belém port, in northern Pará state, were…

Exportação de sucata / scrap metal exports

Steel and Aluminium Sep, 13, 2022 0

Ferrous scrap export economy rebounds in August despite uncertainties

Brazilian exports of ferrous scrap, an input used in the composition of steel, reached the figure of 30,864 tonnes in August this year, a substantial rebound from July when export…

Steel and Aluminium Aug, 26, 2022 0

Chinese economic slowdown should benefit steel market in Brazil

The Chinese market slowdown is cause for concern in the international arena as the country is the second-largest economic powerhouse in the world. However, Brazil may be one of the…

Steel and Aluminium Aug, 09, 2022 0

Brazil’s ferrous scrap exports reach in July lowest point since 2007

Exports of ferrous scrap, an input widely used by steel mills, saw the lowest export levels since 2007. According to figures supplied by the Secretariat of Foreign Trade of the…

Ports and Terminals Aug, 01, 2022 0

Itaguaí city government rejects iron exports to protect mangroves

The city government of Itaguaí, on the southern coast of the state of Rio de Janeiro, started a program to restore mangroves in an area covering 6,000 hectares, the equivalent…

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

Steel and Aluminium Jul, 27, 2022 0

War in Ukraine brings Brazilian steel exports to a 830% hike

The war in Ukraine sparked by the Russian invasion of its territory, which began in February, repercussed directly on the Brazilian steel market. According to Steel Institute data, shipments of…

Steel and Aluminium Jul, 25, 2022 0

USA, UK no longer restrict entry of steel products from Brazil

On July 19, the United States announced the withdrawal of anti-dumping and countervailing measures against Brazilian exports of cold-rolled steel products, which had been in force for more than five…

Steel and Aluminium Jul, 13, 2022 0

Brazil ferrous scrap exports down 72% in June

In Brazil, exports of ferrous scrap, an input used mainly by steel mills to produce steel, reached just 12,830 tonnes in June, a sharp drop of 72% compared to the…

Ports and Terminals Jun, 30, 2022 0

São Francisco do Sul is Brazil main entryway for imported steel

The Port of São Francisco do Sul is the gateway for most of the steel used in Brazil. In the first five months of 2022, 1.2 million tonnes arrived through…