US plate maker Nucor kept its plate prices for December flat.

HRC lead times in the Midwest increased to 4 weeks from 3-4 weeks.

Indonesian state-owned utility PLN last week targeted a cut to GHG emissions this year of 32mn t.

OEUK estimates only nine exploration and appraisal wells be drilled this year, down from around 60 in 2010.

Orion Minerals partners up at Okiep

The sites receiving ResponsibleSteel certification were POSCO’s Pohang and Gwangyang Steelworks in South Korea and Tata Steel’s Jamshedpur site in India.

Semiconductor shortages, as well as other logistical issues, have roiled automotive production in the US and around the globe since 2021. Lower automotive production rates have subsequently cut demand for steel in the sector.

The Great Lakes Clean Hydrogen Partnership made up of Linde, Energy Harbor, GE Aerospace, Cleveland-Cliffs steel manufacturing and the University of Toledo has moved forward with its US Department of Energy hydrogen hub application.