Steel

The European Commission has adopted the RESourceEU Action Plan to strengthen the EU supply of critical raw materials, including rare earth elements, cobalt and lithium.

Metso has contributed the core process design and technology for Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, where installation of Metso equipment commenced in September 2025.

The transformative role of artificial intelligence (AI) in the day-to-operations of ferrous metal recyclers has been spelled out at BIR’s World Recycling Convention in Bangkok. AI was the theme of the Ferrous Division session on 28 October with the message that smaller businesses can gain as much as their bigger competitors.

“Challenging” and “uncertain” were words used to describe the state of the global stainless steel markets at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Bangkok, Thailand.

The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), representing the global recycling industry, has taken note of the European Commission’s new proposal for a regulation aimed at protecting the EU steel industry from the impacts of global overcapacity.

World crude steel production for the 70 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 145.3 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2025, a 0.3% increase compared to August 2024.

UK metals recycler S. Norton has announced a major investment at its Glasgow site. The expansion boosts capacity, efficiency, and environmental performance.

Metal recycling is central to resource security and climate neutrality. To support operators, recycling professionals and decision-makers with knowledge worldwide, Steinert is launching the Metal Recycling Keynote. This new 45-minute online format provides concise, structured insight into three essential technology areas as ZORBA, Aluminium and Steel scrap.

A new report from researchers at Sheffield Hallam University, commissioned by the British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA), has found that restrictions to British scrap steel exports – currently being considered by government – endanger thousands of jobs and hamper the economic output of the metals recycling industry by billions.

The steel industry is one of the world’s largest CO2 emitters, contributing around 8% of global CO2 emissions. A particularly challenging area is the thermal steel processes, which were responsible for up to 39 billion tons of CO2 emissions globally in 2021 due to natural gas combustion. Can hydrogen be the solution for this emission-heavy sector?

Padana Rottami Srl, a company in the metal scrap recycling sector and wholly owned by the Acciaierie Venete Group, is known for processing scrap iron and steel, which is mainly supplied to the Group’s three steelworks.