BIR calls for fair standards, circular solutions in defining ‘green steel’

The organization has released a position paper that warns against “sliding scale” or “benchmarking” approaches in favor of creating conditions that enable sustainable production through various policy actions.

Evraz NA to be acquired by equity firm

Connecticut-based Atlas Holdings has announced its intention to acquire recycled-content steel mills and scrapyards operated by Evraz North America.

Metal recyclers and steel producers alike are benefitting from Eriez technology that identifies and removes copper from the steel production process.

Radius records another unprofitable financial quarter

The metals recycling company, which is in the process of being acquired, has had eight consecutive money-losing quarters.

SSAB secures funding for EAF conversion project

The steel producer will use the $500 million to go toward its electric arc furnace technology installation in Luleå, Sweden.

Steel Dynamics attains sustainability certifications

The recycled-content steelmaker says products made at all of its mills have attained Global Steel Climate Council certification.

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Recent news from the various sectors of the recycling industry from our July 2025 issue.

Steel imports trend upward in May

Government statistics show nearly 20 percent more steel flowed into the U.S. this May compared with April; USW calls for “focus on addressing nonmarket economic competition.”

CMC reports increased springtime shipments

The company has reported a 12 percent net steel sales increase in its March through May quarter compared with the previous three months.

ArcelorMittal postpones EAF conversions in Germany

The company, which also has sold a mill in Bosnia, says business conditions in Germany have “not moved in a favorable direction.”

US Steel, NSC say merger has been finalized

In a move tied to the transaction, steelmaker ArcelorMittal says it has completed its acquisition of Nippon Steel’s stake in a Calvert, Alabama, mill complex.