The growth is largely expected to be driven by stricter environmental regulations, increasing pressure from consumers and investors for sustainable products, and the region's commitment to achieving carbon neutrality, according to sources.

The biggest threat to keeping carbon emissions low in the steel industry is imports flowing in from regions where there is a lack of focus on emissions reduction, Kevin Dempsey, president and chief executive officer of the American Iron and Steel Institute, said at Fastmarkets’ second annual Circular Steel Summit on Wednesday January 15 in Houston, Texas.

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US President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in office will hit the US steel market hard and fast, delegates heard at Fastmarkets’ second annual Circular Steel Summit on Wednesday January 15 in Houston, Texas.

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European steel and aluminium producers have urged the European Commission to take immediate and effective action to tackle "scrap leakage" so that the European Union can meet its sustainable development aims and secure industrial competitiveness.

The demand for high-grade iron ore in 2024 is expected to remain weak due to constrained steelmaking margins, oversupply, and high port inventories.

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After a 2024 marked by calls for trade defense measures against “predatory and unfair” imports, the Latin American steel sector should see a rise in such measures in 2025, industry experts told Fastmarkets.