Steel Manufacturing
The industry that produces steel from either iron ore or recycled scrap; electric arc furnaces specifically use recycled scrap steel as their primary feedstock instead of virgin iron ore.
Covered in 4 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on August 29, 2026.
Coverage
Steel's Green Shift Could Run Into a 133-Million-Tonne Iron Ore Shortfall by 2040
A widening shortage of DR-grade iron ore raises the cost and complicates the sourcing of the specific feedstock that lower-carbon, DRI-based steelmaking depends on.
Canada Doubles Tariff on US Steel and Aluminum to 50% in Trade War Retaliation
Canadian steel and aluminum producers gain a wider protective tariff wall against US-made competition, now matched at 50% on both sides of the border, while US steel and aluminum exporters lose competitiveness in the Canadian market -- an offsetting effect within the same industry depending which side of the border a producer sits on.
The UK Ships 70-80% of Its Scrap Metal Abroad. New Trade Curbs Could Change That
Retaining more scrap steel domestically could support the UK's planned electric arc furnace buildout, even though research suggests domestic demand alone cannot absorb all of the country's scrap output.
Trump Doubles Canada Auto Tariffs to 50% as Trade Talks Collapse, Killing Hopes for a Steel Tariff Cut
US-based steel producers keep the protection of the existing 50% Section 232 tariff on Canadian steel now that the negotiated 25% cut has fallen through, while Canadian steelmakers lose the market-access relief that had been under discussion.
