[SMM Iron & Steel] Importações de DRI da UE caem 68% em jan-fev 2026 após expiração das cotas de importação russas

[SMM Steel] US line pipe imports totaled 45,310 tonnes in March 2026, up 8.3% m-o-m but down 41.7% y-o-y, according to final census data from the US Department of Commerce. Import value increased to 48.05 million USD from 44.35 million USD in February but remained well below 103.81 million USD recorded in March 2025. South Korea remained the largest supplier with 27,844 tonnes, followed by India at 7,194 tonnes, Mexico at 2,924 tonnes, and Ukraine at 1,581 tonnes.

[SMM Steel] Italy-based Danieli Centro Recycling will supply a new high-performance press shredder to Industrias López Soriano in Zaragoza, Spain, to upgrade its existing scrap shredding facility. The equipment is designed to improve operational safety, reduce explosion risks, stabilize feed flow, and enhance plant reliability. The preshredder will be capable of processing up to 110 tph of mixed scrap and end-of-life vehicles, 100 tph of standard bales, and 90 tph of heavy bales, supporting greater flexibility in scrap recycling operations.

[SMM Steel] Industry discussions highlighted that collective green steel demand is becoming a key driver for low-carbon investment in the global steel sector. According to RMI, global steel industry emissions were around 3.13 GtCO2 in 2020 & could reach 4.25 GtCO2 by 2050 without wider adoption of low-carbon technologies. The report noted that Asia-Pacific green steel demand excluding China & India could exceed 6mt by 2030, mainly from the automotive sector. In India alone, visible low-carbon steel demand could reach 25-27mt by 2030, supported by infrastructure investment and Scope 3 decarbonization targets. Market participants said green demand aggregation initiatives and government procurement policies are expected to improve investment visibility for low-emission steel projects.