Tenders for ferromolybdenum from Ansteel and other steel mills have been launched one after another.

ArcelorMittal's Pecém facility in Ceará has approved the first phase of a strategic project for a new hot-rolled coil production line. This phase involves a BRL 35 million ($6.8 million) investment in engineering and development, excluding construction or equipment procurement. Physical construction depends on study outcomes and subsequent board approval. The full project, estimated at BRL 4.5 billion ($872 million), could create 3,000 construction jobs. Currently producing 3 million t/y of slabs, the plant aims to add HRC to its output to increase product value.

Sülzle Stahlpartner GmbH absorbed Eisen Grader GmbH's operations in Weiden on July 1 2026. The acquired entity now operates as a branch under Christian Dobmann, retaining all staff and existing services including reinforcing steel trading, structural steel bending, and bored pile production. The acquisition strengthens Sülzle's presence in Upper Palatinate, Middle Franconia, and Upper Franconia, and adds a second bored pile production site alongside its existing northern facility in Dessau-Roßlau. The family-run firm operates 20 branches with over 145 years of experience, supplying sustainable reinforcing steel to German construction projects.

Taiwan's cold-rolled steel buyers remain active in securing Chinese material as the anti-dumping petition filed by CSC over three months ago still awaits formal investigation. In a parallel case, on February 10, the Ministry of Economic Affairs preliminarily found that imports of non-oriented electrical steel from China and South Korea have caused material injury to the domestic industry, and the case will be forwarded to the Ministry of Finance for dumping investigation. Market participants noted that the prolonged delay in the cold-rolled probe has encouraged importers to stock up on lower-priced Chinese material, with June imports reaching about 40,000 tonnes. Despite Chinese mills raising offers to defend margins amid falling domestic prices, discounts remain available for large orders, sustaining an arbitrage opportunity versus local Taiwanese prices.