Steel intelligence

MOFCOM reports that Brazil’s investigation covers high-pressure steel cylinders under Mercosur tariff code 73110000. Chinese producers will be sampled, while the Czech Republic is proposed—not finalized—as the third country for calculating normal value.

Source: 4 September 2026MetalMate: 10 October 2026MOFCOM

China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) identified steel capacity governance and capacity-risk monitoring as priorities for the 15th Five-Year Plan. It also named hydrogen metallurgy as a raw-materials technology-development priority. The briefing sets policy direction but does not itself implement capacity cuts or project-level measures.

Source: 26 August 2026MetalMate: 10 October 2026MIIT

PEJ has initiated procurement covering six key nuclear-island components for Poland’s first AP1000 unit, World Nuclear News reported. The scope includes the reactor containment vessel and associated structural modules, creating an early signal of demand for specialized steel and engineered components.

Source: 8 October 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026World Nuclear News

OffshoreWIND.biz reports that 50Hertz awarded Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables (NSORe) the LanWin3 offshore converter-platform contract. Smulders will fabricate the steel jacket in Vlissingen, the Netherlands, while the topside will be built in Rostock-Warnemünde, Germany.

Source: 18 September 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026OffshoreWIND.biz

Italy’s Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy (MIMIT) confirmed the reindustrialisation process for Bekaert’s Macchiareddu plant, which involves 160 workers. The agreement calls for Nuova Icom to acquire the steel-cord site and part of its equipment, reabsorb affected workers and launch a new production activity.

Source: 2 September 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026MIMIT

Siderweb reported on 9 October 2026 that Tata Steel increased production in India during July–September, while output and sales declined in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. The available extract provides no volumes or percentage changes.

Source: 9 October 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026siderweb

Siderweb reported a decrease in Turkish hot-rolled coil exports, with Spain overtaking Italy as the leading destination in August.

Source: 8 October 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026siderweb

US Wind has relinquished its lease at Tradepoint Atlantic’s Sparrows Point site and is no longer pursuing its planned offshore wind component factory there for now, OffshoreWIND.biz reported. The proposed facility would have produced steel-intensive monopiles and towers.

Source: 8 October 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026OffshoreWIND.biz

POSCO Group announced plans to develop a steel decarbonization ecosystem centered on its HyREX hydrogen-reduction ironmaking technology, working with the South Korean government across clean-energy supply and low-carbon steel use. The plan includes a 300,000-tonne-per-year demonstration facility in a Pohang-centered southeastern cluster by 2028; it is not yet an implemented project.

Source: 7 October 2026MetalMate: 9 October 2026POSCO Group Newsroom

Siderweb reports that Cleveland-Cliffs plans to invest 200 million to increase grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) production volumes by up to 25%. The supplied text does not specify the currency.

Source: 7 October 2026MetalMate: 8 October 2026siderweb

Siderweb reports that Aperam’s third-quarter EBITDA declined amid weak European demand. Prices for nickel, ferrochrome and stainless-steel scrap were also falling, while energy costs had an estimated impact of €20 million per quarter.

Source: 8 October 2026MetalMate: 8 October 2026siderweb

According to OffshoreWIND.biz, EEW SPC is investing tens of millions of euros to expand its Rostock, Germany, plant, targeting production of monopiles up to 12 metres in diameter and 3,000 tonnes from Q2 2028.

Source: 15 September 2026MetalMate: 8 October 2026OffshoreWIND.biz