S&P Global Commodity Insights CONTRIBUTOR
Hector Forster oversees iron ore, met coal and coke coverage editorial, pricing and analysis at S&P Global Platts. Full Bio
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Aug 2023
  • Energy
  • Energy Transition
  • Coal
  • Metals
  • Hydrogen
  • Steel
  • Non-Ferrous
  • Steel Raw Materials
  • Coking Coal
  • Emissions
  • Carbon

EU steel emissions to see higher penalties as free allowances get taken away

EU steel production emissions will be gradually penalized further from 2026 through to 2034, which will lead to higher costs for existing steel production and incentivize lower-emissions output

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  • Blog
May 2023
  • Agriculture
  • Energy
  • Energy Transition
  • Metals
  • Shipping
  • Coal
  • Natural Gas
  • Biofuels
  • Renewables
  • Steel Raw Materials
  • Coking Coal
  • Steel
  • Hydrogen
  • Emissions
  • Carbon

Ferrous scrap, metallics markets gear up for low-emissions steel shift

Ferrous scrap markets are eying an increasingly broader role in steel sector decarbonization as a move to expand electric arc furnace steelmaking in Europe, North America and Asia gathers pace with a stronger need for high purity scrap and direct-reduced iron

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Mar 2023
  • Metals
  • Energy
  • Coal
  • Electric Power
  • Steel Raw Materials
  • Steel
  • Non-Ferrous
  • Electricity

Back in action: European mills restart idled blast furnaces on higher flat steel prices

Domestic coil prices rapidly rose in March 2022 due to panic buying triggered by Russia's attack on Ukraine on February 24. The market originally anticipated that the geopolitical tension would cut availability of steel and might result in shortage

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