Steel Times International Issue
October 2025

2

Leader

By Matthew Moggridge.

4

News round-up

The latest global steel news.

8

Innovations

New tech, new contracts.

15

USA update

EU follow US tariff example.

17

Latin America update

Chinese wire rod exports to Latin America.

19

India update

GST reforms to spur India’s steel

demand.

21

Innovations special

Pesmel high bay storage system.

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Scrap metal

Five inconvenient truths about scrap.

27

Decarbonization

Time to sober up!

31

China report

China’s green steel reset.

34

Hydrogen

Hydrogen - it’s going to be big!

40

US energy pipe market.

Searching for direction.

44

Conference report: Eurocoke 2025

Coke sector converges in Amsterdam

for Eurocoke.

48

Conference report:

UK Metals Expo 2025.

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Perspectives: Hyster

Hyster’s customised handling solutions.

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History

Pioneers of coke ironmaking 7:

Thomas Tomkyns.