Metals & Steel

Moxico's Mimbula mine scales to 56,000 t/y of copper cathode by mid-2026. Who buys Zambia's SX-EW plants, what they cost, and how RFQs get won.

Uganda's Kilembe revival holds 6.5M tonnes at 1.77% copper. Border charges, freight to Kasese, and the flowsheet caveat SX-EW suppliers should check.

Karuma-Tororo alone needs 346 km of 400kV towers. Where Uganda's utilities and EPCs source fabricated tower steel, and whether used stock ever qualifies.

Kenya's mills run at 36% of 4.2Mt installed capacity while steel imports hit 1.66Mt in 2025. What importing a hot rolling mill actually takes.

Italy rolled 12.3 million tonnes of long steel in 2025, and Danieli alone has delivered over 500 rolling mills. A guide to the OEMs behind the numbers.

Constellium hit $8.4B revenue in 2025 with 1.5M tonnes shipped. How French aluminium extrusion suppliers reach EV, aerospace and façade buyers in 2026.

ArcelorMittal just confirmed a EUR 1.3 billion EAF in Dunkirk. Here is how French specialty steel mills win nuclear, aerospace and defense buyers.

Swiss metals exports fell 0.6% in 2025 while EU demand rose 3.5%. How deep drawing manufacturers can win the pivot.

Switzerland refines roughly 70% of the world's gold across four LBMA refiners. How to win industrial accounts in electronics, medtech, and jewellery.

Swiss metals exports fell 0.6% in 2025 while US tariffs hit 39%. How precision stamping shops in the Jura cluster reach new buyers.

SFS Group hit CHF 3.06B in 2025 sales while Bossard cleared CHF 1.07B. How Swiss screw and fastener makers reach buyers in 35+ countries.

Swiss metals exports fell 0.6% in 2025 while EuroBlech drew 38,946 buyers. How sheet metal job shops find OEM accounts year-round.

Switzerland's MEM sector hit CHF 68.1B in 2025 exports. Here is how Swiss spring manufacturers reach watch, medtech, and auto buyers.

Swiss titanium machining feeds CHF 23.4B medtech and CHF 25.6B watchmaking. Here is how Ti6Al4V specialists win medical and aerospace buyers.

Tschudi runs a 17,000 t/yr SX-EW copper cathode plant, the only one in Namibia. The flowsheet, the buyers, and how to budget a leach plant project.

Namibia imported ~$119M of iron and steel in 2023, near-total rebar dependence. Used and modular rolling mill options, sourcing, refurbishment, freight.

Egypt made 10.7Mt of steel in 2024 and its market hits $3.51B in 2025. A buyer guide to sourcing rebar rolling mill equipment and winning the RFQ.

Nigeria wants iron-ore-fed steel, not just scrap. A buyer's guide to gas-based DRI modules, pelletizing scope, and new vs relocated plant economics.

Nigeria's 28M-unit housing gap and $4bn steel import bill pull in galvanizing lines. A buyer-side guide to CGL, batch kettles, and coating capex.

Nigeria imports ~$4bn of steel a year and wants 10Mt output by 2030. A buyer guide to sourcing hot rolling mill equipment: bar, section, and strip mills.

Nigeria targets 10Mt of steel by 2030 against 1.2Mt today. A procurement guide to specifying and buying an EAF meltshop: furnace, ladle, caster, power.

Nigeria imports ~$4bn of steel a year against 1.2Mt local output. A procurement guide to the EAF, rolling, DRI and rebar RFQs suppliers can win.

How foreign equipment vendors win Botswana's copper and cobalt procurement: Kalahari Copper Belt mines, FX and LC mechanics, tender platforms, and where to enter.

UK stainless steel exports hit £4.1B in 2024, with the EU taking 67%. Here's how British stainless manufacturers can reach buyers beyond trade fairs.

Canada exported CAD $17.4B in aluminum in 2024. How extrusion manufacturers can reach international buyers at $150-$300 per lead.

Canada exported $10.7B in copper products in 2024, up 15% year-over-year. Here's how copper manufacturers can reach more buyers without trade shows.

Canadian aluminum exports jumped 50.7% in a single month on European demand. Steel did not follow. What that split tells metals producers.

Canada's steel fabrication sector ships $14.5B annually across 13,000+ shops. Here's how fabricators are finding buyers beyond saturated trade show floors.

Canada's steel tube and pipe sector generates $4.9B annually. Here's how manufacturers are replacing costly trade shows with AI-powered outbound.

Germany leads Europe in aluminum extrusion with $18.4B in exports. How manufacturers build qualified pipeline at $150-$300 per lead.

Germany produces 3M tonnes of forgings annually, ranking 3rd worldwide. How forging companies build export pipeline at a fraction of fair costs.

German steel output rose 9% in the first half of 2026 while demand stayed flat. How metals exporters build pipeline into EU buyers.

Germany ranked 3rd globally in welded stainless steel pipe exports at $447M. How manufacturers build export pipeline at lower cost.

Italy is the world's 4th largest stainless steel exporter, with export volumes up 15.7% in 2024. Here are the key producers, regions, and how to reach them.

Swiss metals exports grew 3.9% in Q1 2026 while EU duty-free steel quotas fell 47% on 1 July. What changed, and how to reach buyers.

Turkey exported $5.23B in aluminum products in 2024, ranking 14th globally. How producers can reach EU and US buyers directly.

Turkey's welded pipe exports hit 2.09M mt worth $1.82B in 2025. How stainless steel pipe makers can bypass traders and reach EU buyers directly.

Turkish steel mills lose 10-20% margin selling through trading houses. Going direct to buyers helps escape the price-taker trap.

Turkey exports $154M in wire rope to 50+ countries. How manufacturers can bypass distributors and build direct relationships with end buyers.

The EU capped tariff-free steel imports at 18.3M tonnes from 1 July 2026. What UK metals manufacturers can still ship, and how to find the buyers.

US aluminum products exporters can build pipeline at $150 to $300 per qualified lead, replacing costly trade fairs and field reps with a systematic outbound engine.

US fastener industry generates $39.6B with exports surging at 4.9% CAGR to $5.1B. Systematic AI outbound reaches export buyers without trade show or field sales overhead.

US titanium exporters can build qualified pipeline at $150 to $300 per lead with AI-powered outbound, avoiding the fixed costs of trade shows, distributors, and field reps.