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StaalX Newsletter, October 8, 2025 (Scroll down for StaalX Construction & S=
teel Podcast, Message from Our CEO and SteelOrbis News)

Updates From This Week

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### Dragging Scrap Prices Point to Lower Steel Demand=20
###
Will 2026 Bring a Turnaround?

TheU.S. steel market is flashing mixed signals, but a key metric=E2=80=94fa=
lling scrap prices=E2=80=94points toward a challenging environment for dema=
nd. The question on everyone=E2=80=99s mind is whether 2026 will bring the =
stability the industry desperately needs.

### Import Tariffs Bite, But Domestic Struggle Continues

The recent doubling of steel tariffs to 50%has achieved its intended effect=
: U.S. steel imports saw a dramatic drop in September. Historically, the U.=
S. imports about 2 million metric tons of steel each month. According to th=
e Steel Import Monitor, this quantity was nearly halved to about one millio=
n tons, effectively cutting the average volume by 50%.

Despite this massive reduction in foreign competition, many domestic produc=
ers are still struggling to fill their order books and raise prices.

For example, hot rolled flat rolled coils (HRC), a product that is typicall=
y more expensive than rebar or wire rod, is now being offered in the$40cwt.=
 range. This represents a$2cwt. decrease since the tariffs were doubled. Ou=
r conversations with steel buyers over the last three months confirm a clea=
r trend: most businesses are experiencing worsening sales conditions. With =
construction data and hiring also sagging, the industry may be heading in t=
he wrong direction as the new year begins, a trend certainly not helped by =
continuing political adversity and trade uncertainty.

Rebar Bucks the Trend (For Now)

On a positive note, in the absence of foreign supply, rebar millsappear to =
be enjoying better-than-expected demand, no doubt fueled by the ongoingdata=
 center construction frenzy. Mills remain busy and are struggling to keep u=
p with on-time deliveries for their orders.

However, an immediate price increase is unlikely. Scrap dealers are reporti=
ng a$10-$20per ton decrease for October. It would be a public relations nig=
htmare for mills=E2=80=94already upsetting customers with delivery delays=
=E2=80=94to try and raise prices while their own costs are falling.

Given the scarcity of import sources right now, we may see an unusual, but =
not unprecedented, situation: import prices could surpass domestic pricesla=
te in the fourth quarter and early in the first quarter.

Wire Rods Await a Demand Rebound

For wire rods, domestic mills have found a nicepricing equilibrium, likely =
keeping their prices stable for the third consecutive month. While Asian mi=
lls are being more aggressive, the pricing difference isn't yet significant=
 enough to cause an import surge. If domestic pricing remains stable, impor=
t volumes should remain a fraction of the average monthly volume from 2025.

The main question for the entire rod and wire market remains demand. Will i=
t rebound in 2026?

It is increasingly looking like a challenging year for the wire industry un=
less the overall economy stabilizes, interest rates drop, and political and=
 trade certainty returns.

Weekly Poll

Over the next quarter, do you foresee a recovery or a continued contraction=
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US import rebar and wire rod prices steady as domestic mills trim sales
Thursday, 02 October 2025 20:17:34 (GMT+3) San Diego

US import rebar and wire rod prices remained steady this week, even as US m=
ills -responding to reduced imports as a result of Section 232 steel tariff=
s- have begun reducing customer deliveries through allocations, market insi=
ders told SteelOrbis.

On the US East Coast, import rebar pricing remained steady for yet another =
week, with local pricing maintaining its slight premium over the US Gulf Co=
ast at $43-46.00/cwt., owing to reports of reduced August imports, insiders=
 said. Importers say lower imports remain the primary reason for the East C=
oast price premium over the Gulf Coast.

Market insiders continue to report to SteelOrbis that reduced imports are t=
ightening available supply, though mills have yet to raise prices for fear =
that increasing prices now could make imports a more attractive option vers=
us domestic supply.

=E2=80=9CThe reports of tightness in the spot market are correct, and the m=
ills are engaging in controlled order entry-allocation,=E2=80=9D remarked o=
ne US East Coast rebar insider. The insider added that continued low finish=
ed steel demand from end-users could spur layoffs soon. =E2=80=9CFabricator=
s and construction companies are looking at slower than normal activity wit=
h some talking about layoffs in the coming months if nothing changes.=E2=80=
=9D

=E2=80=9CMills remain effectively sold out; prioritizing allocations,=E2=80=
=9D remarked another US Gulf Coast insider. =E2=80=9CNucor, CMC, and Cascad=
e are enforcing pricing discipline.=E2=80=9D

As previously reported by SteelOrbis, preliminary import data from the Wash=
ington, D.C.-based International Trade Administration (ITA) suggests rebar =
and wire rod imports from abroad may have plunged sharply during the first =
half of September. And while final data will not be available from ITA unti=
l November, preliminary data shows September rebar imports plunged to a mer=
e 8,967 mt, off from on average 60,000-70,000 tons per month, insiders said=
, while wire rod imports lagged at 21,936 mt, off from on average 80,000-90=
,000 tons per month. During August, 2025, preliminary ITA import data shows=
 end-month rebar imports estimated at 57,812 mt, while wire rod imports wer=
e estimated at 91,331 mt. Final ITA August data is expected soon.

On the US Gulf Coast, import rebar is discussed unchanged at $43.00-45/cwt.=
, ($860-900/nt or $948-992/mt), depending on the size of the customer, with=
 most transactions averaging steady at $44.50/cwt. ($890/nt or $981/mt). Wh=
ile pricing remains stable, some insiders told SteelOrbis mills could annou=
nce another potential rebar price increase soon, especially if demand begin=
s to rise.

Since steel import tariffs of 50 percent went into effect in June for the U=
S=E2=80=99 primary suppliers Canada and Mexico, insiders tell SteelOrbis th=
at domestic long steel supply, especially specific rebar sizes, has remaine=
d more limited. Wire rod supply has only recently been increasing as the 70=
0,000 annual ton Peoria, Illinois-based Liberty Steel is reported at capaci=
ty.

=E2=80=9CLiberty Steel is back at capacity,=E2=80=9D said one Gulf Coast lo=
ng steel insider. =E2=80=9CThe plant restart has covered earlier shortages,=
 bringing balance, but also capping (price) upside.=E2=80=9D

In the wire rod import segment, US Gulf Coast import supply on a DDP loaded=
 truck basis is reported steady at $42.50-43.50/nt, ($850-870/nt or $937-95=
9/mt). Domestic supply remained unchanged again at $46.50-47.50/nt ($930-95=
0/nt or $1,025-1,047/mt).

US domestic long steel prices flat for ninth week as demand stumbles, scrap=
 slips
Friday, 03 October 2025 19:38:39 (GMT+3) San Diego

US domestic rebar and wire rod prices were flat for a ninth straight week a=
s spot market demand remains limited and as more scrap survey respondents t=
old SteelOrbis this week that October scrap markets could continue to move =
lower.

Domestic rebar insiders said low spot demand and a lower scrap outlook is b=
eing balanced by continuing reports of reduced local supply as a result of =
ongoing 50 percent steel tariffs. Market respondents said September long st=
eel imports =E2=80=9Ccame down hard last month,=E2=80=9D causing more uncer=
tainty and a supply gap to develop in the steel market that continues to pe=
rsist.

=E2=80=9CSeptember (preliminary) imports were closer to 10,000 mt when they=
 are typically 80,000 mt which is causing a hole in the market,=E2=80=9D a =
market insider explained.

In the weekly rebar spot markets, domestic supply on an FOB mill basis was =
assessed with most transactions noted at $44.50-45.50/cwt, ($890-910/nt or =
$981-1,003/mt), on average $45.00/cwt, ($900/nt or $992/mt), unchanged from=
 seven days ago.

On the raw materials side, October scrap pricing across prime and now shred=
ded US Midwest grades is now seen $10-30/gt lower. Insiders said obsolete g=
rades may follow, though recent overseas scrap trades for November delivery=
 indicate October domestic declines for HMS and P&S grades might be more li=
mited.

One SteelOrbis long steel insider offered his take on the current long stee=
l market situation. =E2=80=9CAfter the additional 25 percent tariffs went i=
nto effect, domestic rebar mills basically went up 35 percent,=E2=80=9D he =
said. =E2=80=9CSteel fabricators got =E2=80=9Csqueezed hard by the short-te=
rm price increase,=E2=80=9D he explained, causing an unanticipated delay in=
 many pre-sold construction jobs. When many of those jobs came to a halt as=
 a result of untenable material price increases, the current flat pricing s=
ituation was the result.

In the domestic wire rod market, domestic supply on an FOB mill basis was a=
ssessed with most transactions reported this week at $46.50-47.50/cwt ($930=
-950/nt or $1,025-1,047/mt), or an average of $47.00/cwt ($940/nt or $1,036=
/mt), unchanged from seven days ago. Little price movement in wire rod mark=
ets is likely near term as output from the key Liberty Steel wire and rod p=
lant is reported to be at or near capacity.

=E2=80=9CThe Peoria (Illinois) plant=E2=80=99s 700,000 ton per year restart=
 has covered earlier shortages, bringing balance but also capping upside (p=
rice movement),=E2=80=9D another market insider reported to SteelOrbis. =E2=
=80=9CWire rod offers predictable pricing and secure supply,=E2=80=99 he sa=
id, =E2=80=9Ca safe planning base for distributors and fabricators heading =
into Q4.=E2=80=9D

October US scrap now seen mostly down on reduced domestic mill demand, lowe=
r exports
Thursday, 02 October 2025 23:17:30 (GMT+3) San Diego

US scrap pricing forecasts for October moved lower this week on a combinati=
on of expectations for lower outage-related scrap purchases by domestic mil=
ls during October as plant maintenance continues, and because scrap export =
data from SteelOrbis reveals Turkish and other scrap buyers have reduced th=
eir appetite for US scrap as global steel demand wanes and countries enact =
more protectionist trade policies.

For the first week in the last four weeks surveyed, the expectation for red=
uced October scrap prices now includes Midwest shredded scrap grades, with =
a hint of lower pricing possible for obsolete scrap grades like HMS and P&S=
 scrap. Scrap insiders also said early this week that domestic mills had be=
gun canceling remaining September deliveries, a sure sign that mills expect=
 lower prices could be forthcoming.

=E2=80=9CIt sounds like the scrap market is going to be down for October,=
=E2=80=9D remarked one Midwest scrap insider. =E2=80=9CMills have started t=
o cancel their September orders.=E2=80=9D

=E2=80=9CThis week, primes are down $20-30/gt, while shred pricing is now a=
lso seen $10-20/gt lower,=E2=80=9D another mill-based scrap buyer said. =E2=
=80=9CThere is very ample inventory, and reduced demand at mills in outage =
will drive prices down. Also, for the first time, we=E2=80=99ve also seen l=
ots of shred offers in the Midwest this week.=E2=80=9D

And, while obsolete scrap grades might be steady to down, insiders hinted a=
 solid market expectation remains elusive until October buy-cycle negotiati=
ons begin in earnest next week.

As was previously reported by SteelOrbis, monthly customs data from the Was=
hington, DC-based International Trade Administration (ITA) shows for the fi=
rst seven months of 2025, exports of ferrous scrap to Turkey alone fell by =
nearly 19 percent from the equivalent period in 2024. And while there are c=
urrently no US tariffs on US steel scrap exports to Mexico and Canada -the =
US=E2=80=99 two primary trading partners- a 50 percent increase in import t=
ariffs that began in June could indirectly impact exports of steel scrap, e=
specially to Mexico, insiders say.

Near term, insiders predict domestic steel demand could continue to wane in=
to the 4th quarter because historically, during the period from September t=
hrough November, US mills perform annual maintenance operations, reducing t=
heirs crap requirements as plants remain shuttered. One US contact told Ste=
elOrbis late this week scrap pricing might rise late in the 4th quarter aft=
er planned maintenance ends and demand for scrap at mills improves.

SteelOrbis' sources overseas report that Turkish mills have begun seeking s=
crap cargoes for November shipments. Insiders say Turkey has a long way go =
before completing its purchases for this period. Scrap suppliers in both si=
de of the Adriatic are offering higher prices to Turkish mills and managed =
to catch a slight increase during most recent bookings from the US and Balt=
ic regions.

Based on this week=E2=80=99s updated October outlook, an average $25/gt dec=
line expected for prime scrap grades could net a delivered US Midwest prime=
 busheling scrap price in the US Ohio Valley at $390-415/gt ($396-422/mt), =
while shredded scrap at an average $15/gt decline, could settle near $360-3=
65/gt ($366-371/mt) on a delivered basis. Ohio Valley P&S and HMS grades at=
 current flat levels might trade for a fifth month at $361-371/gt ($367-377=
/mt) and $325-345/gt ($330-351/mt), respectively, SteelOrbis monthly scrap =
data shows.

In the US Northeast, prime busheling grade material could dip on average $2=
5/gt to $335-355/gt ($341-361/mt), while shredded grades could tip $15/gt l=
ess at $310-320/gt ($315-325/mt). P&S and HMS grades could likely finish fl=
at to potentially less at $295-305/gt ($300-310/mt) and 305-320/gt ($310-32=
5/mt), respectively, to September settles, scrap insiders told SteelOrbis.

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ana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify=
; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><=
span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">The&nbsp;U.S. steel market</span><span st=
yle=3D"line-height: 19pt;">&nbsp;is flashing mixed signals, but a key metri=
c&mdash;falling scrap prices&mdash;points toward a challenging environment =
for demand. The question on everyone&rsquo;s mind is whether 2026 will brin=
g the stability the industry desperately needs.</span></font></p><p align=
=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:1=
2px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: =
19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font=
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ine-height: 19pt; text-align: justify;"></p><h3 style=3D"font-family:Arial,=
verdana,Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 24px;color:#000000; font-weight:no=
rmal; color:#000000;padding: 0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; font-size: =
12pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;">Import Tariffs B=
ite, But Domestic Struggle Continues</font></h3><div><font style=3D"font-si=
ze: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></div><p align=3D"justify" style=
=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;mar=
gin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p align=3D"justify" st=
yle=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000=
000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font st=
yle=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19p=
t;">The recent doubling of&nbsp;</span>steel tariffs to 50%&nbsp;has achiev=
ed its intended effect: U.S. steel imports saw a dramatic drop in September=
. Historically, the U.S. imports about 2 million metric tons of steel each =
month. According to the Steel Import Monitor, this quantity was nearly halv=
ed to about one million tons, effectively cutting the average volume by 50%=
.</font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial=
,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: ju=
stify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19p=
t;"><br></font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-famil=
y:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-al=
ign: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-heig=
ht: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">Despite this massive reductio=
n in foreign competition, many domestic producers are still&nbsp;</span>str=
uggling to fill their order books and raise prices.</font></p><p align=3D"j=
ustify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; =
color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;=
"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></p><p ali=
gn=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size=
:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height=
: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D=
"line-height: 19pt;">For example,&nbsp;</span>hot rolled flat rolled coils =
(HRC), a product that is typically more expensive than rebar or wire rod, i=
s now being offered in the&nbsp;$40&nbsp;cwt. range. This represents a&nbsp=
;$2&nbsp;cwt. decrease since the tariffs were doubled. Our conversations wi=
th steel buyers over the last three months confirm a clear trend: most busi=
nesses are experiencing worsening sales conditions. With construction data =
and hiring also sagging, the industry may be heading in the wrong direction=
 as the new year begins, a trend certainly not helped by continuing politic=
al adversity and trade uncertainty.</font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D=
"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;pa=
dding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D=
"font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; backg=
round-color: transparent;"><br></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"lin=
e-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;paddin=
g:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"fon=
t-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif; backgroun=
d-color: transparent;">Rebar Bucks the Trend (For Now)</span></p><div><font=
 style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></div><p align=3D=
"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;=
padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: justify;"></p><p align=
=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:1=
2px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: =
19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;">On a positive note, in the absence of foreign supply,&nb=
sp;</span>rebar mills&nbsp;appear to be enjoying better-than-expected deman=
d, no doubt fueled by the ongoing&nbsp;data center construction frenzy. Mil=
ls remain busy and are struggling to keep up with on-time deliveries for th=
eir orders.</font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-fa=
mily:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text=
-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><br></font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;=
font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin:=
 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt;=
 line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">However, an immedia=
te price increase is unlikely.&nbsp;</span>Scrap dealers are reporting a&nb=
sp;$10&nbsp;-&nbsp;$20&nbsp;per ton decrease for October. It would be a pub=
lic relations nightmare for mills&mdash;already upsetting customers with de=
livery delays&mdash;to try and raise prices while their own costs are falli=
ng.</font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Ari=
al,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: =
justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1=
9pt;"><br></font></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-fam=
ily:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-=
align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-he=
ight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">Given the scarcity of impor=
t sources right now, we may see an unusual, but not unprecedented, situatio=
n:&nbsp;</span>import prices could surpass domestic prices&nbsp;late in the=
 fourth quarter and early in the first quarter.</font></p><p align=3D"justi=
fy" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; colo=
r:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><s=
pan style=3D"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, verdana, He=
lvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></p><p align=3D"justify" =
style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#0=
00000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"><span =
style=3D"background-color: transparent; font-family: Arial, verdana, Helvet=
ica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wire Rods Await a Demand Rebound</span><=
/p><div><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></di=
v><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; c=
olor:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: justify;"=
></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdan=
a;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; =
line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><sp=
an style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">For&nbsp;</span>wire rods, domestic mills h=
ave found a nice&nbsp;pricing equilibrium, likely keeping their prices stab=
le for the third consecutive month. While Asian mills are being more aggres=
sive, the pricing difference isn't yet significant enough to cause an impor=
t surge. If domestic pricing remains stable, import volumes should remain a=
 fraction of the average monthly volume from 2025.</font></p><p align=3D"ju=
stify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; c=
olor:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"=
><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></p><p alig=
n=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:=
12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height:=
 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"=
line-height: 19pt;">The main question for the entire rod and wire market re=
mains&nbsp;</span>demand. Will it rebound in 2026?</font></p><p align=3D"ju=
stify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; c=
olor:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height: 19pt;"=
><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></p><p alig=
n=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7;font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:=
12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;text-align: justify; line-height:=
 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; =
line-height: 19pt;">It is increasingly looking like a challenging year for =
the wire industry unless the overall economy stabilizes, interest rates dro=
p, and political and trade certainty returns.</font></span></p>

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tify; line-height: 19pt;"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica"=
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l costs. For years, the process of procuring steel has been a complex dance=
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ine-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br>=
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elvetica" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;=
">StaalX is a revolutionary online marketplace designed for one purpose: to=
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master sellers of rebar, wire mesh, and wire rod, cutting out the unnecessa=
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; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;">On a&nbsp;<strong>$100,000</strong>&=
nbsp;rebar order, that&rsquo;s a direct saving of&nbsp;<strong>$8,000 to $1=
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eight: 19pt;">On a&nbsp;<strong>$500,000</strong>&nbsp;project, you could b=
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ize: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;">This isn't just a discount; it's a fundament=
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ght: 19pt;"><b><a alt=3D"More Than Just Price: A New Venue for Competitive =
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ficiently without sacrificing service. Our platform offers:</font></p><ul s=
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atched Transparency:</strong>&nbsp;See prices from multiple vetted sellers =
in one place.</font></p><li style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica; line-he=
ight: 19pt; font-size: 12pt;"><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"line-height:1.7=
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eight: 19pt;"><strong>Time Efficiency:</strong>&nbsp;Stop wasting hours on =
the phone chasing quotes. Find what you need, compare, and connect in minut=
es.</font></p><li style=3D"font-family: Arial, Helvetica; line-height: 19pt=
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elvetica" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;=
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t, knowledge is power. We invite you to check our platform, build a shoppin=
g cart with your typical order, and save it. You'll receive regular weekly =
pricing updates, allowing you to track the market and buy at the optimal ti=
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"noopener noreferrer" style=3D"text-decoration:underline;color: rgb(0, 0, 0=
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line-height: 19pt;"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" style=
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xplore the listings for rebar, wire mesh, and wire rod. Save a cart to see =
firsthand how our weekly pricing updates can empower your purchasing strate=
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t; line-height: 19pt;"></span></div></span><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt=
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kground-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 1=
2pt; line-height: 19pt;">US import rebar and wire rod prices remained stead=
y this week, even as US mills -responding to reduced imports as a result of=
 Section 232 steel tariffs- have begun reducing customer deliveries through=
 allocations, market insiders told SteelOrbis.</font></span></div></span><d=
iv align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-siz=
e: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=
=3D"text-align: justify;"><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justi=
fy;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"bac=
kground-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">On the US East Coast, impor=
t rebar pricing remained steady for yet another week, with local pricing ma=
intaining its slight premium over the US Gulf Coast at $43-46.00/cwt., owin=
g to reports of reduced August imports, insiders said. Importers say lower =
imports remain the primary reason for the East Coast price premium over the=
 Gulf Coast.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-=
align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span =
style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></fo=
nt></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=
=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: t=
ransparent; line-height: 19pt;">Market insiders continue to report to Steel=
Orbis that reduced imports are tightening available supply, though mills ha=
ve yet to raise prices for fear that increasing prices now could make impor=
ts a more attractive option versus domestic supply.&nbsp;</span></font></di=
v><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font=
-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transpare=
nt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" styl=
e=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19p=
t;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">&ldqu=
o;The reports of tightness in the spot market are correct, and the mills ar=
e engaging in controlled order entry-allocation,&rdquo; remarked one US Eas=
t Coast rebar insider. The insider added that continued low finished steel =
demand from end-users could spur layoffs soon. &ldquo;Fabricators and const=
ruction companies are looking at slower than normal activity with some talk=
ing about layoffs in the coming months if nothing changes.&rdquo;&nbsp;</sp=
an></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font=
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lor: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></div><div align=3D=
"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height=
: 19pt;">&ldquo;Mills remain effectively sold out; prioritizing allocations=
,&rdquo; remarked another US Gulf Coast insider. &ldquo;Nucor, CMC, and Cas=
cade are enforcing pricing discipline.&rdquo;</span></font></div><div align=
=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt;=
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ght: 19pt;"><br></span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-al=
ign: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span st=
yle=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">As previously rep=
orted by SteelOrbis, preliminary import data from the Washington, D.C.-base=
d International Trade Administration (ITA) suggests rebar and wire rod impo=
rts from abroad may have plunged sharply during the first half of September=
. And while final data will not be available from ITA until November, preli=
minary data shows September rebar imports plunged to a mere 8,967 mt, off f=
rom on average 60,000-70,000 tons per month, insiders said, while wire rod =
imports lagged at 21,936 mt, off from on average 80,000-90,000 tons per mon=
th. During August, 2025, preliminary ITA import data shows end-month rebar =
imports estimated at 57,812 mt, while wire rod imports were estimated at 91=
,331 mt. Final ITA August data is expected soon.&nbsp;</span></font></div><=
div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-si=
ze: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;=
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=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt=
;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">On the=
 US Gulf Coast, import rebar is discussed unchanged at $43.00-45/cwt., ($86=
0-900/nt or $948-992/mt), depending on the size of the customer, with most =
transactions averaging steady at $44.50/cwt. ($890/nt or $981/mt).&nbsp;</s=
pan><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">While=
 pricing remains stable, some insiders told SteelOrbis mills could announce=
 another potential rebar price increase soon, especially if demand begins t=
o rise.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align=
: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></=
div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"fo=
nt-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transpa=
rent; line-height: 19pt;">Since steel import tariffs of 50 percent went int=
o effect in June for the US&rsquo; primary suppliers Canada and Mexico, ins=
iders tell SteelOrbis that domestic long steel supply, especially specific =
rebar sizes, has remained more limited. Wire rod supply has only recently b=
een increasing as the 700,000 annual ton Peoria, Illinois-based Liberty Ste=
el is reported at capacity.&nbsp;</span></font></div><div align=3D"justify"=
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: 19pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">=
<br></span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify=
;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"backg=
round-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">&ldquo;Liberty Steel is back =
at capacity,&rdquo; said one Gulf Coast long steel insider. &ldquo;The plan=
t restart has covered earlier shortages, bringing balance, but also capping=
 (price) upside.&rdquo;&nbsp;</span></font></div><div align=3D"justify" sty=
le=3D"text-align: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19=
pt;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><br>=
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d-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;">In the wire rod import segment, U=
S Gulf Coast import supply on a DDP loaded truck basis is reported steady a=
t $42.50-43.50/nt, ($850-870/nt or $937-959/mt). Domestic supply remained u=
nchanged again at $46.50-47.50/nt ($930-950/nt or $1,025-1,047/mt).</span><=
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eight: 19pt;"><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-=
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n: justify;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"></font></p=
><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-al=
ign: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 1=
9pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;">US domestic rebar=
 and wire rod prices were flat for a ninth straight week as spot market dem=
and remains limited and as more scrap survey respondents told SteelOrbis th=
is week that October scrap markets could continue to move lower.</font></sp=
an></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=
=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></span></div><div align=3D"justi=
fy" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transpa=
rent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt=
;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">Domestic rebar insiders said low spot=
 demand and a lower scrap outlook is being balanced by continuing reports o=
f reduced local supply as a result of ongoing 50 percent steel tariffs. Mar=
ket respondents said September long steel imports &ldquo;came down hard las=
t month,&rdquo; causing more uncertainty and a supply gap to develop in the=
 steel market that continues to persist.</span><br></font></span></div><div=
 align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"background=
-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; li=
ne-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></sp=
an></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=
=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-=
size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span st=
yle=3D"line-height: 19pt;">&ldquo;September (preliminary) imports were clos=
er to 10,000 mt when they are typically 80,000 mt which is causing a hole i=
n the market,&rdquo; a market insider explained.</span><br></span></font></=
span></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span styl=
e=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font=
-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span s=
tyle=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></span></font></span></div><div alig=
n=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"background-colo=
r: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-he=
ight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height:=
 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">In the weekly rebar spot markets=
, domestic supply on an FOB mill basis was assessed with most transactions =
noted at $44.50-45.50/cwt, ($890-910/nt or $981-1,003/mt), on average $45.0=
0/cwt, ($900/nt or $992/mt), unchanged from seven days ago.</span><br></spa=
n></span></font></span></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: ju=
stify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><=
font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-heig=
ht: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 1=
9pt;"><br></span></span></span></font></span></div><div align=3D"justify" s=
tyle=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent;=
 line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><s=
pan style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span s=
tyle=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">On the raw m=
aterials side, October scrap pricing across prime and now shredded US Midwe=
st grades is now seen $10-30/gt lower. Insiders said obsolete grades may fo=
llow, though recent overseas scrap trades for November delivery indicate Oc=
tober domestic declines for HMS and P&S grades might be more limited.</span=
><br></span></span></span></font></span></div><div align=3D"justify" style=
=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; lin=
e-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span =
style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></spa=
n></span></span></font></span></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-al=
ign: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height: 1=
9pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"li=
ne-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height:=
 19pt;">One SteelOrbis long steel insider offered his take on the current l=
ong steel market situation. &ldquo;After the additional 25 percent tariffs =
went into effect, domestic rebar mills basically went up 35 percent,&rdquo;=
 he said. &ldquo;Steel fabricators got &ldquo;squeezed hard by the short-te=
rm price increase,&rdquo; he explained, causing an unanticipated delay in m=
any pre-sold construction jobs. When many of those jobs came to a halt as a=
 result of untenable material price increases, the current flat pricing sit=
uation was the result.</span><br></span></span></span></span></font></span>=
</div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"=
background-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size=
: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></span></s=
pan></span></span></font></span></div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-=
align: justify;"><span style=3D"background-color: transparent; line-height:=
 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"=
line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-=
height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-heigh=
t: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">In the domestic wire rod marke=
t, domestic supply on an FOB mill basis was assessed with most transactions=
 reported this week at $46.50-47.50/cwt ($930-950/nt or $1,025-1,047/mt), o=
r an average of $47.00/cwt ($940/nt or $1,036/mt), unchanged from seven day=
s ago. Little price movement in wire rod markets is likely near term as out=
put from the key Liberty Steel wire and rod plant is reported to be at or n=
ear capacity.</span><br></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></=
div><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"ba=
ckground-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: =
12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D=
"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line=
-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-heig=
ht: 19pt;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></di=
v><div align=3D"justify" style=3D"text-align: justify;"><span style=3D"back=
ground-color: transparent; line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12=
pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height=
: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">&ldquo;The Peoria (Illinois) pl=
ant&rsquo;s 700,000 ton per year restart has covered earlier shortages, bri=
nging balance but also capping upside (price movement),&rdquo; another mark=
et insider reported to SteelOrbis. &ldquo;Wire rod offers predictable prici=
ng and secure supply,&rsquo; he said, &ldquo;a safe planning base for distr=
ibutors and fabricators heading into Q4.&rdquo;</span></span></span></span>=
</span></span></span></font></span></div></span></div>
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ce:0pt; font-size:12px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-table-=
rspace:0pt;font-size:12px;border:0px;padding:0px 0px;border-collapse:collap=
se;" valign=3D"top">

          <div class=3D"zpelement-wrapper" id=3D"elm_1759338772892" style=
=3D";word-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding-right:0px;background-colo=
r:;">
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zpAlignPos" style=3D" mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;font-size:=
12px;padding:0px;border:0px;border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt;=
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kit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%">
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            <tbody><tr><td class=3D"paddingcomp" style=3D"border-collapse:c=
ollapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;border:0px;padding:7px =
15px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica;line-height:19pt;border-top=
:0px none ;   border-bottom:0px none ;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px;pa=
dding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;">
             =09    =09=09<div componentlineheight=3D"19pt" style=3D"line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><p style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#=
000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: left;"><font co=
lor=3D"#000000" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); fon=
t-size: 14pt; line-height: 19pt;"><b><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><sp=
an style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span st=
yle=3D"line-height: 19pt;">October US scrap now seen mostly down on reduced=
 domestic mill demand, lower exports</span></span></span></span></b></font>=
</p><p style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;pad=
ding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: left;"><font color=3D"#00=
0000" face=3D"Arial, Helvetica" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14=
pt; line-height: 19pt;"><b><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">

</span></b></font></p><p style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px;=
 color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt; text-align: left;">=
<font color=3D"#000000" style=3D"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14pt; line=
-height: 19pt;"><font color=3D"#000000" face=3D"MS Serif, New York, serif" =
style=3D"font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19pt;">Thursday=
, 02 October 2025 23:17:30 (GMT+3) San Diego</font></font></p><p style=3D"f=
ont-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: =
0;line-height: 19pt;"></p></div>
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<tr><td class=3D"txtsize" id=3D"elm_1759338814583" style=3D" mso-table-lspa=
ce:0pt; font-size:12px;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-table-=
rspace:0pt;font-size:12px;border:0px;padding:0px 0px;border-collapse:collap=
se;" valign=3D"top">

          <div class=3D"zpelement-wrapper" id=3D"elm_1759338814583" style=
=3D";word-wrap:break-word;overflow:hidden;padding-right:0px;background-colo=
r:;">
=09    =09<table border=3D"0" cellpadding=3D"0" cellspacing=3D"0" class=3D"=
zpAlignPos" style=3D" mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;font-size:=
12px;padding:0px;border:0px;border-collapse:collapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt;=
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kit-text-size-adjust: 100%;" width=3D"100%">
=09  =09
            <tbody><tr><td class=3D"paddingcomp" style=3D"border-collapse:c=
ollapse; mso-table-lspace:0pt; mso-table-rspace:0pt;border:0px;padding:7px =
15px;font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica;line-height:19pt;border-top=
:0px none ;   border-bottom:0px none ;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px;pa=
dding-right:15px;padding-left:15px;">
             =09    =09=09<div componentlineheight=3D"19pt" style=3D"line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-=
size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span st=
yle=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19p=
t;">US scrap pricing forecasts for October moved lower this week on a combi=
nation of expectations for lower outage-related scrap purchases by domestic=
 mills during October as plant maintenance continues, and because scrap exp=
ort data from SteelOrbis reveals Turkish and other scrap buyers have reduce=
d their appetite for US scrap as global steel demand wanes and countries en=
act more protectionist trade policies.</font></span><br></p><p align=3D"jus=
tify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padd=
ing:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><f=
ont style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><br></font></span></p><p =
align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:=
#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-heigh=
t: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;">For the first week in the last four weeks surveyed,=
 the expectation for reduced October scrap prices now includes Midwest shre=
dded scrap grades, with a hint of lower pricing possible for obsolete scrap=
 grades like HMS and P&S scrap. Scrap insiders also said early this week th=
at domestic mills had begun canceling remaining September deliveries, a sur=
e sign that mills expect lower prices could be forthcoming.</span><br></fon=
t></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-s=
ize:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span sty=
le=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt=
;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></font></span></p><p align=
=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#0000=
00;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19=
pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"lin=
e-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">&ldquo;It sounds like t=
he scrap market is going to be down for October,&rdquo; remarked one Midwes=
t scrap insider. &ldquo;Mills have started to cancel their September orders=
.&rdquo;</span><br></span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"f=
ont-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: =
0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"fon=
t-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span =
style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></span></font></span></p><p align=
=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#0000=
00;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19=
pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"lin=
e-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-hei=
ght: 19pt;">&ldquo;This week, primes are down $20-30/gt, while shred pricin=
g is now also seen $10-20/gt lower,&rdquo; another mill-based scrap buyer s=
aid. &ldquo;There is very ample inventory, and reduced demand at mills in o=
utage will drive prices down. Also, for the first time, we&rsquo;ve also se=
en lots of shred offers in the Midwest this week.&rdquo;</span><br></span><=
/span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,ver=
dana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;=
"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height=
: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></span></span></font=
></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-si=
ze:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span styl=
e=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;=
"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><sp=
an style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">And, whi=
le obsolete scrap grades might be steady to down, insiders hinted a solid m=
arket expectation remains elusive until October buy-cycle negotiations begi=
n in earnest next week.</span><br></span></span></span></font></span></p><p=
 align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color=
:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-heig=
ht: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></span></s=
pan></span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Aria=
l,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: =
19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-h=
eight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height=
: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">As was previously reported by S=
teelOrbis, monthly customs data from the Washington, DC-based International=
 Trade Administration (ITA) shows for the first seven months of 2025, expor=
ts of ferrous scrap to Turkey alone fell by nearly 19 percent from the equi=
valent period in 2024. And while there are currently no US tariffs on US st=
eel scrap exports to Mexico and Canada -the US&rsquo; two primary trading p=
artners- a 50 percent increase in import tariffs that began in June could i=
ndirectly impact exports of steel scrap, especially to Mexico, insiders say=
.</span><br></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justi=
fy" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;paddin=
g:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><fon=
t style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height:=
 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt=
;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><b=
r></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justify"=
 style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0=
px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font s=
tyle=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19=
pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">=
<span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span=
 style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">Near term, insiders predict domestic steel de=
mand could continue to wane into the 4th quarter because historically, duri=
ng the period from September through November, US mills perform annual main=
tenance operations, reducing theirs crap requirements as plants remain shut=
tered. One US contact told SteelOrbis late this week scrap pricing might ri=
se late in the 4th quarter after planned maintenance ends and demand for sc=
rap at mills improves.</span><br></span></span></span></span></span></font>=
</span></p><p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-siz=
e:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"=
><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><spa=
n style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span sty=
le=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><br></span></s=
pan></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><p align=3D"justify" styl=
e=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000000;padding:0px;ma=
rgin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><font style=
=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"=
><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><spa=
n style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span sty=
le=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;">SteelOrbis' so=
urces overseas report that Turkish mills have begun seeking scrap cargoes f=
or November shipments. Insiders say Turkey has a long way go before complet=
ing its purchases for this period. Scrap suppliers in both side of the Adri=
atic are offering higher prices to Turkish mills and managed to catch a sli=
ght increase during most recent bookings from the US and Baltic regions.</s=
pan><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><p alig=
n=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; color:#000=
000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 1=
9pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"li=
ne-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-he=
ight: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height:=
 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt=
;"><br></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></font></span></p><=
p align=3D"justify" style=3D"font-family:Arial,verdana;font-size:12px; colo=
r:#000000;padding:0px;margin: 0;line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-hei=
ght: 19pt;"><font style=3D"font-size: 12pt; line-height: 19pt;"><span style=
=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"l=
ine-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-height: 19pt;"><span style=3D"line-h=
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Ohio Valley at $390-415/gt ($396-422/mt), while shredded scrap at an averag=
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