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Editorial

# Steel News & Analysis

Reporting on grades, standards and testing, and on the mills and buyers who depend on them.

## Latest articles

All[Policy](/news/policy "Policy")[Business](/news/business "Business")[Science](/news/science "Science")[Events](/news/events "Events")[Legal](/news/legal "Legal")

![US steel service center with labelled hot-rolled coil bundles and procurement screens showing Q1 2027 pricing scenarios](/images/uploads/4b6d4485-dc24-4f98-90aa-3358391af289/news-hero-steel-industry-news-pricing-poll-six-scenarios-that-could-shift-q1-2027-hrc-1920x1080.jpg)

Business

### [Steel Industry News Pricing Poll: Six Scenarios That Could Shift Q1 2027 HRC](/news/business/steel-industry-news-pricing-poll-six-scenarios-that-could-shift-q1-2027-hrc "Steel Industry News Pricing Poll: Six Scenarios That Could Shift Q1 2027 HRC — read the article")

Steel Industry News' 352-vote poll finds a lopsided Q1 2027 HRC direction. Six tariff, supply, demand and logistics scenarios could break consensus.

By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Business August 11, 2026

![Japanese steel standards committee documents showing the FY2026 meeting notice and JIS revision agenda](/images/uploads/089fbc17-449c-491d-b209-10a273b3aaab/news-hero-japan-issues-notice-for-1st-fy2026-steel-materials-standards-tripartite-committe-1920x1080.jpg)

Policy

### [Japan Issues Notice for 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting](/news/policy/japan-issues-notice-for-1st-fy2026-steel-materials-standards-tripartite-committee-meeting "Japan Issues Notice for 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting — read the article")

Japan’s JISF notice covers the 1st FY2026 Steel Materials Standards Tripartite Committee Meeting and seven planned July JIS updates.

By [Anders Bergström](/news/author/anders-bergstrom "Anders Bergström") in Policy August 11, 2026

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