steel

March 12, 2025
The US has introduced a flat 25% tariff on all imported steel and aluminium to close loopholes and boost US manufacturing capabilities.
February 11, 2025
The US solar industry was previously sanguine about Trump's initial tariffs, though the impacts of these metal tariffs are unclear.
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April 23, 2024
Colin Sillerud at CFV Labs suggests that changes in module design have led to a weakening of mechanical stability in modules.
September 12, 2023
Solar tracker supplier Nextracker and provider of industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions Unimatics have opened a manufacturing facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
August 8, 2023
Nucor has signed a power purchase agreement with NextEra Energy to acquire 250MW from the latter’s upcoming Sebree Solar project in Kentucky.
June 28, 2022
US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker and steel producer BCI Steel have reopened the Bethlehem steel manufacturing factory in Leetsdale, Pittsburgh that will process steel and produce solar tracker equipment for utility-scale solar projects.
May 20, 2022
US solar tracker manufacturer Nextracker has expanded its output with the addition of a new line in Arizona.
April 20, 2022
US tracker manufacturer Nextracker has responded to global supply chain disruptions by inaugurating a new production line in Texas within a campus from steel producer Steel Dynamics.
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March 30, 2022
Buy aluminium and steel when possible in order to accumulate stock and hedge against continued price rises for both. While the price of nickel has undergone a “short squeeze”, copper is likely to continue trading sideways in the near term and there is no immediate risk to silver supply.
August 12, 2021
US solar tracker provider Array Technologies slipped to a loss in the second quarter of 2021, but has changed business processes in order to reduce its exposure to future rises in commodity and shipping costs.

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