Metal

[SMM Analysis] The Decline in China’s July Solar Module Exports Reveal Three Key Signals

A sharp pullback in Pakistan and several Asia-Pacific markets dragged monthly shipments lower, while Europe retained a 45.5% share of China’s module export value. China exported an estimated 16.45 GW ...
The Kansas City Star

Storm outages persist as nearly 7,000 BPU customers lack power in KCK

Nearly 7,000 Board of Public Utilities customers remained without electrical service Friday morning after mid-week severe storms caused outages across Wyandotte County. As of 6:30 a.m., 6,918 ...
Reuters

The unexpected winners of America's data-center boom

Generac plans $250 million factory expansion by end of 2027 to make beefed-up data-center generators Wisconsin-based company's order backlog for data-center generators stands at $1.6 billion Wood ...
Metal

[SMM Analysis] Bearish Sentiment & Poor Fundamentals to Weigh on August Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Prices

In July 2026, China’s non-oriented electrical steel market trended weaker, with prices across all grades starting to drift lower. Downstream home appliance and general motor industries entered the ...