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Codan (ASX:CDA) reported 55% increase in net profit after tax to $71.2 million for the first half of fiscal year 2026.

SGH (ASX:SGH) and US-based Steel Dynamics have launched a revised, all-cash "best and final" takeover bid for BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL).

Sims (ASX:SGM) reported a modest 3.7% increase in sales revenue for the first half to Dec. 31, 2025 to $3.78 billion.

Ansell's (ASX:ANN) H1 FY26 was characterised by double-digit earnings growth and margin expansion despite subdued global market conditions.

BlueScope Steel (ASX:BSL) announced a robust financial performance for the first half of FY2026, headlined by a net profit after tax of $391 million.

The US Department of Commerce has finalised aggressive new trade protections against Chinese battery-grade graphite.

The Albanese government has escalated trade defences by quietly imposing a series of tariffs on Chinese steel exports, a move that threatens to fracture the fragile trade detente between Canberra and Beijing.

5E Advanced Materials (ASX:5EA), a developer of refined borates and advanced boron derivative materials, announced that its boric acid has successfully passed all qualification parameters in a 20-ton commercial tank trial conducted by a major US-based LCD glass manufacturer.

Ansell (ASX:ANN) has announced that Managing Director and CEO Neil Salmon will retire after 13 years with the company, including five years as CEO since September 2021.

SGH (ASX:SGH) CEO Ryan Stokes has begun lobbying BlueScope Steel’s (ASX:BSL) largest shareholders to support a $13 billion takeover proposal.