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Inside Quebec’s Million-Tonne Scrap Loop - and the Mill Closure That Explains Modern Steel
A century-old Quebec steel chain turns local scrap and iron into bridges, truck springs and even guitar strings. Its playbook is integration, patient modernization and low-carbon experiments - plus the uncomfortable discipline to consolidate when a product line stops performing.
Rebar
Rebar is a New York-based vertical AI company building hyper-specialized estimating software for commercial HVAC equipment suppliers. Its proprietary computer vision models read construction blueprints and spec books, identify and count HVAC equipment, and generate a bill of materials and quote - cutting takeoff time by roughly 60-70%. Founded in October 2024 by Evan Brown and Andrew Schwartz, Rebar raised a $14M Series A led by Prudence in March 2026 and plans to expand into plumbing and electrical.