Metallurgy news

• Russia's Severstal has completed a major overhaul of the converter at CherMK The Russian steel company Severstal has announced the completion of a key stage in the modernization of its steelmaking plant, completing the overhaul of converter No. 2 at the CherMK plant. The project, which included a complete replacement of the lining and increased productivity, was designed to... 19.11.2025  19:00

• Turkey has exhausted the EU quota for valve imports in the fourth quarter During the second month of the EU quota period from October 1 to December 31, some import quotas for certain types of steel products allocated to some countries such as Turkey, Taiwan, South Korea, India, Macedonia, Serbia and China were exhausted, while, according to the latest data from the... 19.11.2025  19:00

• Algoma Steel receives funding from CEEFC and Ontario Algoma Steel Group Inc, a leading Canadian producer, has received 500 million Canadian dollars from the governments of Canada and Ontario, in particular 400 million Canadian dollars from the Canadian Corporation for Emergency Enterprise Financing (CEEFC) and 100 million Canadian dollars from the... 19.11.2025  18:00

• Sales of Brazilian distributors of rolled products decreased in October Sales of flat rolled steel by Brazilian distributors reached 354,100 tons in October against 361,700 tons in September, according to the INDA industry institute.On the same comparative basis, INDA-related distribution chain acquisitions decreased by 4.6 percent to 343,500 tons, while inventory... 19.11.2025  18:00

• Ukrainian Zaporizhstal has completed repairs worth $8 million Ukrainian metallurgical plant Zaporizhstal, owned by Metinvest, said it has completed a large-scale reconstruction program with investments of 370 million hryvnia ($8 million), covering the main production units of the enterprise.Repair work is focused on blast furnace No. 3, including its gas... 19.11.2025  17:00

• Italian steel production increased by 2.2 percent in October 2025 According to the latest data released by Federacciai, the Italian Federation of Steel Companies, Italy's crude steel production totaled 2.0 million tons in October this year, up from 1.9 million tons in September and up 2.2 percent year-on-year. Between January and October of this year, crude steel... 19.11.2025  17:00

• New car registrations in Turkey fell 9.1% in October 2025 compared to September According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year, the number of new registrations of passenger cars in Turkey decreased by 9.1 percent month-on-month and by 14.7 percent year-on-year to 178,481 units.A total of 87,624 new passenger cars were registered in October, which... 19.11.2025  16:00

• Scrap metal imports to Pakistan increased by 4.2% in October 2025 compared to September Pakistan's scrap metal imports in October this year totaled 381,991 tons, up 4.2 tons from September and up 64.1 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Pakistan (PFBS). The value of these imports in this month was $193.72 million, an increase of nine... 19.11.2025  16:00

• ResponsibleSteel, CISA, and LESS agree on global low-emission steel standards ResponsibleSteel, a non-profit organization that develops sustainability standards and an independent third-party certification program for the steel value chain, announced two landmark partnerships with the Chinese Association of Metallurgy (CISA) and the European Low Emission Steel Standard... 19.11.2025  15:00

• Chinese company Jinxi Steel orders two new slab machines from Primetals Chinese steel manufacturer Jinxi Steel has placed an order for two continuous slab casting machines from British manufacturer Primetals Technologies, which will be installed at its Tangshan plant, each with a production capacity of 2.5 million tons per year. Primetals plans to launch the MNLZ at... 19.11.2025  15:00