Metallurgy news

• Freight rates for imports of finished steel from Brazil increased in September Brazil's COMEX foreign trade authority reported average freight rates for steel imports into the country in September.For coated flat products, they were $59/t from China, $151/t from South Korea, $86/t from Japan, $24/t from Hong Kong and $21/t from Germany.For HRC, $32/t from South Korea, $36/t... 22.10.2025  03:00

• Thyssenkrupp continues negotiations with Jindal over the sale of its steel division Germany's Thyssenkrupp AG has confirmed it is in "intensive" discussions with Jindal Steel International, a subsidiary of India's Jindal Steel limited, regarding the potential sale of its steel business, according to a Reuters report.CEO Thyssenkrupp Miguel Lopez told Reuters that talks with Jindal... 21.10.2025  20:00

• Overall demand for Japanese steel is expected to fall 3.5% in the fourth quarter of 2025 According to Japan's Ministry of Trade (METI), steel demand in Japan in the last quarter of 2025 is expected to be 20.23 million tons, up 1.2 percent from the previous quarter and down 2.4 percent from the same quarter in 2024.Total demand for Japanese steel, including exports are expected to reach... 21.10.2025  19:00

• Import of steel bars to Georgia from Turkey to increase in January-September 2025 In the period from January to September of this year, Georgia's total foreign trade turnover with Turkey, which is the country's largest trading partner, amounted to $2.26 billion, including imports of $2.02 billion (an increase of 1.7%) and exports of $237.82 million (a decrease of 31.5%)... 21.10.2025  19:00

• Iron ore exports through Port Hedland rose 9.6% in September 2025 compared to August In September this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased 9.6 percent month-on-month and decreased 0.5 percent year-on-year to 48,567,296 tonnes. According to information released by the Port Hedland Port Authority, iron ore shipments from Port Hedland to China this month... 21.10.2025  18:00

• The Polish company Cognor has commissioned a new high-tech rolling mill in Siemianowice-Śląsk. The Polish steel company Cognor Group has completed the construction of a new hot rolling mill for bars and profiles in Semianowice-Śląsk, Poland. Currently, the plant has started production, and the official opening is scheduled for October 23, 2025.Productivity and employmentThe total investment i... 21.10.2025  18:00

• Germany's Siemens Mobility partners with Voestalpine to expand the use of green steel in railway production Siemens Mobility, the rail transport division of German technology group Siemens, has announced a new partnership with Austrian steel company Voestalpine AG to expand the use of carbon green steel in the production of rail vehicles.According to agreement, approximately one-fifth of the steel... 21.10.2025  17:00

• India's Steel Ministry has completed consultations on low utilization of pellet plants The Indian Ministry of Steel has completed consultations with key industry stakeholders to address the low workload of domestic iron ore pellet plants, a government official said on Tuesday, October 21.According to the official, the discussions were aimed at solving the problem of the consistently... 21.10.2025  17:00

• Voestalpine warns of €2bn cost rise without EU carbon cap extension Ahead of the European Council meeting on October 23, Austrian steel company Voestalpine joined nearly 80 industrial companies in calling on the EU to extend free carbon credits under the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS).In a joint letter to EU policymakers, the companies warned that ending the... 21.10.2025  16:00

• Ukrainian Interpipe has maintained production volumes of pipe products for the second quarter of 2025 Interpipe, a Ukrainian manufacturer of steel pipes and railway wheels, announced operating results for the second quarter and the first half of this year.In the quarter, the company produced 133,000 tons of billets, compared with 218,000 tons in the second quarter of 2024, while pipe production was... 21.10.2025  16:00