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• Japanese corporation JFE BS Corp. selects Danieli Digimelter for EAF modernization in Japan Japanese steel manufacturer JFE Bars & Shapes Corporation (JFE BS), a subsidiary of JFE Group, has selected Italian equipment manufacturer Danieli as its technology partner to replace its current DC electric arc furnace. The company will install a new 120-tonne Danieli Digimelter equipped with a... 10.12.2025  14:00

• Klöckner takeover offer & Co confirmed as Worthington Steel enters negotiations Klöckner & Co SE, Klöckner & Co., a German manufacturer and distributor of steel and non-ferrous metals, has confirmed market rumors that it is currently in talks with American steel producer Worthington Steel, Inc. about a potential voluntary public takeover offer for all outstanding shares of K... 10.12.2025  14:00

• EU updates TARIC system to integrate CBAM until full implementation in 2026 The European Commission has issued detailed guidance on the integration of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) into the EU's TARIC customs system, laying the operational basis for the mechanism's full entry into force on 1 January 2026. The update introduces new certificates, revised... 10.12.2025  13:00

• HDG imports to the United States decreased by 15.4 percent in August 2025 compared to July According to the preliminary census data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, imports of hot-dip galvanized sheets to the United States in August this year amounted to 118,575 tons, which is 15.4 percent less than in July and 52.4 percent less than in August last year. In value terms, HDG imports... 10.12.2025  13:00

• Exports of heavy slabs from Brazil fell in November 2025 Brazil exported 11,900 tons of heavy slabs in November, up from 21,000 tons in October, according to SISCOMEX.November exports were to South America (11,700 tons at $677/t) and Trinidad and Tobago (200 tons at $710/t), shipped Usiminas (10,600 tons), Gerdau (1,100 tons) and CSN (200... 10.12.2025  12:00

• US HRC exports decreased by 11.1 percent in August 2025 compared to July According to export data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, exports of hot-rolled coils to the United States totaled 51,531 tons in August this year, down 11.1 percent from July and 41.9 percent from August last year. In value terms, HRC exports totaled $57.27 million in August, compared with... 10.12.2025  12:00

• CRC imports to Turkey increased by 40.8% in January-October 2025 According to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October of this year, imports of cold-rolled coils (CRC) to Turkey amounted to 86,242 metric tons, which is 0.3 percent less than in September and 63.9 percent more year-on-year. Meanwhile, the value of these... 10.12.2025  11:00

• Luciano Giua: Sluggish demand, high energy costs and a surge in imports threaten the European steel market At the 20th SteelOrbis conference "New Horizons in Steel Markets", held on Tuesday, December 9, at the Marriott Asia Hotel in Istanbul, Luciano Giua, economist and policy analyst at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), presented an overview of the situation on the... 10.12.2025  11:00

• India's GPIL begins production at new pelletizing plant India's Godavari Power and Ispat limited (GPIL) has commenced production at its new two million tonne iron ore pellet plant in the central state of Chhattisgarh, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, December 10.With the start of production at the new plant, GPIL's total annual pellet... 10.12.2025  10:00

• Retail car sales in India by all categories increased by 2% in November 2025 Car sales in India, indicated by new registrations of all categories, were tentatively estimated at 3.3 million units in November 2025, an increase of 2.14 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Federation of Indian Automobile Dealers (FADA) on Wednesday, December 10.However,... 10.12.2025  10:00