Metallurgy news

• Indian coking coal port import traffic grew 11% in April-December FY 2025-26 According to data received from the Indian Ports Association (IPA) on Tuesday, January 6, coking coal imports from India through all major ports in the country are tentatively estimated at 48.053 million tonnes during the fiscal year April to December 2025, up 11.3% year-on-year.SteelOrbis... 06.01.2026  11:00

• Turkish rebar exports Increased by 22.2% in January-November 2025 In November last year, the volume of rebar exports from Turkey increased by 6.5 percent month-on-month and by 20.9 percent year-on-year to 370,951 metric tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these exports amounted to $202.19 million, an increase... 06.01.2026  11:00

• SAIL predicts 37% growth in steel sales in December 2025 Indian state-owned steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) reported steel sales in December 2025 of 2.1 million tons, up 37 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, according to a company statement on Tuesday, January 6.However, the company did not disclose... 06.01.2026  10:00

• Indian MOIL LIMITED forecasts a 4% increase in manganese ore production in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 The Indian state-owned manganese ore mining company Moil Limited achieved ore production of 477,000 tons in the third quarter (October-December) of the fiscal year 2025-26, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year and the highest production volume... 06.01.2026  10:00

• Average new home prices in 100 Chinese cities rose 2.58% in December 2025 Last December, average new home prices in China's 100 major cities were 17,084 yuan per square meter ($2,430 per sq. m.), up 0.28 percent month-on-month and up 2.58 percent year-on-year, the CIA, China's largest independent real estate research organization, announced.Between Meanwhile, in December ... 06.01.2026  09:00

• US rig count increases, Canada rig count decreases - Week 54 of 2025 Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended December 30, 2025, the number of U.S. rotary drilling rigs increased by 1 to 546.The number of gas production rigs decreased by 2 to 125, and the number of oil production rigs increased by 3 to 421. The total number of U.S. drilling rigs decreased by 43... 06.01.2026  03:00

• U. S. crude steel production Rose 0.5 Percent in the 54th week of 2025 According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ending January 3, 2026, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,704 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 74.4 percent.Production for the week ending January 3, 2026 increased by... 06.01.2026  03:00

• Copper prices rose sharply due to a strike at the Mantoverde mine in Chile Copper rose on Monday on growing concerns about a reduction in global supplies of the metal due to a strike at a mine in Chile.Copper futures for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 3.42% during trading to $12,896 per tonne. Earlier in the session, the value of these... 05.01.2026  20:00

• Italian company Saipem awarded $425 million offshore contract for Sakarya gas field Italian oilfield services company Saipem has announced that it has received a new offshore contract from Turkish Petroleum OTC to extend the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project in the Black Sea. The total value of the contract is approximately US$425 million.Saipem said the... 05.01.2026  14:00

• Canadian Saga Metals confirms potential of rich iron ore in Labrador The Canadian company for the exploration of critical minerals Saga Metals Ltd. Announced the completion of its annual work program at the North Wind Iron ore project in Labrador, which focuses on advancing the understanding and potential of the iron ore asset development.Drilling and expansion of... 05.01.2026  14:00