Metallurgy news

• BHP Billiton Iron Ore Production Decreased in Q1 2025-26 Australian mining company BHP Billiton has announced production results for the first quarter ending September 30, 2025-26 fiscal year.Iron ore production in the specified period decreased by 0.8 percent year-on-year to 64.08 million tons, compared to the previous quarter - by 8.8 percent. BHP... 22.10.2025  16:00

• NLMK NLMK is a fortress in a weak market. What to expect from a steelworker? Now the VMFinance channel is at MAX - only reviews and nothing superfluous.The metallurgical sector continues to feel pressure: high Central Bank rates are cooling domestic demand, and global steel prices are in no hurry to rise. Against this background, NLMK, one of the largest steelmakers, is... 22.10.2025  16:00

• Sweden's SSAB commissions ABB to provide electrification for new green steel plant Global technology company ABB has awarded a landmark contract to Swedish specialty steel manufacturer SSAB to provide complete electrical infrastructure for its upcoming fossil-free steel plant in Luleå, Sweden. This project marks one of the most significant steps in the decarbonization of the ... 22.10.2025  15:00

• EU steel and automotive industries call for pragmatic transition Ahead of the European Council meeting on October 23, 2025, the European automotive and steel industry, represented by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) and the European Steel Manufacturers Association (EUROFER), issued a joint statement calling for a realistic and pragmatic... 22.10.2025  15:00

• Reksoft presented a robotic rock breaker at the international exhibition of equipment and technologies for the mining industry "Rudnik" in Yekaterinburg The project is being carried out jointly with Norilsk Nickel and is aimed at increasing the production efficiency of the mine and ensuring safety during the technological processes of rock crushing.The solution includes four subsystems: machine vision, decision making, traffic control, and safety... 22.10.2025  15:00

• French company Industeel upgrades walking beam furnace with hydrogen-compatible burners French steel sheet manufacturer Industeel, part of the ArcelorMittal group, has embarked on a major modernization project at its sheet rolling plant in Charleroi to improve sustainability. The company commissioned German plant manufacturer SMS Group to upgrade its walking beam furnace with... 22.10.2025  14:00

• Danieli secures new order in China for continuous casting machine The Italian Danieli manufacturing plant has received a new order from the Chinese steel manufacturer Henan Fengbao Special Steel Co., Ltd. for a continuous casting machine designed for the production of ultra-large round blanks made of high-alloy alloys in Henan Province, China.Henan Fengbao's new... 22.10.2025  14:00

• They asked me to comment on the current downturn in the gold and silver market, although I don't have any original thoughts here yet. Nothing moves linearly upwards, and the higher prices rise, the bigger and sharper the pullbacks tend to be.Pulling, as they say, "an owl on a globe" in search of the reasons for the sale, apart from purely technical factors (overbought and overloaded leverage in the paper market), there should... 22.10.2025  14:00

• EUROMETAL calls for steel protection measures to be extended to processed products In a letter to Stéphane Séjournet, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission, and Maroš Šefčović, European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security, the European Federation for the Distribution and Trade of Steel, Tubes and Metals (EUROMETAL) expresses serious concerns about the exclu... 22.10.2025  13:00

• Imports of steel scrap to China increased by 6.54 percent in January-September 2025 In September of this year, China's scrap metal imports totaled 27,500 tons, an increase of 47.08 percent month-on-month, while China's customs authorities announced an increase of 108 percent year-on-year.In January-September of this year, China's scrap metal imports totaled 201,800 tons, an... 22.10.2025  13:00