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• Freight traffic on the Chinese Daqin Railway decreased by 0.43 percent in January-November 2025 The volume of freight traffic on the Daqing Railway in China in the period from January to November this year amounted to 356 million tons, which is 0.43 percent less than last year.In November alone, freight traffic on the Daqing Railway totaled 37.22 million tons, indicating an increase of 1.75... 09.12.2025  09:00

• Ukrainian metallurgists increased rolled steel production in 11 months Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-November of this year increased the production of general rolled products, according to operational data, by 3.9% compared to the same period last year - to 5.966 million tons from 5.741 million tons.According to the Ukrmetallurgprom association on... 09.12.2025  00:00

• Vietnam's steel imports in November 2025 were down 0.4 percent from October. According to data released by the General Administration of Customs of Vietnam, Vietnam's steel imports totaled 1.52 million tons in November this year, down 0.4 percent from October, while scrap imports totaled 429,802 tons, down 23.8 percent from the same month.Vietnam's main sources of scrap... 08.12.2025  19:00

• Steel imports to the United States in August 2025 decreased by 16.3 percent compared to July According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, monthly steel imports to the United States in August this year decreased by 16.3 percent compared to July and by 21.1 percent year-on-year, amounting to 1,700,833 tons. In value terms, U.S. steel imports totaled $1.84 billion in... 08.12.2025  19:00

• BHP begins trial of battery-electric haul trucks in Pilbara to decarbonise iron ore mining operations Australian mining company BHP has announced that it has taken delivery of Australia's first battery-electric Cat® 793 XE Early Learner trucks at its Jimblebar iron ore mine in the Pilbara.The two trucks were delivered as part of a unique collaboration between BHP, Rio Tinto and Caterpillar, with ... 08.12.2025  18:00

• Latin American steel production fell by 5.9 percent in September 2025 In September of this year, the Latin American steel sector continued the downward trend observed throughout 2025. Production of crude steel and rolled steel declined again, while imports strengthened markedly, reaching historic levels in the regional market.Crude steel production totaled 4.5... 08.12.2025  18:00

• Assofermet: Urgent need for CBAM transition measures to prevent instability in the EU steel market Assofermet, the Italian association representing companies in the steel, metals, scrap and hardware sectors, has submitted a formal request to the European Commission to resolve the growing uncertainty surrounding the application of the Carbon Border Mechanism (CBAM) regulation on steel and... 08.12.2025  17:00

• Brazil's wire rod exports increased while imports declined in November Exports of wire rod from Brazil reached 15,400 tons in November against 10,100 tons in October, according to the SECEX foreign trade agency.The destinations in November were South America (7,200 tons at a price of 581 US dollars per ton), Guatemala (6,300 tons at a price of 525 US dollars per ton),... 08.12.2025  17:00

• EUROFER: EU pipe production fell by 0.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, demand forecast negative According to the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) Steel Market Outlook 2025-2026/Q4 2025 report, EU steel pipe production fell 0.2 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, following a 2.9 percent decline in the previous quarter.The report states that demand... 08.12.2025  16:00

• BigMint: Iron ore exports from key countries show mixed trends in November In November, when preliminary data showed that total volumes were lower, iron ore exports from Australia, Brazil, South Africa and India showed mixed dynamics. The total volume of shipments amounted to 117 million tons, which is 6 percent less than 124.45 million tons in October. India's exports... 08.12.2025  16:00