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• Turkish Kardemir receives orders for 22,980 tons of rails from Turkish State Railways Turkish integrated long-gauge steel manufacturer Kardemir Karabuk Demir Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. He announced that he had signed contracts for the supply of railway transport totaling 22,980 tons with the General Directorate of the Turkish State Railways (TCDD) and seven different regional... 07.01.2026  11:00

• Inventories of key finished steel products in China fell by 3.6% at the end of December 2025 On December 31 last year, the total domestic inventories of five major finished steel products in China's 21 major cities totaled 7.21 million tons, down 270,000 tons or 3.6 percent from December 20, as announced by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA).In particular, as of December 31,... 07.01.2026  10:00

• Car sales in India across all categories increased by 15% in December 2025 According to data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA) on Wednesday, January 7, retail sales of Indian cars in all categories designated by the new registration were estimated at 2.029 million units in December 2025, which is 14.63 percent more than in the... 07.01.2026  10:00

• NBS: At the end of December 2025, local Chinese prices for rebar increased by 0.5 percent At the end of December (21-31 December) last year, the average price in China for 20mm HRB 400E rebar rose by 14.8 yuan/t (2.1 US dollars/t) or 0.5 percent to 3,184.6 yuan/t (454 US dollars/t) compared with the price in mid-December (11-20 December), the National Bureau of Statistics announced... 07.01.2026  09:00

• Wholesale sales of NEV in China increased by 25% to 15.33 million units in 2025 The China Association of Passenger Cars (CPCA) announced that wholesale sales of new energy source vehicles (NEV) in China totaled 1.57 million units in December, up four percent from the same period last year, but down 8.0 percent month-on-month.CPCA also stated that wholesale sales of NEV in... 07.01.2026  09:00

• Brazilian pig iron exports decline in December Brazilian pig iron exports reached 273,100 tons in December, up from 354,100 tons in November, according to foreign trade authority SECEX.The decline mainly reflects lower shipments to the United States: 211,300 tons at $392 per ton, compared with 289,100 tons at $384 per ton in November, FOB... 07.01.2026  07:00

• Nickel rises to 15-month high on news from Indonesia Nickel rose to a 15-month high on reports of tightening production controls in Indonesia.Nickel for delivery in three months rose 6.1% in Tuesday trading to $18,045 a tonne, the highest level since October 7, 2024.“Indonesia is tightening production controls with a slower quota approval process and ... 06.01.2026  23:00

• The price of aluminum rose to its highest price since April 2022 Aluminum prices rose at Tuesday's auction to their highest level since April 2022.Aluminum on the LME rose 0.8% to $3,111 per ton. Other metals also rose in price: zinc added 1.5% and reached $3241.5 per ton.Aluminum is widely used as a building material. The main advantages of aluminum are... 06.01.2026  23:00

• Copper reached a new record, trading above $13,300 per tonne. The price of copper hit a record high on Tuesday amid signs of tight supply and growing demand from electrification and data center investment.Copper futures for delivery in three months on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 3.1% to $13,387.5 a tonne. Copper prices have risen 6.6% since the start... 06.01.2026  21:00

• India's competition watchdog has prima facie found price fixing between leading steel companies and a violation of antitrust laws India's competition commission, the Competition Commission of India (CCI), has prima facie found that leading steel producers such as Tata Steel limited, JSW Steel limited, Steel Authority of India limited (SAIL) and 25 other companies have violated antitrust laws and conspired to fix prices,... 06.01.2026  16:00