Metallurgy news

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• U. S. steel imports Decreased by 5.3 percent in November 2025 According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, monthly steel imports to the United States in November this year decreased by 5.3 percent compared to October and by 20.7 percent year-on-year, amounting to 1,489,022 tons. In value terms, steel imports to the United States totaled... 03.02.2026  07:00

• The number of drilling rigs in the US and Canada will increase - fifth week of 2026. Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended January 30, 2026, the number of rotary drilling rigs in the United States increased by 2 to 546.The number of gas drilling rigs increased by 3 to 125, and the number of oil drilling rigs decreased by 1 to 421. The total number of drilling rigs in the... 03.02.2026  06:00

• U. S. crude Steel Production Decreased by 1.1 Percent - fifth week of 2026 According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ended January 31, 2026, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,758 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 76.0 percent.Production for the week ended January 31, 2026 decreased by... 03.02.2026  06:00

• Collapse of the steel production chain in Venezuela With large reserves of iron ore and natural gas, Venezuela was an important steel producer and the world's largest exporter of DRI/HBI back in 2007.Crude steel production peaked at five million tons per year in 2007, since then steadily declining to a volume that is not relevant today, and its... 03.02.2026  02:00

• MMK Group's galvanized pipe production reached a record level in 2025 Russian metallurgical plant MMK Group announced that production of galvanized pipes reached a record level in 2025, amounting to about 18,000 tons. This is the highest annual output since the start-up of the hot-dip galvanizing unit at Rolling Shop No. 8.The 2025 result exceeded the previous record... 02.02.2026  18:00

• TCUD: Steel production in Turkey is expected to exceed 40 million tons in 2026 According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Producers Association (TCUD), in December last year, crude steel production increased by 18.5 percent year-on-year to 3.5 million tons in Turkey, the seventh largest steelmaking country in the world, while in 2025, production increased by 3.3... 02.02.2026  18:00

• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih will receive another $200 million from the EBRD The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has allocated another loan of up to $200 million to the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk region) to replenish working capital for the operation of the enterprise.According to... 02.02.2026  18:00

• Ukraine initiated an AD investigation into a welded pipe from Turkey The Interdepartmental Commission of Ukraine on International Trade (ICIT) has opened a new anti-dumping investigation into the import of welded, non-galvanized steel pipes from Turkey, as announced on January 29 in the Official Gazette of Ukraine.The investigation was launched following a statement... 02.02.2026  17:00

• Jindal Steel Sohar breaks monthly production record in Oman Italian manufacturer Danieli Technologies announced that the Omani steel company Jindal Steel Sohar has set a new benchmark in monthly steel production at its Oman plant, with liquid steel production reaching 235,112 tons. Based on these indicators, the annual steel production at the facility... 02.02.2026  17:00