Metallurgy news

• US steel giant Nucor raised dividend payments by 1.8% According to a press release, one of the largest steel producers in America, Nucor Corp., raised its dividend by 1.8% to 56 cents per share from 55 cents.Payments are scheduled for February 11. The registry is scheduled to close on December 31. The report notes that the company has paid dividends... 06.12.2025  13:00

• I highly recommend the book by Alexander Ivanov (he also has a very interesting channel!), in it you will learn 33 stories dedicated to outstanding (and not always Famous!) geniuses, whose work or luck turned into incredible successes for all of humanity and who created literally entire industries from scratch!For example, did you know that the invention of the technology for salting herring became an important factor for the development of shipbuilding and... 06.12.2025  11:00

• From nuclear energy to medicine: where is zirconium used and how many of its reserves are there in Russia? The balance reserves of zirconium in Russia, contained in 19 deposits, amount to 12.33 million tons of ZrO2 (zirconium dioxide), in another three only off-balance reserves are taken into account. All zirconium deposits in the country are complex, with the exception of one small placer.Zirconium is... 06.12.2025  10:00

• https://t.te/delaiprom/4410 Inhalation of zinc vapor, which leads to zinc fever, may be complicated by respiratory distress syndrome. This pathology is fraught with death.Denis is still young, maybe he doesn’t understand what kind of harmful place he works in.For example, at Severstal, on the galvanizing line, a person was r... 06.12.2025  09:00

• Brazilian pig iron exports decline in October Brazilian pig iron exports reached 354,100 tons in November, up from 460,100 tons in October, according to the foreign trade agency SECEX.The main reason for the decline was the reduction in supplies to the United States.November destinations were the United States (289,100 tons at $384/t), Europe... 06.12.2025  00:00

• The value of exports of steel products from France in January-September 2025 decreased by 3.5 percent According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, between January and September this year, France's main steel and ferroalloy exports amounted to 7.15 billion euros, down 3.5 percent year on year.During the period, France exported steel pipes and tubes worth... 05.12.2025  21:00

• Hashima is the ghost island of Japan Not far from the city of Nagasaki lies the small island of Hashima, known as "Ship Island" because of its silhouette from the sea.In the 19th century, coal mining began here, and in 1890 the island was bought by Mitsubishi Corporation. Hashima gradually turned into a self—sufficient city: m... 05.12.2025  21:00

• The cost of imports of steel products to France in January-September 2025 decreased by 10.7 percent According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, between January and September this year, imports of major steel products and ferroalloys into France amounted to 6.66 billion euros, a decrease of 10.7 percent year on year.During the period, France imported... 05.12.2025  20:00

• Assofermet: Italian scrap metal market stable in November, with some signs of recovery According to the monthly market report published by Assofermet, an Italian association representing companies involved in the trade, distribution and processing of steel and metals, the market remained stable in November 2025, showing some signs of recovery.Italian ferrous scrap marketIn November... 05.12.2025  20:00

• The main cultural event of this week: after 10 years of construction, the Zilart Museum and Exhibition Center was opened There are 4 exhibitions, 5 floors, 8 thousand exhibits and 13 thousand square meters. Now it is the largest private museum in Russia.The complex was designed by the superstar of Russian architecture Sergei Choban. The main feature of the building is that it is made of copper and will change color... 05.12.2025  18:00