Metallurgy news

• Samarco's net losses in 2025 will increase by 79.4%, despite operational improvements Brazilian iron ore and pellet producer Samarco's net loss rose nearly 80 percent for all of 2025 to $4.612 billion, compared with a net loss of $2.571 billion for 2024, the company said in a press release today.The results reflect costs related to compensation paid in connection with the 2015... 12.03.2026  18:00

• SMS Group upgrades Jingye wire rod line in China German plant SMS Group announced that Chinese steel manufacturer Jingye Medium Plate Co. Ltd. selected the company to upgrade the No. 1 high-speed wire rod line at its Yingkou, China plant. According to SMS Group, the project aims to expand the line's product diameter range while improving... 12.03.2026  17:00

• Tin exports reached $248,000, while last year they amounted to only $5,000. In January-February 2026, imports of tin and products increased by 18.8% to $727 thousand (in February – $559 thousand). thousandIn 2025, imports of tin and products increased by 36.5% to $4.352 millionExports of tin and products amounted to $241 thousand against $389 thousand in 12 months - 2... 12.03.2026  17:00

• HRP and HRS shipments in Japan fell 1.5 percent in January 2026 compared to December Japan's hot-rolled sheet shipments fell 1.5 percent in January this year from the previous month and rose 3.8 percent from 619,675 tons recorded in the same month in 2025, amounting to 643,106 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). In the reporting month, 76.1 percent... 12.03.2026  16:00

• Ukraine reports a decrease in pig iron production by 11.2 percent in January-February 2026 In February of this year, pig iron production in Ukraine amounted to 461,900 tons, which is 16.0% less month-on-month and 15.2% less year-on-year, according to data published by the Association of Steel Producers Ukrmetallurgprom.In this month, the country's pig iron production increased by 0.8%... 12.03.2026  16:00

• Export orders for new vessels in Japan fell by 36.7 percent in February 2026 compared to January According to data released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association (JSEA), Japanese new ship export orders in February this year decreased by 36.7 percent in tonnage compared to the previous month, decreasing to eight ships, five carriers and three tankers compared to nine ships registered in... 12.03.2026  15:00

• New smelting technology could revitalize South Africa's ferroalloy industry According to media reports, the new smelting technology, known as SmeltDirect, represents a major breakthrough for the ferroalloy industry, which can significantly reduce energy consumption and emissions in metal production. The technology, developed by South African mining company African Rainbow... 12.03.2026  15:00

• US publishes preliminary results of AD order for heavy-walled rectangular tube from Mexico The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the preliminary results of its administrative review of the anti-dumping duty ruling on heavy wall rectangular pipe (LWRPT) from Mexico for the review period of September 1, 2023, through August 31, 2024.DOC has tentatively determined that Mexican... 12.03.2026  14:00

• Turkish company Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayii reports higher net losses and slightly lower revenues in 2025 Turkish manufacturer of steel wire and ropes from Kocaeli Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayii A.Ş. announced its financial results for the whole of 2025.In the year indicated, the company recorded a net loss of 661.52 million Turkish liras ($15 million), compared with a net loss of 167.93 million Turkish l... 12.03.2026  14:00

• Slovenian group SIJ produces steel suitable for space conditions According to a company statement, Slovenian steel produced by local manufacturer SIJ Group will be used in a spacecraft for the first time, marking a major milestone for the country's metallurgical sector.SIJ Group has developed a special steel alloy with a specific chemical composition and... 12.03.2026  13:00