Metallurgy news

• Domestic steel consumption in Japan decreased by 4.5% in January 2026 compared to December According to data published by the Japanese Association of Ferrous Metallurgy (JISF), in January of this year, domestic consumption of steel products in Japan's total was 3.60 million metric tons, down 4.5 percent from December last year and up 1.6 percent year-on-year.In the first month of 2026, ... 16.03.2026  13:00

• Basic metal turnover in Turkey remained unchanged in January 2026 compared to December According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in January this year, Turkey's monthly industrial turnover index increased by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month, while the calendar-adjusted index increased by 30.0 percent compared to January 2025.In this month,... 16.03.2026  12:00

• Indian Jindal Stainless Limited's operations have suffered from a shortage of industrial gas India's largest stainless steel manufacturer, Jindal Stainless Limited, has been forced to shut down its operations due to a shortage of industrial gases, a problem the company attributes to the ongoing conflict in Western Asia.According to Managing Director Abhyudai Jindal, disruptions in the... 16.03.2026  12:00

• Interpipe Vtormet received UAH 2.8 million in losses in 2025 PJSC Interpipe Dnepropetrovsk Vtormet (Dnipro), which is part of the Interpipe pipe and wheel Company (TCC), completed 2025 with a loss of 2,821 million UAH, while at the end of 2024 it received a net profit of 65,931 million UAH.According to the company's information in the information disclosure... 16.03.2026  12:00

• JSW will supply coking coal to ArcelorMittal Poland in 2026 Polish coking coal producer Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (JSW) announced the signing of a coking coal supply agreement with ArcelorMittal Poland worth approximately PLN 2.1 billion ($562.44 million).Under the terms of the contract, JSW will supply coking coal used in the steel production process... 16.03.2026  11:00

• Coking coal imports to Turkey decreased by 6.1 percent in January 2026 In January of this year, the volume of coking coal imports to Turkey decreased by 7.5 percent month-on-month and decreased by 6.1 percent year-on-year to 480,651 metric tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports amounted to $100.17... 16.03.2026  11:00

• India's NMDC limited achieves highest iron ore production in FY 2025-26 Indian state-owned mining company NMDC limited will achieve its highest iron ore production of over 50 million tonnes in 2025-26, even two weeks before the end of the financial year, a company spokesperson said on Monday, March 16."Long before the close of the current financial year, NMDC limited... 16.03.2026  10:00

• Indian JSW Steel Limited to develop coal asset in Mozambique India's JSW Steel Limited will develop the Minas de Revubo coking coal mine in Mozambique in stages, the company said in a statement on Monday, March 16.Located in the Moatize coal basin in Tete province, Minas de Revubo has 850 million tons of reserves and the potential to produce 250 million tons... 16.03.2026  10:00

• NBS: At the beginning of March 2026, local Chinese prices for rebar increased by 0.2 percent In early March (March 1-10) this year, China's average price for 20mm HRB 400E rebar rose by RMB 6.8/t ($1.0/t) or 0.2 percent to RMB 3,162.7/t ($458/t) compared with the price at the end of February (Feb 21-28), China's National Bureau of Statistics announced. During the period, average prices for... 16.03.2026  09:00

• Steel production in China decreased by 3.6 percent in January-February 2026 In the period from January to February of this year, China's production of pig iron, crude steel and finished steel totaled 137.7 million tons, 160.34 million tons and 221.19 million tons, down 2.7 percent, 3.6 percent and 1.1 percent year-on-year, respectively, according to the National Bureau of... 16.03.2026  09:00