Metallurgy news

• South Korea launches a program of export guarantees in response to US tariffs According to media reports, the South Korean steel industry will receive a serious impetus after the Minister of Industry Kim Jong Kwan announced the program of export guarantees for 400 billion South Korean won ($ 286.83 million) to protect the country's steel industry from the influence of high... 23.09.2025  14:00

• Canada cancels AD duty on hot-rolled sheet from Ukraine The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has announced that it has stopped reviewing the expiration of the anti-dumping duty (AD) on hot-rolled carbon steel sheet and high-strength low-alloy steel sheet from Ukraine.The review was initiated on August 5, 2025, as previously reported.... 23.09.2025  14:00

• Shougang Jingtang signs new galvanizing furnace contract with Fives Chinese steel manufacturer Shougang Jingtang ordered from a French engineering company Fives Group's new vertical annealing furnace for the company's galvanizing line No. 9. With an annual capacity of 450,000 tons, the line is designed to produce high-quality grades of automotive steel, a segment ... 23.09.2025  13:00

• Manganese ore supplies via Port Hedland decreased 0.3 percent in August 2025 compared to July In August of this year, shipments of manganese ore from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 181,000 metric tons, down 0.3 percent month-on-month and up 24 percent year-on-year, according to monthly data released by the Port Hedland Port Authority.Meanwhile, China accounted for 68.8 percent of total... 23.09.2025  13:00

• Japan's crude steel production decreased 3.4 percent in August 2025 In August of this year, Japan's crude steel production decreased by 4.1 percent from the previous month and decreased by 3.4 percent from August 2024, totaling 6.64 million tons, according to data released by the Japan Federation of Ferrous Metallurgy (JISF).Meanwhile, Japan's pig iron production... 23.09.2025  12:00

• Turkey's Yildiz Demir Celik reduces environmental impact through water recovery and renewable energy projects Turkish steel company Yıldız Demir Çelik (YDÇ) has published its Sustainability Report for 2023-2024, which details progress in environmental, social and governance (ESG). The report, prepared in accordance with the standards of the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), highlights achievements in the a... 23.09.2025  12:00

• Sale of coal in China Shenhua Energy decreased by 9.2 percent in January-August 2025 The large Chinese coal company China Shenhua Energy Co., LTD announced that coal sales amounted to 280.2 million tons in the period from January-August this year, which is 9.2 percent per year. In this period, the Chinese energy of Shenhua produced 287.0 million MT coal, which is 0.5 percent per ... 23.09.2025  11:00

• India's DGTR recommends five-year AD duty for Ex-China Electrical Steels imports The Director General of Trade Facilities (DGTR) in India recommended imposing a five-year anti-dumping (AD) duty on imports of non-aerized (CRNO) from China, aimed at protecting domestic producers.. The normal value, which leads to discharge and harm to local producers.Key findings and... 23.09.2025  11:00

• Steel production in Russia in January-August of this year decreased by 5.4% compared to the same period last year, to 45.6 million tons, and in August of this year decreased by 4.5% to 5.5 million tons. At the same time, from January to August this year, the output of rolled products decreased by 5.4%, to 40 million tons, and in August this year its production amounted to 4.9 million tons, which is 2.3% lower than the same period in 2024.Pig iron output for eight months decreased by 1.7%... 23.09.2025  11:00

• China claims to be 65.58% of new orders for shipbuilding around the world in August 2025 In August of this year, China attracted 65.58 percent of new orders for shipbuilding (2.28 million CGT) around the world, taking first place in the world market, while South Korea announced a share of 16.17 percent (563,318 CGT), the second rating, according to Clarksons, holding world provinces.... 23.09.2025  10:00