Metallurgy news

• The deadweight of Chinese shipbuilding in 2025 will amount to 53.69 million tons. According to the Chinese Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), in 2025, the total volume of shipbuilding production in China amounted to 53.69 million deadweight tons (deadweight), which is 11.4 percent more than last year.China's deadweight of new orders reached 107.82 million... 25.02.2026  09:00

• Turkey's base metals production capacity utilization fell in February 2026 compared to January According to preliminary data released by the Central Bank of Turkey, the capacity utilization rate of the Turkish base metals industry was 75.5 percent in February this year, compared with 75.6 percent recorded in the previous month, while the capacity utilization rate of the Turkish base metals... 24.02.2026  18:00

• Confidence in Turkey's construction sector decreased by 2.1 percent in February 2026 compared to January According to the monthly survey of industry confidence published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the index of confidence in the Turkish construction sector fell in February this year by 2.1 percent to 83.9 points compared to the previous month.According to indexes based on individual... 24.02.2026  18:00

• Imports of steel ingots to Georgia from Turkey increased sharply in January 2026 In January of this year, Georgia's total foreign trade turnover with Turkey, which is the country's leading trading partner, amounted to $247.1 million, including imports of $194.98 million, up 9.9%, and exports of $52.12 million, up 121.9% year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by... 24.02.2026  17:00

• Saarstahl renews long-term steel supply agreement with Max Bögl for turbine tower production German long steel manufacturer Saarstahl AG announced that its subsidiary DWK Drahtwerk Köln GmbH (DWK) has renewed its long-term cooperation agreement with power equipment manufacturer Max Bögl Wind AG, expanding a partnership that has been in place since 2015.The updated agreement increases s... 24.02.2026  16:00

• Bukhour and Jindal are collaborating on a steel pipe manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi investment company Buhur Investment Company announced the signing of an agreement with the Indian company Jindal SAW to establish a new carbon steel pipe production plant in the industrial city of Sudair in Saudi Arabia. The announcement marks a significant increase in local industrial... 24.02.2026  16:00

• Turkish company Çemtaş reports higher net losses and lower revenues in 2025 The Bursa-based Turkish steel company Çemtaş Çelik Makina Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş (Çemtaş) has announced its financial and operating results for 2025.Accordingly, Çemtaş reported a net loss of 115.96 million Turkish liras ($2.64 million) for the year, compared with a net loss of 39.04 million Turkish ... 24.02.2026  15:00

• ISA: India can reduce carbon emissions by 28% through increased use of scrap India can reduce carbon emissions in its steel sector by as much as 28 percent through increased use of scrap, making it one of the most practical short-term decarbonization solutions, Alok Sahai, Secretary General of the Indian Steel Association (ISA), said on Tuesday, February 24.Addressing the... 24.02.2026  15:00

• IEEFA: Green hydrogen critical to India's transition to low-carbon steel amid dependence on coal imports According to an analysis by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), India's planned expansion of crude steel production capacity to 300 million tons per year by 2030 increasingly exposes the structural vulnerabilities associated with heavy dependence on imported... 24.02.2026  14:00

• US releases Final Subsidy Rates for Length-cut slab from South Korea The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced the final results of its administrative review of the Countervailing Duty Ordinance (CVD) on certain carbon grade cut-to-length steel sheets from South Korea for the period January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.The DOC determined that exporters... 24.02.2026  14:00