Metallurgy news

• The number of drilling rigs in the United States increases, and in Canada decreases - Week 14, 2026. Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended April 2, 2026, the number of rotary drilling rigs in the United States increased by five rigs each week to 548.The number of gas drilling rigs increased by three to 130 , and the number of oil drilling rigs increased by two to 411. The total number... 06.04.2026  19:00

• EU quotas for the second quarter were immediately exceeded for many types of steel products During the first week of the new EU quota period from April 1 to June 30, some import quotas for certain steel products allocated to India, China, Vietnam, Turkey and Algeria were exceeded, while more than 70 percent of the quotas for certain steel products were used up.Looking at the quotas... 06.04.2026  18:00

• Japanese car production fell 0.6 percent in January 2026 According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA), in January this year, Japanese vehicle production (including cars, trucks and buses) was 677,460 units, down 0.6 percent from the same month in 2025.Japan's domestic auto sales in January were 367,752 vehicles, down 2.2 percent... 06.04.2026  18:00

• Hyundai Steel, POSCO and Fives sign contract to build steel plant in Louisiana French engineering company Fives Group has announced the signing of a major contract to design and supply advanced automotive steel coil finishing lines for Hyundai Steel and the planned POSCO plant in Louisiana. Low carbon sheet steel plant with a strong focus on AutomotiveAs SteelOrbis... 06.04.2026  17:00

• BAZ Steel signs Memorandum of Understanding with SAAL to localize steel pipe production in Saudi Arabia as part of Vision 2030 Saudi Arabian steel manufacturer BAZ Steel has signed a memorandum of understanding with local pipe manufacturer SAAL Industrial Technology Co., a subsidiary of China's Baotou City Joyun Co., to support the localization of steel pipe production in Saudi Arabia.Baz Steel said the agreement is in... 06.04.2026  17:00

• Turkish company Kardemir commissioned concaster No. 2 to increase production of high value-added steel Turkish integrated producer of long products Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S. (Kardemir) announced the commissioning of continuous casting machine No. 2 on April 3, 2026, to commemorate the company's 89th anniversary.The investment follows the completion of key projects, ... 06.04.2026  16:00

• UK introduces new steel trade measures, extends protections to two new products The UK Government has published a briefing note on new trade measures on steel, which previews the products to which the measure applies, the amount of steel that can enter the UK tariff-free and the tariff applied to quota-free imports. The government has outlined additional product coverage and... 06.04.2026  16:00

• Tata Steel UK secures financing for low-emission steel wind tower project Tata Steel UK has announced that it has received funding from the Welsh Government for a joint project aimed at developing the next generation of wind turbine towers using low-emission steel solutions.Supporting the transition to EAF steel productionThe project aims to accelerate the design and... 06.04.2026  15:00

• Domestic prices of Turkish metal producers increased by 2.28% in March 2026 compared to February According to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year, the domestic producer price index (PPI) for the Turkish industry as a whole increased by 2.30 percent month-on-month and 28.08 percent year-on-year, while an average increase of 25.98 percent was... 06.04.2026  15:00

• Indian company Jindal Steel limited introduces synthesis gas into steelmaking processes India's Jindal Steel limited (JSL) has successfully deployed syngas (syngas) derived from domestically sourced coal at multiple stages of its steel operations, the company said in a statement on Monday, April 6.JSL has since become the first company in the world to use coal gasification technology... 06.04.2026  14:00