Metallurgy news

• MOC: The average price of rebar in China decreased by 0.1 percent from January 26 to February 1, 2026 The Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that the average price of finished steel in China decreased slightly between January 26 and February 1 this year.During the specified period, average prices for steel channels, high-speed wire rod and rebar decreased by 0.3 percent, 0.2 percent and... 06.02.2026  09:00

• US CRC Exports Down 17.1 Percent in November 2025 According to export data from the US Department of Commerce, US cold-rolled coil exports totaled 61,248 tons in November this year, down 17.1 percent month-on-month and down 10.9 percent year-on-year. In value terms, CRC exports totaled $75.1 million in November, compared to $93.3 million in the... 06.02.2026  08:00

• HRC imports to the United States decreased by 49.7 percent in November 2025 According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, imports of hot-rolled sheet to the United States amounted to 46,445 tons in November this year, which is 49.7 percent less than in October and 63.9 percent less than in November 2024. 2024The United States imported the most HRC from... 06.02.2026  08:00

• Ukrainian Zaporizhcox reported a decrease in coke production in January 2026 due to the war The Ukrainian coke plant Zaporizhkoks, part of the Metinvest Group, announced its production results for January this year.In the specified month, the company produced 59,700 tons of blast furnace coke, which is 19.7 percent less than in the same period last year.The year-on-year decrease in... 05.02.2026  16:00

• Industrial producer prices in the eurozone decreased by 0.3 percent in December 2025 compared with November According to a report published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in December 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the member states of the European Union (EU) on a monthly basis. On an annualized basis,... 05.02.2026  16:00

• Russian MMK began production of a new type of high-strength reinforcement The Russian metallurgical plant "Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works" (MMK) announced the launch of production of a new type of high-strength weldable reinforcement brand A600C. This step marks another step in MMK's strategy to expand the range of value-added construction steels adapted to complex... 05.02.2026  15:00

• Mitsubishi Chemical Group to stop production of coke and carbon materials Mitsubishi Chemical Group of Japan has announced its decision to exit the coke and carbon materials business as part of the ongoing portfolio transformation in line with its medium-term management strategy.The decision was made at the corporate executive meeting on February 2, 2026, after assessing... 05.02.2026  15:00

• Nippon Steel reports net loss and higher earnings in April-December FY2025-26 Japanese Nippon Steel Corporation announced consolidated financial and operating results for the first nine months ended December 31 of the 2025-26 fiscal year.In the period, the company recorded a net loss of 20.81 billion yen ($132.35 million), compared with a net profit of 386.39 billion yen in... 05.02.2026  14:00

• The volume of exports of ferrous metallurgy in Colombia in 2025 has not changed In 2025, Colombia exported 144,549 tons of ferronickel, down 4.6 percent, worth $475.48 million, down 12.3 percent from the same period last year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE). In December alone, Colombian ferronickel exports totaled 14,531... 05.02.2026  14:00

• Czech Republic urges EU to limit carbon prices and delay ETS 2 expansion amid competitiveness concerns Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called on the European Union to reform carbon market rules by imposing a cap on carbon quota prices and postponing the expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), according to a Reuters report.In a letter sent to EU leaders before a meeting on... 05.02.2026  13:00