Metallurgy news

• TMK ships the first industrial batch of LD pipes with hybrid laser-arc welding Russian steel pipe manufacturer TMK announced the shipment of the first industrial batch of large-diameter pipes manufactured using hybrid laser-arc welding technology, which became the first such delivery in Russia. The products were supplied to Gazprom Transgaz Surgut, a Gazprom subsidiary... 16.03.2026  14:00

• Property sales in Turkey increased by 11.7 percent in February 2026 compared to January In February of this year, property sales in Turkey totaled 124,549 units, an increase of 11.7 percent month-on-month and 5.9 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).In January-February of this year, real estate sales in Turkey totaled 236,029... 16.03.2026  14:00

• East Pipes Company from Saudi Arabia has completed the construction of a pipe production line According to the company's announcement to the Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange, local pipe manufacturer East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (East Pipes) has completed the construction and installation of a new pipe production line, and operations and production have now commenced in accordance... 16.03.2026  13:00

• 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