Metallurgy news

• Annual efficiency of the Chilean economy increased in July The Central Bank of Chile reported that the country's economy grew by 1.8 percent in July 2025 compared to July 2024, as indicated by the IMACEC index.The production of goods decreased by 0.9 percent, mining decreased by 3.3 percent, the manufacturing industry increased by 1.7 percent, trading... 02.09.2025  18:00

• Car sales in Turkey increased by 7.2 percent in January 2025. In August of this year, sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey increased by 12.8 percent of the year a year and decreased by 5.6 percent per month to 101,650 units, according to statistics published by tourist automobile distributors and the ADMD Association (ODMD). In... 02.09.2025  17:00

• The USA assigns a zero preliminary AD for welded pipes LD from South Korea The US Department of Trade (DOC) announced preliminary results of its administrative review of the order on the anti -dumping duties (AD) for the welded pipes of large diameter from South Korea for the period from May 1, 2023 to April 30, 2024. DOC previously found that Hyundai Steel Company,... 02.09.2025  16:00

• The Swiss company Stahl Gerlanfingen is upgrading the wire rod The Swiss-based subsidiary of the Italian metallurgical concern AVF Beltrame Group, Stahl Gerlafingen AG, has upgraded its wire rod plant at its Gerlanfingen plant, according to the British manufacturer Primetals Technologies. Thanks to the modernization, the plant's wire rod production is now... 02.09.2025  16:00

• Sales of cars in India decreased by 7.3% in August due to tax uncertainty Sales of cars in India, as evidenced by the newsletters of manufacturers of dealers, in August fell sharply, fixing the decrease by 7.3 percent in annual calculus against the backdrop of uncertainty and speculation on the proposed reform of the tax and services tax (GST), which forced automobile... 02.09.2025  15:00

• Salzgitter lays the foundation for a new scrap metal shredding plant On September 1, 2025, the German steel company Salzgitter AG announced that it marked an important milestone in its transition to low-carbon steel production with the groundbreaking ceremony of a new large-scale scrap metal crushing plant at its subsidiary Deutsche Erz- und Metall-Union GmbH... 02.09.2025  15:00

• The floating cost of coking coal LTA in China increased by 12.4% in August compared to July 2025 According to data jointly published by the Chinese Association for the transportation and distribution of coal (CCTDA) and the Working Committee for the Raw Material Association of ferrous metallurgy (CISA) on August 31, in August of this year, the floating cost of coal coal in China increased by... 02.09.2025  14:00

• Turkey is nearing the exhaustion of the EU's quota for HRC imports for the third quarter Starting from the last month of the EU quota period from July 1 to September 30, some import quotas for certain steel products allocated to countries such as South Korea, Taiwan, Egypt, China and some other countries have already been exhausted, according to the latest data from the European... 02.09.2025  14:00

• WEF: critical reserves of minerals in the south of Africa - the key to the global energy transition The World Economic Forum (VEF), in cooperation with the Bank for the Development of South Africa and McKinsey & Company, issued a report that emphasizes the huge potential of the southern part of Africa in the supply of the most important minerals necessary for the transition to pure energy.... 02.09.2025  13:00

• Canadian Algoma Steel launches new electric arc furnace Algoma Steel, a Canadian steel company, has reached an important milestone in its transformation of green steel by producing the first thermal energy at its new Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) plant in South Ste. Marie, Ontario. According to Italian manufacturer Danieli, supplier of the electric arc... 02.09.2025  13:00