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• India's eight major industries are expected to grow 3.7% in December 2025, a four-month high. According to government data released on Wednesday, January 21, 2025, India's eight infrastructure industries, designated as "core industries", recorded growth of 3.7 percent in December 2025, a four-month peak and an improvement from 2.7 percent in November 2025.The eight core industries are coal,... 21.01.2026  18:00

• ICRA: India's long-term transition to low-carbon steel production will be hampered by cost and technology constraints India's transition to low-carbon green steel will remain a gradual and long-term process as costs and technology constraints continue to hamper rapid decarbonization, Indian ratings agency ICRA said in a report on the steel sector on Wednesday, January 21.According to ICRA, the carbon dioxide ... 21.01.2026  17:00

• UNESCO: Steel production in Spain decreased by 3.1 percent in November 2025 compared to October According to the Spanish steel producers association UNESCO, in November last year, steel production in Spain totaled 920,000 tons, down 3.1 percent month-on-month and 8.1 percent year-on-year. In the period from January to November 2025, the country's steel production amounted to 11.11 million... 21.01.2026  17:00

• Scrap imports into Pakistan increased by 20.3% in December 2025 compared to November According to data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics (PFBS), Pakistan's steel scrap imports stood at 394,135 tonnes in December last year, up 20.3 tonnes from November and up 10.2 percent year-on-year. The value of these imports for the month was $196.18 million, up 16.9%... 21.01.2026  16:00

• WV Stahl: Steel production in Germany remains at crisis levels in 2025, capacity utilization is below the critical 70% The German Federation of Steel Producers (WV Stahl) announced that Germany's crude steel production stood at 34.1 million tons in 2025, one of the lowest recorded levels also seen during the 2009 global financial crisis following German reunification. Capacity utilization has fallen below 70... 21.01.2026  16:00

• Rio Tinto achieved record quarterly iron ore production in the Pilbara in Q4 2025 The Australian mining company Rio Tinto has announced production results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2025.In the quarter, the company's iron ore production at Pilbara facilities in Western Australia increased by four percent year-on-year and increased by seven percent... 21.01.2026  15:00

• India is finalizing its national scrap metal policy to bring it in line with industry changes and global trends. The Indian Ministry of Steel is in the final stages of developing a national scrap metal policy aimed at bringing the sector in line with the evolving dynamics of the domestic industry and new global developments, a senior government official said on Wednesday, January 21.Growing demand for scrap... 21.01.2026  15:00

• The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has approved the JSW Steel-JFE Steel Corp joint venture. for steel plant BSPL The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the joint venture of Indian steel company JSW Steel Ltd. with Japan's JFE Steel Corp. to expand crude steel production capacity in the eastern state of Odisha, according to a CCI statement on Wednesday, January 21.CCI's approval relates to a... 21.01.2026  14:00

• Property sales in Turkey rose sharply in December 2025 from November In December last year, property sales in Turkey totaled 254,777 units, an increase of 80.6 percent month-on-month and 19.8 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).For the whole of 2025, real estate sales in Turkey amounted to 1.69 million units,... 21.01.2026  14:00

• Fitch warns US tariff threat to Europe heightens economic, geopolitical risks International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said the threat of new U.S. tariffs related to Greenland, coupled with the possibility of European countermeasures, marks a significant escalation in transatlantic tensions, with implications that extend beyond trade to growth, defense spending and... 21.01.2026  13:00