Metallurgy news

• Germany's Klöckner reports lower net losses and profits for 2025 Klöckner & Co., a German manufacturer and distributor of steel and non-ferrous metals, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.The company recorded a net loss of €15 million in the quarter, compared with a net loss of €91 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, while sal... 11.03.2026  14:00

• China's iron ore imports rose 10% in January-February amid surprisingly strong demand In January-February of this year, China's iron ore imports totaled 210.023 million tons, which is 10.0 percent more than last year, according to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). Although solid demand was cited as the main reason for fairly strong... 11.03.2026  14:00

• Coal imports to China increased by 1.5% in January-February 2026 According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), China's coal imports (all types) totaled 77.222 million tons in January-February this year, one of the all-time highs for the period, increasing by 1.5 percent year on year.This happened despite the... 11.03.2026  13:00

• Primetals completes modernization of EAF at Turkish company Çolakoğlu Metalurji The British company Primetals Technologies has announced the modernization of the electric arc furnace (EAF) at the plant of the Turkish steel manufacturer Çolakoğlu Metalurji in Dilovasi, Turkey.According to Primetals, the upgraded furnace installation is equipped with a newly developed furnace t... 11.03.2026  13:00

• French steel export value down 3.3 percent in 2025 According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2025, underlying exports of steel products and ferroalloys to France amounted to €9.32 billion, down 3.3% year on year.In 2025, France exported €1.27 billion of steel pipes and tubes, down 0.5%, col... 11.03.2026  12:00

• The cost of steel imports to France decreased by 8.4 percent in 2025 According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2025, the main imports of steel products and ferroalloys to France amounted to 8.72 billion euros, a decrease of 8.4% year-on-year.During the specified period, France imported 2.03 billion euros of steel... 11.03.2026  12:00

• U.S. tin plate exports fell 27.1 percent in Dec 2025 compared to Nov U.S. tin plate exports totaled 3,245 tons last December, down 27.1 percent month-on-month and up 6.5 percent from December 2024, according to U.S. Commerce Department export data. In value terms, tin plate exports were $3.46 million in December, up from $3.96 million in the previous month and $3.38... 11.03.2026  11:00

• Wire exports to the United States decreased by 8.6 percent in December 2025 compared to November According to export data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, wire exports to the United States totaled 5,984 tons in December last year, down 8.6 percent month-on-month and down 13.6 percent year-on-year. In value terms, wire exports totaled $17.7 million in December, compared with $16.23 million... 11.03.2026  11:00

• U.S. crude steel production down 1.1 percent - Week 10 of 2026 According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending March 7, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.791 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 77.4 percent.Output for the week ending March 7, 2026 was down 1.1 percent from the previous week ending... 11.03.2026  09:00

• India's Jindal Steel Limited has become the preferred bidder to acquire an iron ore block in Odisha. Indian company Jindal Steel has become the preferred bidder for the acquisition of the Thakurani A1 iron ore block in the eastern state of Odisha, a representative of the government of Odisha said on Wednesday, March 11.The company was declared the preferred bidder after submitting the highest bid... 11.03.2026  09:00