Metallurgy news

• Annual performance of the Chilean economy declined in March Chile's central bank reported that the country's economy contracted 0.1 percent in March 2026 compared with March 2025, as measured by the IMACEC index, Chile's key economic indicator.Goods production fell 5.2 percent, mining grew 6.5 percent, manufacturing contracted 2.6 percent, trade grew 5.1... 05.05.2026  18:00

• Producer prices in French industry in March 2026 increased by two percent compared to January According to statistics published by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research (INSEE), in March this year, producer prices in French industry increased by two percent month-on-month and by 0.2 percent year-on-year. Manufacturer prices in France rose 2.4 percent in March... 05.05.2026  17:00

• TCUD: Turkey's steel production will continue to grow in the first quarter of 2026, the foreign trade balance will weaken According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Association (TCUD), in March this year, crude steel production rose 6.4 percent year-on-year to 3.3 million tons in Turkey, which is the world's eighth-largest steel-producing country, while in the first quarter, production rose 5.3 percent... 05.05.2026  16:00

• German waste recycling associations have outlined the challenges in the scrap metal segment in 2025 At the world's leading environmental technology exhibition (IFAT), held in Munich on May 4-7, BVSE (Federal Association of Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management) and BSV (Federal Association of German Steel Processing and Waste Management Companies) emphasized in a press release published... 05.05.2026  16:00

• IEEFA: Geopolitical tensions reshape low-emission iron supply chains The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEFA) said in its latest report that the Middle East has become a major hub for low-emission iron production, thanks in large part to the widespread adoption of direct reduction iron (DRI) technology. However, ongoing geopolitical tensions... 05.05.2026  15:00

• The value of exports of non-ferrous metals from South Africa decreased by 14.2 percent in January-March 2026. According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in March of this year, the value of exports of base metals and products made from them from South Africa amounted to 13.65 billion South African rand (801.94 million dollars), which is 6.7 percent less than in February. In the... 05.05.2026  15:00

• Austrian Wuppermann Metalltechnik opens a new pipe production plant Austrian steel manufacturer Wuppermann Metalltechnik GmbH (WMT), a subsidiary of the German Wuppermann Group, has announced the official opening of its new pipe plant at its site in Altmünster in Austria.The new facility will expand WMT's production capacity and significantly expand its product ... 05.05.2026  14:00

• ArcelorMittal Poland resumes operation of blast furnace No. 3 in Dombrova-Gournica after major repairs ArcelorMittal Poland, a subsidiary of Luxembourg steel giant ArcelorMittal, announced the resumption of blast furnace No. 3 at the Dąbrowa Górnicza steel mill after a seven-month shutdown caused by difficult market conditions. The furnace was restarted on April 28, and the next day the first cast i... 05.05.2026  14:00

• Domestic sales prices of Turkish metal producers increased by 3.58% in April 2026 from March According to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in April this year, the domestic producer price index (PPI) for the Turkish industry as a whole increased by 3.17 percent month-on-month and 28.59 percent year-on-year, while an average increase of 26.48 percent was... 05.05.2026  13:00

• The Turkish company Kocaer Çelik remains profitable and increases the share of value-added products in the difficult first quarter of 2026 Kocaer Çelik Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Kocaer Çelik) has announced financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2026.In the first quarter, Kocaer Çelik's net profit attributable to the parent company was 118.84 million Turkish liras, down 67 percent from the previous year. The company's op... 05.05.2026  13:00