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• The number of drilling rigs and Canadian number of drilling plants both decrease - week 35, 2025 Baker Hughes said that during the week ending on August 22, 2025, the number of US rotor drilling rigs decreased by one to 538. The number of gas drilling plants remains by 122, and the number of drilling drilling plants for oil decreased by one to 416. In general, that 47-span does not decrease... 26.08.2025  08:00

• U. S. Crude Steel Production Rose 0.3 Percent - Week 35, 2025 According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), in the week ending August 23, 2025, domestic crude steel production in the United States totaled 1,780 million tons. Net tons, while the capacity utilization rate was 78.6 percent.Production for the week ending Capacity utilization was... 26.08.2025  08:00

• China puts record volumes of coal generation into operation In the first half of 2025, China commissioned 21 GW of coal-fired power plants, according to a new CREA report. This is a record figure since 2016, although the country continues to actively develop clean energy."The rapid increase in commissioning in 2025 is a response to the increase in the... 26.08.2025  08:00

• China placed a trap for the West made of rare -earth elements The American army and the European “green transition” largely depend on these critical minerals, and it is Beijing that holds the keys to their supply. When Donald Trump said to the Ukrainian president: “You have no necessary cards,” he had in mind the harsh reality of international politics: the w... 26.08.2025  08:00

• Steel production in Brazil in July decreased According to the Brazilian Institute, IABR became the production of steel in Brazil, reached 2.802 million tons in July 2025, which is 9.6 percent less than in July 2024. relatively rental production decreased by 7.7% to 1.994 million tons, flat - by 7.6% to 1.155 million tons, Varietal - by... 26.08.2025  01:00

• The production of steel decreased by 1% in the annual counting of up to 150 million tons in July, compared with a drop in 6% in the annual calculus in June, production in China (53% of world supplies of unrefined steel in July) fell by 4% in annual calculus (-3% in annual calculus for 7 months 25 years), while world production without taking into account China increased by 2% in annual terms, according to WSA. In particular, deliveries from Russia and the EU last... 25.08.2025  19:00

• Canada will cancel the tariffs for goods within the USMCA, the tariffs for steel will remain Canada takes a significant step in weakening of trade friction with the United States, announcing the abolition of many response tariffs for American goods, which are subject to USMCA, starting on September 1, Prime Minister Mark Karni said during a press conference. Which is significantly lower... 25.08.2025  18:00

• The volume of construction in the euro zone decreased by 0.8 percent in June 2025 compared to May According to the first estimates published by the Eurostat, the statistical department of the European Union, in June of this year, seasonally adjusted production of the construction sector in the Member States of the European Union (EU-27) decreased by 0.5 percent and increased by 1.9 percent... 25.08.2025  17:00

• The utilization of base metal production facilities in Turkey decreased in August 2025 compared to July In August of this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish base metal manufacturing industry was 73.7 percent, compared with the 74.6 percent recorded in the previous month, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish base metal manufacturing industry was 75.4 percent in August... 25.08.2025  17:00

• Top 10 global steel producers in July 2025 — Worldsteel data In July 2025, global steel production amounted to 150.126 million tons, which is -1.3% less than the results of July 2024. According to the Worldsteel Association, the top ten largest countries are:China — 79.660 million tons (-4% YoY)India — 14,000 million tons (+14%)USA — 7,142 million tons (+4.8... 25.08.2025  17:00