Metallurgy news

• 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

• Chile's Grupo CAP reports sharp decline in net loss in 2026 Chilean iron ore producer Grupo CAP reported a net loss of $84.7 million in 2026, compared with a net loss of $426.9 in 2025, the company said on its website today.In the same comparative analysis, net sales increased 7.1 percent to $1.93 billion, gross profit fell 24.4 percent to $228.9 million,... 10.03.2026  22:00

• February Brazil's iron ore exports declined, while pellets increased by almost 11 percent Brazil's iron ore exports (excluding pellets) decreased slightly in February from January levels, with a total of 26.262 million metric tons (metric tons) of iron ore recorded, compared with 26.519 million tons recorded in January, representing a decrease of less than 1 percent, according to data... 10.03.2026  22:00

• February Iron ore exports from Brazil fell while pellets rose almost 11 percent Brazil's iron ore exports fell slightly in February from January levels, with a total of 26.262 million metric tons (MT) of iron ore recorded, down from 26.519 million tonnes recorded in January, a decline of less than 1 percent, according to Brazil's Secretariat of Foreign Trade (SECEX), part of... 10.03.2026  19:00