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German groups challenge EU plan to restrict scrap exportsGerman associations BVSE and the Circular Metal Association (CMA) say the European Commission’s proposed restrictions on metal scrap exports to non-OECD countries could breach EU law and weaken Europe’s recycling industry. That is the conclusion of a legal opinion prepared by law firm Okl & Partner…
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Worldsteel: global crude steel output fell 0.2% in SeptemberGlobal crude steel production reached 142.4 million tonnes in September 2026, down 0.2% from a year earlier. Output for January–September fell 0.7% to 1.37 billion tonnes, the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) reported. Asia and Oceania produced 104 million tonnes, up 0.7% year on year. Output…
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JSW Steel posts 225% rise in second-quarter net profitIndia’s JSW Steel reported consolidated net profit of INR 53.59 billion ($565.88 million) for the second quarter of fiscal 2026-27, which ended in September. That was up 225% year on year, the company said on October 23.Revenue for July-September rose 20.7% to INR 544.86 billion ($5.75 billion)…
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Jindal Stainless posts 11% profit growth in second quarterIndia’s Jindal Stainless reported net profit of INR 8.98 billion ($94.82 million) for the second quarter of fiscal 2026-27, covering July to September. That was an 11% increase from the same period a year earlier, the company said on Friday, October 23.Revenue rose 18% year on year to INR 128.74…
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New car registrations in the EU rise 5.7% in nine monthsThe EU registered 8.52 million new passenger cars from January to September 2026, a 5.7% increase compared with the same period last year, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).Registrations rose 9.3% year on year in September to 971,048 cars. France (+11.6%), Spain…
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US keeps duties on oil country tubular goods from five countriesThe US Department of Commerce will maintain antidumping and countervailing duty orders on oil country tubular goods from India, South Korea, Turkey, Vietnam and Ukraine. The decision follows a sunset review in which US agencies found that ending the orders could lead to renewed dumping and…
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SMS Group upgrades Aubert & Duval forging machine in FranceSMS Group has completed the modernization of a SMX hydraulic radial forging machine at specialty steel and superalloy producer Aubert & Duval’s plant in Les Ancizes, France. The work improved equipment reliability and production efficiency while preserving existing product qualifications. The…
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JFE Steel launches carbon recycling project in JapanJFE Steel, Mitsubishi Gas Chemical and Mitsubishi Chemical have started a carbon recycling demonstration project at the Mizushima Complex in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. Launched in September 2026, the project will test whether by-product gas from steelmaking can be used to produce chemical…
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China’s shipbuilding output rises 50.7% in first nine monthsChinese shipyards built vessels with a combined deadweight of 58.05 million tonnes in January–September 2026, up 50.7% from the same period a year earlier, the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI) said.New ship orders received by Chinese companies reached 175.29 million…
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CISA urges steelmakers to curb output and reduce inventoriesThe China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) linked the expected decline in steel prices to weakening support from raw materials and urged producers to control output and inventories. In September, steel demand in China fell short of expectations while raw materials remained expensive. In October…
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