Metallurgy news

• Ukrainian Zaporizhstal has completed repairs worth $8 million Ukrainian metallurgical plant Zaporizhstal, owned by Metinvest, said it has completed a large-scale reconstruction program with investments of 370 million hryvnia ($8 million), covering the main production units of the enterprise.Repair work is focused on blast furnace No. 3, including its gas... 19.11.2025  17:00

• Italian steel production increased by 2.2 percent in October 2025 According to the latest data released by Federacciai, the Italian Federation of Steel Companies, Italy's crude steel production totaled 2.0 million tons in October this year, up from 1.9 million tons in September and up 2.2 percent year-on-year. Between January and October of this year, crude steel... 19.11.2025  17:00

• New car registrations in Turkey fell 9.1% in October 2025 compared to September According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in October this year, the number of new registrations of passenger cars in Turkey decreased by 9.1 percent month-on-month and by 14.7 percent year-on-year to 178,481 units.A total of 87,624 new passenger cars were registered in October, which... 19.11.2025  16:00

• Scrap metal imports to Pakistan increased by 4.2% in October 2025 compared to September Pakistan's scrap metal imports in October this year totaled 381,991 tons, up 4.2 tons from September and up 64.1 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Pakistan (PFBS). The value of these imports in this month was $193.72 million, an increase of nine... 19.11.2025  16:00

• ResponsibleSteel, CISA, and LESS agree on global low-emission steel standards ResponsibleSteel, a non-profit organization that develops sustainability standards and an independent third-party certification program for the steel value chain, announced two landmark partnerships with the Chinese Association of Metallurgy (CISA) and the European Low Emission Steel Standard... 19.11.2025  15:00

• Chinese company Jinxi Steel orders two new slab machines from Primetals Chinese steel manufacturer Jinxi Steel has placed an order for two continuous slab casting machines from British manufacturer Primetals Technologies, which will be installed at its Tangshan plant, each with a production capacity of 2.5 million tons per year. Primetals plans to launch the MNLZ at... 19.11.2025  15:00

• The German company Feralpi Stahl is joining Juwi to develop regional wind farms for environmentally friendly steel production. German steel producer Feralpi Stahl has announced that it is accelerating the transition to low-carbon steel production through a new collaboration with German renewable energy developer Juwi. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly explore the possibility of developing... 19.11.2025  14:00

• Alacero Summit 2025: Colombia's steel crisis continues amid import price pressures Speaking at the Alacero Summit 2025 conference, Daniel Ray Suarez, Director of the Chamber of Steel Manufacturers of the National Association of Entrepreneurs of Colombia (ANDI), outlined the recent difficulties faced by Colombian manufacturers.According to Suarez, Colombia's steel industry is... 19.11.2025  14:00

• Tenova ENERGIRON plant achieves first DRI production in Bolivia Italy's Tenova, a Techint Group company specializing in innovative solutions for the metals and mining industries, announced the successful launch of its ENERGIRON Zero-Reformer (ZR) direct reduced iron micromodule at the Bolivian company Empresa Siderúrgica del Mutún (ESM) in Santa Cruz, where the ... 19.11.2025  13:00

• Fortescue is promoting a green iron production project using hydrogen-based DRI Metso and an electric melting furnace Finnish company Metso Outotec Corporation, a global leader in engineering and technology, has announced that it has supplied the core process design and technology for the Australian iron ore mining company Fortescue as part of the Christmas Creek Green Metal project in the Pilbara region of... 19.11.2025  13:00