Metallurgy news

• Federaccai: The permanent EU guarantee regime is a "general positive measure" In a statement released on October 7, Federaccai, the Italian federation of steel companies, assessed the European Commission's permanent safeguards regime as "an overall positive measure" and "an important step towards a more informed European industrial policy capable of protecting the... 08.10.2025  14:00

• The EU unveiled the volume of quotas for the new guarantee system The European Commission announced the details of its new protective system and published the volume of quotas for products. , million tons per year (47 percent reduction compared to quotas for steel of 2024), doubles of the level of extracts of up to 50 percent compared to 25 percent under... 08.10.2025  13:00

• Czech company Třinecké Železárny restarts BF No. 4 after maintenance The largest steel mill in the Czech Republic, Třinecké Železárny, announced the successful restart of blast furnace No. 4 after comprehensive 42-day reconstruction and maintenance work at a cost of less than 700 million Czech crowns ($ 33.4 million). The furnace, which has been operating since 192... 08.10.2025  13:00

• ArcelorMittal: EU proposal to strengthen trade protection measures is crucial for the survival of the steel industry Global steel giant ArcelorMittal has strongly backed the European Commission's proposal to replace current EU protective measures with enhanced tariff quotas on steel imports. The company called the move critical to the survival of Europe's steel industry, which faces growing pressure from cheap... 08.10.2025  12:00

• Kametstal has started major repairs of rolling stock under the 2025 program At the Kametstal plant of the Metinvest Mining and Metallurgical Group (Kamenskoye, Dnipropetrovsk region), a number of major repairs of the main rolling equipment have begun under the 2025 program.According to the company, the first major repair was the condition of the pipe billet (TSP), the... 08.10.2025  12:00

• Ferrous metal scrap has risen in price over the past month by 8%, to 15.9 thousand rubles. per ton By the end of the year, prices for metallurgical raw materials can increase to 20 thousand rubles. per ton. This is due to the increase in procurement by metallurgical enterprises in connection with the formation of stocks before the start of the winter season. But while the volume of scrap... 08.10.2025  11:00

• The number of drilling rigs and Canadian number of drilling plants both remain unchanged - week 41, 2025 Baker Hughes reported that during the week ending October 3, 2025, the U.S. rotary drilling rig count was unchanged at 549.The gas drilling rig count fell by one to 118, and the oil drilling rig count fell by eight to 431. compared to 36 years. Compared to year to year. Meanwhile, Canada's rig... 08.10.2025  06:00

• U. S. Crude Steel Production Decreased by 1.2 Percent - Week 41, 2025 According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ending October 4, 2025, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,749 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 77.2 percent.Production for the week ending October 4, 2025 decreased by... 08.10.2025  06:00

• Brazilian pig iron exports increase in September The Brazilian export of Chugun reached 295,300 tons in September against 288,400 tons in August, according to the SECEX foreign trade department. Augustus were the United States (229,400 tons at a price of 408 US dollars per ton), Europe (27,600 tons at a price of 446 US dollars per ton), Mexico... 08.10.2025  04:00

• Germany SPD calls the EU to adopt a policy of “buying a European” steel policy to counteract cheap imports Germany Social Democratic Party (SPD) submitted an offer calling the EU to accept a more protectionist approach to the protection of the EU steel industry from cheap imports and market distortions, according to Reuters. Accordingly, the party calls on the European commission to ensure that the... 07.10.2025  19:00