Metallurgy news

• The Ukrainian company Kametstal has completed the reconstruction of MCC-1 The Kametstal Metallurgical Plant, a subsidiary of the Ukrainian mining and metallurgical group Metinvest, announced the completion of the reconstruction of continuous casting machine No. 1 (CCM-1) as part of the investment program until 2025. Following the successful implementation of the second... 08.12.2025  12:00

• East Pipes has signed a $130 million contract in Saudi Arabia According to the company's statement on the Saudi Stock Exchange, the local pipe manufacturer East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (East Pipes) has entered into a major supply agreement with the Saudi Arabian Water Authority worth more than 485 million Saudi riyals ($129.3 million).The... 08.12.2025  12:00

• Exports of finished steel from China increased by 7.5% in November, by 6.7% in January-November 2025 In January-November this year, China's finished steel exports totaled 107.717 million tons, up 6.7% year-on-year, according to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC).In November, China's finished steel exports totaled 9.98 million tons, up 2.0%... 08.12.2025  11:00

• Level II emergency response in multiple cities in Hebei Province, China The cities of Handan, Baoding, Hengshui, Cangzhou and Xingtai in China's Hebei Province have decided to launch Level II emergency response from 12:00 on December 8th to mitigate pollution.Accordingly, the use of heavy trucks meeting national IV or lower emission standards (including gas) for... 08.12.2025  10:00

• Salzgitter strengthens defense steel portfolio The German steel manufacturer Salzgitter Group has announced two major certifications for its protective steel portfolio, further positioning the group as Europe's leading supplier of armored vehicles and security systems. Ilsenburger Grobblech GmbH, a subsidiary of the company, has received... 08.12.2025  10:00

• Excavator sales in China rose 16.7 percent in January-November 2025 In November this year, sales of excavators in China totaled 20,027 units, up 13.9 percent year-on-year, as announced by China's Construction Machinery and Equipment (CME).Specifically, in November, sales of excavators in China's domestic market totaled 9,842 units, an increase of 9.11 percent year... 08.12.2025  09:00

• Daily steel production at CISA plants fell by 6.4% at the end of November, and inventories also fell. The China Association of Metallurgy and Steel (CISA) announced that at the end of November (November 21-30) this year, the average combined daily crude steel production by large and medium-sized steel mills in China - by all CISA members - amounted to 1.818 million tons, which is 6.4 percent less... 08.12.2025  09:00

• Artificial intelligence has become a working infrastructure today - it speeds up analytics, simplifies the preparation of materials, and helps build stronger strategic thinking. Below are my 5 AI tools (Part 1) that I use on a regular basis to automate routine operations and focus on synthesis.1. Automatic logging of meetingsObjective: to record interviews, discussions and work sessions without manual notes.Applications:Otter.ai https://otter.ai Fireflies.ai... 07.12.2025  11:00

• US steel giant Nucor raised dividend payments by 1.8% According to a press release, one of the largest steel producers in America, Nucor Corp., raised its dividend by 1.8% to 56 cents per share from 55 cents.Payments are scheduled for February 11. The registry is scheduled to close on December 31. The report notes that the company has paid dividends... 06.12.2025  13:00

• From nuclear energy to medicine: where is zirconium used and how many of its reserves are there in Russia? The balance reserves of zirconium in Russia, contained in 19 deposits, amount to 12.33 million tons of ZrO2 (zirconium dioxide), in another three only off-balance reserves are taken into account. All zirconium deposits in the country are complex, with the exception of one small placer.Zirconium is... 06.12.2025  10:00