Metallurgy news

• EUROFER: Modest recovery in construction in Q2 2025, housing shortage persists According to the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) Steel Market Outlook 2025-2026/Q4 2025 report, EU construction output recovered slightly in the second quarter of 2025, up 0.1 percent year-on-year.As expected, residential investment, which is highly sensitive to... 05.12.2025  14:00

• IEEFA: India must accelerate transition from coal to MET to protect future steel production A new report from the American Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) warns that India must accelerate efforts to reduce its heavy dependence on imported metallurgical coal, especially from Australia, or it will face growing long-term energy security risks in its steel... 05.12.2025  14:00

• Ukrainian Interpipe supplied construction pipes for a new bridge in Germany Ukrainian manufacturer of steel pipes and railway products Interpipe announced the expansion of its portfolio of European infrastructure projects by supplying 300 tons of structural pipes for a new road bridge in the German A143 corridor. The new bridge, currently under construction, will cross the... 05.12.2025  13:00

• US Steel restarts BF B at Granite City plant After a thorough internal analysis of market signals and consumer demand, United States Steel Corporation (US Steel) has announced that it has decided to restart Blast Furnace B at Granite City Works in Illinois, which has been idle since 2023."The steel industry remains highly competitive and... 05.12.2025  13:00

• Fives replaces Spanish steelmaker's overheating furnace French engineering company Fives Group has announced that Rugui Squares & Special Profiles, one of the key steel producers in Spain, has successfully commissioned a new hearth furnace at its Azkoitia site. Designed and installed by Fives, the advanced plant produced its first hot billet on November... 05.12.2025  12:00

• HRP imports to Turkey increased by 10.4% in January-October 2025 In October this year, Turkey's hot rolled coil (HRC) imports totaled 314,189 metric tons, down 14.8 percent from September and up 13.9 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports was $168.96 million,... 05.12.2025  11:00

• The EU registers CR sheet steel imports from five countries, including Turkey The European Commission has announced that it has introduced mandatory registration for the import of certain cold-rolled flat steel products (CRF) from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam. This measure will allow the EU to impose retroactive anti-dumping duties if an ongoing investigation... 05.12.2025  11:00

• Rising prices at a tipping point? The last few years in the world have largely been marked by increased geopolitical tensions, record purchases of gold from central banks and increased investment demand for the yellow metal. At the same time, the rise in silver prices remained a story that developed in parallel, but still in the... 05.12.2025  11:00

• From a recent Ernst&Young study on rare earths: A boom in the growth of REM companies awaits us Investments and markets: Share prices of companies working with rare earths have increased significantly due to concerns about supply stability. The growth of investment attractiveness is observed among the minor players of the industry.A similar cycle of sharp growth occurred in 2021, when the... 05.12.2025  11:00

• Shanxi will speed up the establishment of a coal and coke trade center in 2026-30 The government of China's Shanxi Province has published its proposals for formulating national economic and social development in the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026:30).In particular, Shanxi will accelerate the transformation of energy development drivers and promote energy technology innovation,... 05.12.2025  10:00