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China’s ferrous metals output rises 1.7% in January–SeptemberValue added in China’s ferrous metal smelting and rolling sector rose 1.7% year on year in January–September 2026, the National Bureau of Statistics of China said on October 19.In September, the measure increased 1.6% year on year, 0.6 percentage points faster than in August. Overall industrial…
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Steel prices in China edged down in the week to October 11Average prices for finished steel products in China edged down between October 5 and 11, 2026, the Ministry of Commerce said.Over the week, hot-rolled steel strip prices fell 1.2%, high-speed wire rod prices declined 0.5%, and rebar prices dropped 0.4%.The average price of coking coal decreased…
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POSCO-backed HBI plant in Port Hedland wins federal environmental approvalAustralia’s federal government granted environmental approval on October 7, 2026, for Stage 1 of the Port Hedland Iron Project. The Western Australian hot briquetted iron (HBI) plant is backed by South Korea’s POSCO, Japan’s Marubeni and Taiwan’s China Steel Corporation. The approval was issued to…
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Anglo American’s iron ore output falls 3.8% in Q3Anglo American produced 13.80 million tonnes of iron ore in the third quarter of 2026, down 3.8% from a year earlier. Lower output at its South African Kumba operations outweighed growth at the Minas-Rio project in Brazil. Iron ore sales, however, rose 9.3% to 15.75 million tonnes. Production at…
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Georgia increases imports of steel bars and pipes from TurkeyGeorgia increased its imports of steel products from Turkey in January–September 2026. Imports of bars and rods of iron or non-alloy steel rose 34.4% to 157,686 metric tons, while steel tube and pipe imports increased 9.9% to 67,298 metric tons, according to preliminary data from the National…
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Italian crude steel output rises in September as flat products fall 17%Italy produced 1.9 million metric tons of crude steel in September 2026, up 2.1% from a year earlier. Output returned to growth after declines in July and August, the Italian steelmakers’ federation Federacciai said. 2026 Crude steel output Month 000 m/t Y-o-y change (%) Year-to-date Y-o-y chage…
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Steel Dynamics third-quarter revenue rises a third to $6.51 billionUS steelmaker Steel Dynamics increased its third-quarter revenue 35% year over year to $6.51 billion. Net income nearly doubled, but earnings per share fell short of analysts’ expectations.According to the company’s press release, Steel Dynamics earned $756 million, or $5.26 per share, from July…
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JSW Utkal awards SMS contract for sinter plant at Paradeep steelworksIndia’s JSW Utkal Steel has contracted Germany’s SMS Group to design and supply a sinter plant for its planned 13.2 million mt/year integrated steelworks in Paradeep, Odisha. The first-phase plant will have an annual capacity of about 5.75 million mt and a strand area of 496 square meters…
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Megasa taps Danieli to modernize SN Seixal rolling millSpanish steelmaker Megasa Siderúrgica has contracted Italy’s Danieli Technologies to modernize the rolling mill at Siderúrgica Nacional (SN) Seixal in Portugal. The plant produces up to 1 million tonnes of reinforcing bar, spooled bar and wire rod a year; commissioning of the upgraded equipment is…
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Krakatau Steel to supply up to 30,000 tonnes of steel to Australia and New ZealandIndonesian steelmaker PT Krakatau Steel has signed a long-term agreement with Australian distributor Australian Steel Traders Pty Ltd (ASTRADERS) to supply up to 30,000 mt of hot-rolled coil and/or sheet annually to Australia and New Zealand. The agreement is intended to expand Krakatau Steel’s…
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