Metallurgy news

• The number of drilling plants in the United States and the number of drilling plants in Canada decreases - week 36, 2025 Baker Hughes reported that in a week that ended on August 29, 2025, the number of rotary drilling rigs in the United States was reduced by two to 536. The number of drilling plants for gas decreased by three to 119, and the number of brown oil plants increased by one to 412. The total number... 01.09.2025  16:00

• Why will the crisis in the coal industry be less difficult than in the 1990s? Despite the downturn in the coal industry, the current crisis will be less severe than in the mid-1990s, when, amid the transition to the market and a sharp decline in domestic demand, regulators had no choice but to start closing unprofitable coal mining enterprises.Firstly, even in favorable... 01.09.2025  16:00

• Australia extends the investigation of the Dutus of AD on the rod in a coil from China The Australian Anti -Dermining Commission announced that it extended the deadline for publishing the final results of the anti -dumping (AD) investigation of the import of Katanka from China, begun in May of this year. The extension was made in order to give the commission time to collect and... 01.09.2025  15:00

• The court upheld a record fine of $ 57.5 million in the Bluescope Carter case Australia’s full federal court of Australia upheld a record fine of $ 57.5 million against the Australian manufacturer Bluescope Steel, confirming the company's participation in an attempt by a cartel conspiracy. The resolution also provides for a fine of $ 500,000 against the former CEO of Jason E... 01.09.2025  15:00

• In August 2025, the volume of loading on the Russian Railways network amounted to 92.2 million tons, which is 5.4% lower than in August 2024. By the end of January—August of this year, 738.8 million tons of cargo were loaded on the network, which is 7.1% lower than the level of 2024.Shipments of construction materials (-15%), ferrous metals (-17.3%), and coal (-3.6%) decreased. Railways shipped:• coal – 213.8 million tons (-3.6% compared ... 01.09.2025  15:00

• The volume of industrial production of Japan decreased by 1.6 percent in July 2025 compared to June In July of this year, the industrial production of Japan was reduced by 1.6 percent in monthly calculus and by 0.9 percent compared to the same month of 2024, according to the preliminary indices of the industrial production report published by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan... 01.09.2025  14:00

• ArcelorMittal Canada has filed a lawsuit for $ 2.7 million against Liberty Steel for breach of contract for harvesting ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Liberty Steel & Wire Peoria in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. The case revolves around allegations of non-payment and improper handling of blanks in accordance with a supply contract... 01.09.2025  14:00

• The cost of silver has reached a maximum in 14 years The price of silver broke a 14-year record, exceeding the cost of 40 per ounce. This follows from the site of the site. Futures for silver with the supply in December rose to 41.6 per ounce (2.25%) on the morning of September 1. now the historical maximum prices for silver - 49.82 per ration.... 01.09.2025  14:00

• PGS collaborates with Thyssenkrupp Nucra as part of the Australian megaproject for the production of green iron Australia positions itself as a world leader in the production of green iron with the launch of the project Mid-West Green Iron. Thyssenkrupp Nucra, a subsidiary of the German manufacturer, became Thyssenkrupp, announced that it would supply an electrolyzer with a capacity of 1.4 GW for the green... 01.09.2025  13:00

• The value of base metals exports from South Africa decreased by 18.2 percent in January-July 2025 According to data published by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in July of this year, the value of exports of South African non-ferrous metals and products made from them amounted to 14.94 billion South African rials ($850.37 million), which is 21.2% more than in June. In the period from... 01.09.2025  13:00