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Fenix Resources reports record quarterly shipments of iron ore exceeding one million tonsAccording to Fenix Resources, an Australian mining company, the company shipped a total of 1,241,000 metric tons of iron ore to 21 ships during the December quarter, the highest quarterly shipment volume in its history and the first production quarter to exceed one million tons.The mining company…
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Domestic sales prices of Turkish metal producers increased by 1.78% in December 2025 compared to NovemberAccording to statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the domestic producer price index (DPI) for Turkish industry as a whole rose 0.75 percent month-on-month and 27.67 percent year-on-year last December, while an average increase of 25.36 percent was recorded over the past…
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Scrap imports to Turkey decreased by 6.7 percent in January-November 2025Last November, scrap imports to Turkey decreased by 6.7 percent year-on-year and increased by 35.3 percent month-on-month to 1.74 million metric tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports amounted to $628.51 million, a decrease of 10.3%…
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Türkiye changes import regime, introduces additional duties on steelThe decisions of Turkey's import regime for 2026, which will determine the country's foreign trade policy, were published in the Official Gazette of the country and came into force on January 1, 2026. These decisions were prepared with the aim of supporting domestic production, preventing unfair…
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ArcelorMittal Hunedoara has approved the sale of all assets of UMB Steel for €12.5 millionRomanian steel producer ArcelorMittal Hunedoara has announced that its board of directors has approved the sale of all of the company's assets to Romania's UMB Steel for €12.5 million plus value added tax.The board cited the lack of realistic turnover prospects based on available data, the urgent…
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Heavy truck sales in China will increase by 26 percent in 2025Last December, sales of heavy trucks (including chassis and tractor units) in China totaled 95,000 units, down 16.0 percent month-on-month but up 13.0 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data released by cvworld.cn, a Chinese information service provider for the auto industry.In 2025…
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Brazil's largest HDG plant to begin operations in JanuaryThis month, steel technology developer Projeart will launch an HDG plant in Fortaleza, the capital of Brazil's northeastern state of Ceará.With an estimated investment of $10 million, the plant will be equipped with a 15-cubic-meter HDG tank, the largest of its kind in Brazil.The company said that…
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The Italian antitrust authority closed the investigation into the cast iron cartel and imposed a fine of 70 million euros.The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) announced the conclusion of its investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices in the Italian pig iron market, imposing administrative fines totaling €70 million on several foundries and the trade association Assofond.According to the AGCM, the…
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India imposes temporary AD duty on coke imports from six countriesThe Government of India has imposed a temporary anti-dumping duty (AD) for a period of six months on imports of low-ash metallurgical coke (meth coke) from six countries, according to a government notification issued on Friday, January 2.The AD duty will be applicable on imports of meth coke from…
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In January-November 2025, the value of exports of non-ferrous metals from South Africa decreased by 20.2 percent.According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in November last year, the value of exports of base metals and products made from them from South Africa amounted to 13.64 billion South African rand (824.89 million dollars), which is nine percent less than in October. In the…
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