Metallurgy news

• Japan's steel production rose in May 2026 compared to last year According to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan's crude steel production in May this year increased 5.1 percent from the previous month and 1.7 percent from May 2025, amounting to 6.95 million tons.Meanwhile, Japan's pig iron production this month was 5.04 million... 22.06.2026  17:00

• Turkey introduces stricter environmental and safety regulations for ship recycling enterprises The Ministries of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, as well as the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, have published a new decree regulating the issuance of permits, operation, inspection and enforcement of requirements for ship recycling facilities in accordance with the... 22.06.2026  17:00

• In May 2026, the foreign sales prices of Turkish metal producers increased by 4.99 percent compared to April. According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in May 2026, the Turkish manufacturers' overseas sales price index (PPI)* increased by a total of 1.71 percent compared to April and by 34.16 percent year-on-year, while an average increase of 31.94 percent was recorded over the past 12... 22.06.2026  16:00

• Imports of steel bars to Georgia from Turkey will increase in January-May 2026 In January-May of this year, Georgia's total foreign trade turnover with Turkey, which is the country's largest trading partner, amounted to $1.38 billion, including imports of $1.16 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent, and exports of $225.49 million, an increase of 65.6 percent year-on-year,... 22.06.2026  16:00

• The volume of construction in the eurozone in April 2026 increased by 0.6 percent compared with March According to the first estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in April of this year, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector in the member states of the European Union (EU-27) increased by 0.8 percent compared to March of this year and... 22.06.2026  15:00

• Primetals to supply six-arm bluming machine for WISCO high-quality steel production The British plant Primetals Technologies has announced the signing of a contract with Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (WISCO) for a new six-arm bluming machine for the Chinese steel plant in Wuhan, Hubei province.This project, which is part of WISCO's strategy to optimize the layout of production... 22.06.2026  15:00

• German steel production increased by 8.8% in January-May 2026 According to information provided by the German Steel Federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl), in May of this year, German crude steel production increased by 7.3 percent year-on-year to 3.20 million tons. In the first five months of this year, German steel production increased by 8.8... 22.06.2026  14:00

• ArcelorMittal is partnering with AWS to accelerate the transformation of steelmaking based on artificial intelligence ArcelorMittal has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at accelerating industrial automation and digital transformation in its global operations through cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and edge technologies.Under the agreement, ArcelorMittal will... 22.06.2026  14:00

• Nippon Steel plans to invest EDP at Kosice steel plant in Slovakia Japanese steel company Nippon Steel has submitted plans to Slovak authorities to build an electric arc furnace at its steel plant in Kosice in eastern Slovakia, according to local media reports.The planned electric arc furnace will have an annual production capacity of 1.5-2.1 million tons of... 22.06.2026  13:00

• UK procurement reforms can support the domestic steel industry through safety-oriented procurement The UK government has announced a new approach to procurement that will place greater emphasis on national security considerations when awarding government contracts, a policy that could have implications for domestic steel suppliers serving strategic industries.According to the Government, public... 22.06.2026  13:00