Metallurgy news

• China's real estate investment fell 11.2 percent in January-March 2026 Between January and March this year, total real estate investment in China totaled 1.7720 trillion yuan ($258.3 billion), down 11.2% year on year, 0.1 percentage point faster than the decline recorded between January and February, China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) announced.During the... 17.04.2026  10:00

• China's GDP grew by five percent in the first quarter of 2026, exceeding expectations On April 16, the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS) announced that China's GDP grew 5.0 percent year-on-year from January to March this year, 0.5 percentage points faster than the year-on-year growth recorded from October to December last year, exceeding expectations and marking a solid a... 17.04.2026  10:00

• From April 1, quotas for steel imports from Brazil will increase to 50 percent. Between February 24 and June 23, 2026, the Brazilian foreign trade agency Siscomex plans to allow the import of 445,469 metric tons (mt) of finished steel products into the country at regular tax rates, the same volume that was allowed during the previous round of quotas.As of April 1, the average... 16.04.2026  19:00

• Shipments of HRP and HRS in Japan in February 2026 decreased by 0.2 percent compared to January. In February this year, hot-rolled sheet shipments in Japan fell 0.2 percent from the previous month and rose 8.5 percent from the 591,521 tons recorded in the same month in 2025, amounting to 641,568 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation. (JISF) data. In a given month, 76.5... 16.04.2026  17:00

• Nippon Steel begins conversion of blast furnace to EAF at Kyushu plant Japanese steelmaker Nippon Steel has announced the start of construction to convert blast furnace production to an electric arc furnace (EAF) at its Kyushu plant in the Yawata region, marking a major step in its decarbonization strategy.The project aims to create what the company calls the world's... 16.04.2026  16:00

• Russia moves to excise tax on imported steel products The Russian Finance Ministry has prepared and submitted for approval a bill introducing an excise tax on steel imports, said State Secretary, Deputy Finance Minister Alexei Sazanov. Speaking to local media, Sazanov said that this initiative followed requests voiced by industry representatives... 16.04.2026  16:00

• Thailand orders BNS Steel to close due to legal and environmental violations Thailand's Department of Industrial Works announced that it has ordered the closure of BNS Steel Group Co., Ltd., citing numerous legal and environmental violations.The move represents a major enforcement action aimed at stabilizing the domestic steel industry.Irregularities revealed during... 16.04.2026  15:00

• The Turkish company Erciyas Çelik Boru has completed the supply of pipes for the desalination project in Morocco Turkish pipe manufacturer Erciyas Çelik Boru has announced that it has completed the production and shipment of pipes for the third phase of the desalination project in Morocco, completing deliveries according to the planned schedule.The order worth $76.34 million was concluded in February 2025, as ... 16.04.2026  15:00

• China's steel production fell 4.6% in the first quarter of 2026, a sharper-than-expected decline Between January and March this year, China's output of pig iron, crude steel and finished steel totaled 210.98 million tons, 247.55 million tons and 351.44 million tons, down 2.9 percent, 4.6 percent and 1.7 percent year on year, respectively, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics... 16.04.2026  14:00

• Imports of slabs to the United States in February 2026 increased by 35 percent compared to January According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, imports of slabs to the United States in February this year amounted to 366,260 tons, which is 35.0 percent more month-on-month and 26.0 percent lower compared to February 2025. 290.71 million dollars in February 2025.The United... 16.04.2026  14:00