Metallurgy news

• HRC imports to Turkey increased by 10.1 percent in January-November 2025 According to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November last year, imports of hot rolled steel (HRC) to Turkey amounted to 397,772 metric tons, which is 26.6 percent more than in October and 8.6 percent more year-on-year. Meanwhile, the value of these imports... 09.01.2026  12:00

• Steel production in India increased by three percent in December 2025 India's crude steel production was tentatively estimated at 14.147 million tons in December 2025, up 3.2 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, according to data released by the Joint Committee of Mills (JPC) under the Ministry of Steel on Friday, January 9.The data showed total... 09.01.2026  12:00

• Tata Steel tests iron ore supplies from Canada to hedge mine lease expiration risk India's Tata Steel limited has initiated a trial to import iron ore from its Canadian assets for the first time as part of a strategy to mitigate potential raw material supply risks associated with the expiration of iron ore mining leases in India in 2030, industry sources told SteelOrbis on... 09.01.2026  11:00

• Ukraine's Zaporizhstal has suspended production again after Russian attacks on the country's energy infrastructure The Ukrainian company Zaporizhstal, owned by Metinvest, announced the suspension of all production processes after a power outage in the Zaporizhia region caused by a massive attack by Russian drones on Ukraine's energy infrastructure on January 7.On December 23, the company temporarily suspended... 09.01.2026  11:00

• China claims 63% of new shipbuilding orders in the world in 2025 In 2025, China attracted 63 percent of new shipbuilding orders (CGT 35.37 million, 1,421 vessels) worldwide, ranking first in the global market, while South Korea took a 21 percent share (CGT 11.6 million), ranking second, according to data released by Clarksons, the world's leading supplier of... 09.01.2026  10:00

• China's steel industry's PPI decreased by 7.7 percent in 2025 In December last year, China's Producer price index (PPI) for its ferrous metals smelting and rolling sector decreased 4.7 percent year-on-year, 0.5 percentage points slower than the rate of decline recorded in November, while it decreased 0.1 percent month-on-month, according to the data,... 09.01.2026  10:00

• Brazilian HRC export price stabilized within two weeks Brazilian producers are negotiating the export of HRC with their South American customers at a base price of $740/t, stable since two weeks ago, on an FOB basis for the main commercial grades.  In the Brazilian domestic market, producers are selling HRC in the main commercial grades in medium to ... 09.01.2026  06:00

• Brazil's slab exports increased in December Brazil exported 762,400 tons of slabs in December versus 641,500 tons in November, according to SECEX data.In December, Ternium exported 183,700 tons of slabs at a price of $540 per ton to the United States and 136,900 tons at a price of $552 per ton to the United States. Uruguay, while... 08.01.2026  18:00

• Thyssenkrupp is considering the possibility of a phased sale of the Indian metallurgical enterprise Jindal Немецкая сталелитейная компания Thyssenkrupp рассматривает возможность поэтапной продажи своего сталелитейного подразделения Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe (TKSE) компании Jindal Steel International, согласно отчету Reuters со ссылкой на четыре источника, знакомых с ходом переговоров.Согласно одному вари... 08.01.2026  17:00

• IDDMIB: Turkish ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy enters 2026 with optimism Stating that the Turkish steel industry ended 2025 with an increase in exports despite global uncertainty and volatile market conditions, Çetin Tecdelioglu, Chairman of the Istanbul Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals Exporters Association (IDDMIB), noted that the industry ended 2025 with exports of ... 08.01.2026  16:00