Metallurgy news

• China's crude steel output fell to a record low of 72 million tonnes in October, down 3.9% from January-October 2025. In October this year, China's output of pig iron, crude steel and finished steel was 65.55 million tons, 72.0 million tons and 118.64 million tons, down 7.9 percent, 12.1 percent and 0.9 percent year on year and 0.76 percent, 2.0 percent and 4.5 percent month on month, respectively, the National... 14.11.2025  14:00

• Polish JSW's coal and coke sales exceeded plans in October 2025 Polish coking coal producer Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa SA (JSW) announced its operating results for October this year. Despite difficult market conditions and unexpected developments in the market, the company is consistently implementing the provisions of its Technical and Economic Plan for... 14.11.2025  13:00

• SSAB issues first Green bonds to boost Sustainable transition to steel Swedish specialty steel manufacturer SSAB has announced the successful issuance of its first green bonds, raising SEK 2,800 million under the Euro 2 billion Medium-term Bond Program (EMTN) dated June 25, 2025. The placement included two five-year senior unsecured bonds maturing in November 2030.... 14.11.2025  13:00

• Eurozone industrial output rose 0.2 percent in September 2025 compared with August In September this year, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.8 percent in the EU-27 compared with August.Industrial production in August fell by 1.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.9 percent in the EU. In September this year, compared with... 14.11.2025  12:00

• Shipments of CR steel strips in Japan increased by 2.1 percent in September 2025 compared to August In September of this year, shipments of cold-rolled rolled products and strips to Japan increased by 2.1% compared to the previous month and decreased by 11.9% compared to the same period last year, amounting to 384,477 metric tons. 54.4% of shipments were made to the domestic market, and the... 14.11.2025  12:00

• Norway's Rana Gruber has set a new iron ore production target of 67% by 2029 Norwegian iron ore producer and supplier Rana Gruber has announced that it plans to convert its production to high-grade iron ore concentrate with an iron content of about 67 percent Fe by 2029.Having recently completed its Fe65 project - increasing the iron content of concentrates from about 62... 14.11.2025  11:00

• CRC imports to Turkey increased by 38.7% in January-September 2025 In September of this year, imports of cold-rolled steel (CRC) to Turkey totaled 86,521 metric tons, up 23.5% from August and 14.7% year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the value of these imports amounted to $55.49 million, down... 14.11.2025  11:00

• NBS: Rebar prices in China fell 0.1 percent at the beginning of November 2025 At the beginning of November (November 1-10) this year, the average price in China of HRB 400E 20mm rebar decreased by 3.8/mt ($0.5/mt) or 0.1 percent to 3118.5 yuan/t ($439/t) compared with the price at the end of October (October 21-31), as announced by the National Bureau of Statistics of China.... 14.11.2025  10:00

• NBS: Prices for new housing in China's first-tier cities decreased by 0.8% in October 2025 In October of this year, out of 70 surveyed large Chinese cities, prices for new housing in first-tier cities decreased by 0.3 percent month-on-month, the same as in September month-on-month, although they decreased by 0.8 percent year-on-year, 0.1 percentage points faster than the decline in this... 14.11.2025  10:00

• A good signal for Norilsk Nickel? U.S. passenger car sales fell 5% year-on-year in October, a reversal from a 6% rise in September. The negative performance is mainly due to the electric vehicle segment as some key subsidies have expired. Overall sales are also 8% below pre-Covid (2019) levels.New US budget legislation eliminated... 14.11.2025  08:00