Metallurgy news

• The CEO denied rumors of a technical failure at Bolivian El Mutun Bolivia's El Mutun steel complex halted operations just two weeks after opening, prompting rumors of technical problems and local media claiming it was a white elephant. Jorge Alvarado Rivas, the complex's general manager, announced that equipment testing had been completed successfully and all... 02.12.2025  07:00

• He plans to sell his non-core asset, which holds a gold mining license in the Trans-Baikal Territory. Norilsk Nickel plans to sell its non-core asset (the Shirinskoye company), which holds a gold mining license at the Bystrinsko-Shirinsky deposit in the Trans-Baikal Territory.The license area is adjacent to the subsurface area where the Bystrinsky polymetallic ore deposit (including copper, iron... 02.12.2025  07:00

• Congratulations to our IT colleagues from the industry! All-Russian rating of employers' IT brands 2025 Habr and ECOPSI have completed another large-scale study and compiled a new rating of employers' IT brands. The IT market is storming: if 2024 was remembered for record budgets and the influx of new players, now the wave has subsided: there are almost no new employers, and competition has... 02.12.2025  07:00

• Rare earths: Where are they in the world? REES are a set of 17 silvery-white soft heavy metals.The 17 rare earth elements include: lanthanum (La), cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr), neodymium (Nd), promethium (Pm), samarium (Sm), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), terbium (Tb), dysprosium (Dy), holmium (Ho), erbium (Er), thulium (Tm), ytterbium... 02.12.2025  07:00

• Kazakhstan's construction entrepreneurs are moving into the mining sector amid changes in the economic structure Kazakh construction magnates are expanding their business into mining: Shakhmurat Mutalip and Nurlan Artykbayev may buy Kazzinc and KazakhmysShakhmurat Mutalip, owner of the railway and road company Integra Construction KZ, is negotiating the purchase of 70% of zinc and gold producer Kazzinc from... 01.12.2025  18:00

• European manufacturers urge caution before concluding a free trade agreement between the EU and India As negotiations on a free trade agreement between the EU and India draw closer to a conclusion, a coalition of European manufacturers, including the steel, ferroalloy, aluminum and ceramic industries, has issued a joint statement calling on EU policymakers to fully address industry concerns before... 01.12.2025  17:00

• The value of exports of non-ferrous metals from South Africa decreased by 19.9 percent in January-October 2025. According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in October of this year, the value of exports of base metals and products made from them from South Africa amounted to 14.99 billion South African rand (878.02 million dollars), which is 19.1 percent more than in September. In... 01.12.2025  17:00

• US initiates NOES completion reviews in six countries The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that the International Trade Commission (ITC) has initiated a review of the duration of the countervailing duty (CVD) on non-oriented electrical steel (NOES) from China and Taiwan, and the anti-dumping duty (AD) on NOES from China, Germany, Japan,... 01.12.2025  16:00

• The capacity utilization rate of the Indian pellet industry has fallen by 10 percent since fiscal year 21 The Indian pellet industry has seen a steady decline in capacity utilization rates between fiscal year 21 and 7 months of fiscal year 2026, with a cumulative 10 percent drop in capacity utilization, according to BigMint data.Over the past five years Capacity utilization rates were at their highest... 01.12.2025  16:00

• UBS forecast: By 2026, the price will reach $ 13,000 If you follow the commodities market, the latest note from UBS, the world's largest global asset manager, points to a "perfect storm" for copper. This forecast is of great importance; when UBS changes its "Market Vision", it often signals where institutional capital will be directed next time.The... 01.12.2025  16:00