Metallurgy news

• South Korea extends temporary life of AD for HRC from China and Japan The Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea announced the extension of the deadline for the introduction of a preliminary anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled carbon or alloy steel products imported from China and Japan.The existing preliminary anti-dumping duties in the range of 28.16 percent to... 06.01.2026  13:00

• Danieli will supply Hoa Phat with a new rolling mill and a four-hand caster The Italian Danieli Technologies plant has announced that the Vietnamese steel manufacturer Hoa Phat Group has selected a company to supply a new long-range rolling mill and a four-handle continuous casting machine for installation in Tainin province. The commissioning of the new facility is... 06.01.2026  13:00

• Steel Dynamics and SGH offer $8.8 billion for Australian BlueScope Steel American Steel Dynamics and the Australian conglomerate SGH have submitted a joint offer to purchase BlueScope Steel Ltd., one of Australia's largest steel companies, valuing it at 13.2 billion Australian dollars ($8.8 billion).Steel Dynamics has repeatedly tried to buy an Australian competitor... 06.01.2026  13:00

• Ukrainian Zaporizhstal forecasts steel production growth by 11.1% in 2025 The Ukrainian metallurgical plant Zaporizhstal, owned by Metinvest, announced production results for December and the entire year 2025.In December last year, Zaporizhstal produced 314,000 tons of pig iron, 278,500 tons of steel and 251,400 tons of finished steel, which is 10.3 percent, 13.4 percent... 06.01.2026  12:00

• Ukrainian Zaporizhcox closes 2025 with an increase in coke production The Ukrainian coke plant Zaporizhkoks, part of the Metinvest Group, announced production results for December and the whole of 2025.In the specified month, the company produced 74,200 tons of blast furnace coke (BF), which is 3.2 percent more than in the previous year.Meanwhile, for the full year,... 06.01.2026  12:00

• Indian coking coal port import traffic grew 11% in April-December FY 2025-26 According to data received from the Indian Ports Association (IPA) on Tuesday, January 6, coking coal imports from India through all major ports in the country are tentatively estimated at 48.053 million tonnes during the fiscal year April to December 2025, up 11.3% year-on-year.SteelOrbis... 06.01.2026  11:00

• Turkish rebar exports Increased by 22.2% in January-November 2025 In November last year, the volume of rebar exports from Turkey increased by 6.5 percent month-on-month and by 20.9 percent year-on-year to 370,951 metric tons, according to data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these exports amounted to $202.19 million, an increase... 06.01.2026  11:00

• SAIL predicts 37% growth in steel sales in December 2025 Indian state-owned steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) reported steel sales in December 2025 of 2.1 million tons, up 37 percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, according to a company statement on Tuesday, January 6.However, the company did not disclose... 06.01.2026  10:00

• Indian MOIL LIMITED forecasts a 4% increase in manganese ore production in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 The Indian state-owned manganese ore mining company Moil Limited achieved ore production of 477,000 tons in the third quarter (October-December) of the fiscal year 2025-26, an increase of 3.7 percent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal year and the highest production volume... 06.01.2026  10:00

• Average new home prices in 100 Chinese cities rose 2.58% in December 2025 Last December, average new home prices in China's 100 major cities were 17,084 yuan per square meter ($2,430 per sq. m.), up 0.28 percent month-on-month and up 2.58 percent year-on-year, the CIA, China's largest independent real estate research organization, announced.Between Meanwhile, in December ... 06.01.2026  09:00