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• India's SEPC limited wins $71 million contract for IISCO SAIL mill expansion project Indian engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) company SEPC limited has won a contract worth approximately $71.13 million for the IISCO Steel Authority of India limited (SAIL) steel plant expansion project, the company said in a statement issued on Tuesday, June 16.The contract package is for... 16.06.2026  10:00

• HBIS Company to increase contribution to HBIS Laoting Steel capital Chinese steel company HBIS Company Limited, based in Hebei Province, announced that it plans to increase its capital contribution to HBIS Laoting Steel Co., Ltd. from 4.8 billion yuan ($0.7 billion) in cash. HBIS Laoting Steel is a subsidiary of HBIS with an authorized capital of 21.27 billion yuan... 16.06.2026  10:00

• HDG exports from Brazil fell by 39% in May, while imports fell by 37%. Brazil exported 27,000 metric tons (t) of hot-dip galvanized (HDG) products in May, up from 44,300 tons in April, according to Secex, the foreign trade secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.This drop was mainly due to a drop in shipments to Argentina to just 100... 16.06.2026  01:00

• The production of untreated steel in the United States decreased by 1.2 percent in the 24th week of 2026. According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ending June 13, 2026, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,854 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 80.3 percent.Production for the week ending June 13, 2026 decreased by 1.2... 16.06.2026  01:00

• US publishes preliminary results of AD inspection of welded pipes from South Korea The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released preliminary results of its administrative review of anti-dumping duty (AD) orders on welded pipeline pipe from the Republic of Korea for the period December 1, 2023 through November 30, 2024.The Department of Commerce reviewed two mandatory... 15.06.2026  21:00

• The German recycling associations BDSV and VDM merge into the Circular Metal Association The German Association for Steel Recycling and Recycling (BDSV) and the German Association of Metal Traders and Recyclers (VDM) have announced the signing of a merger agreement, creating the legal basis for the creation of the Circular Metal Association (CMA).The new organization will serve as a... 15.06.2026  17:00

• Steel imports to the United States in April 2026 increased by 7.6 percent compared with March According to preliminary data from the US Department of Commerce, monthly steel imports to the US in April this year increased by 7.6 percent compared to March and decreased by 8.2 percent year-on-year, amounting to 1,730,765 tons. In value terms, U.S. steel imports totaled $1.75 billion in April,... 15.06.2026  17:00

• ERC 2026: Green public procurement as a key tool to increase demand for recyclable materials within the EU At the 8th European Recycling Conference (ERC), organized by Recycling Europe and FER (Spanish Federation of Recovery and Recycling), held on 10 June in Madrid, the associations sent a clear message, stating that in order to allow recycled materials to compete effectively within the circular... 15.06.2026  16:00

• China has published a three-year action plan to reduce energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions in key industries. On June 15, the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC) and a number of other government departments and agencies jointly published a three-year action plan to accelerate energy conservation modernization and reduce carbon dioxide emissions in key industries.The document sets out... 15.06.2026  16:00

• Eurozone industrial production in April 2026 increased by 0.1 percent compared to March Industrial production grew by 0.1 percent in both the euro area and European Union (EU) member states in April 2026 compared with the previous month, according to a report published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. On an annualized basis for the month, industrial... 15.06.2026  15:00