Metallurgy news

• Fortescue is promoting a green iron production project using hydrogen-based DRI Metso and an electric melting furnace Finnish company Metso Outotec Corporation, a global leader in engineering and technology, has announced that it has supplied the core process design and technology for the Australian iron ore mining company Fortescue as part of the Christmas Creek Green Metal project in the Pilbara region of... 19.11.2025  13:00

• EU accepts final TRQ guarantee on ferroalloy imports The European Commission has announced that it has introduced definitive safeguard measures on the import of certain ferroalloys (namely ferromanganese, ferrosilicon, ferrosilicomanganese and ferrosiliconmagnesium), a significant step to protect the EU industry, which employs around 1,800 workers.... 19.11.2025  12:00

• Tata Steel will make Kalinganagar its largest steel plant with a capacity of 16 million tons India's Tata Steel limited has unveiled plans to transform its Kalinganagar steel plant in Odisha into the largest facility under its control, with a target capacity of 16 million tonnes per annum, a company official said on Wednesday while marking the plant's 10th anniversary.Tata Steel has... 19.11.2025  11:00

• Goa has successfully auctioned off idle iron ore dumps The government of the western Indian coastal state of Goa has successfully auctioned off 748,000 tons of iron ore, landfills, spent ore and tailings lying in idle landfills in the region, a government official said on Wednesday, November 19.The official said that almost the entire volume of 750,000... 19.11.2025  11:00

• Indonesia plans to limit coal production to below 700 million tons in 2026 to stabilize global prices. For comparison, in 2024 Indonesia produced 836 million tons of coal, which is about 9% of the global supply. The restriction for 2026 implies a reduction in production by about 5% and 16% compared to the levels of 2025 (the planned volume is about 740 million tons) and 2024, respectively.In our... 19.11.2025  11:00

• China's HRP production increased 5.3 percent in January-October 2025 In January-October this year, China's hot-rolled coil (HRC) production was 187.496 million tons, up 5.3 percent year-on-year, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).During the same period, China's cold-rolled coil (CRC) production was 40.346 million tons, up 7.9 percent... 19.11.2025  10:00

• Pig iron imports to Turkey increased by 71.3 percent in January-September 2025 According to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September of this year, pig iron imports to Turkey amounted to 182,852 metric tons, which is 115.5 percent more than in August and 71.3 percent more year-on-year. Meanwhile, the value of these imports amounted to... 19.11.2025  10:00

• Coke exports from China in January-October 2025 decreased by 13.9 percent Between January and October this year, China's metallurgical coke exports totaled 6.22 million tons, down 13.9 percent year on year, Chinese customs authorities announced.In October alone, China's metallurgical coke exports totaled 730,000 tons, up 50.1 percent year-on-year, up by 35.2 percent... 19.11.2025  09:00

• In January-October 2025, exports of steel bars from China increased by 45.9 percent. According to the Chinese customs authorities, in the period from January to October of this year, exports of steel bars from China amounted to 15.55 million tons, which is 45.9 percent more than last year, and exports of wire rod amounted to 2.43 million tons, which is 12.3 percent more than last... 19.11.2025  09:00

• Export orders for new ships in Japan in October 2025 decreased by 42.8% compared to September According to data released by the Japan Ship Exporters Association (JSEA), Japanese export orders for new ships in October this year fell by 42.8 percent by tonnage compared to the previous month, falling to nine ships, including two general cargo ships, five air carriers and two tankers, compared... 18.11.2025  20:00