Metallurgy news

• ArcelorMittal Spain closes Avilés etching line as part of € 18 million upgrade According to media reports, ArcelorMittal Spain has closed the etching line at its Avilés plant as part of an 18 million euro modernization program. The shutdown comes amid broader operational issues at the company's facilities in Asturias, including ongoing problems with the restart of blast ... 09.12.2025  13:00

• Metso wins contract to supply compact pellet plant to India Finnish engineering group Metso has announced an agreement with Indian energy company Greta Energy Limited for the supply of a mobile lattice pelletizing plant at its Chandrapur plant in India.This is the company's second order for a compact size pellet plant in India within a short period of time,... 09.12.2025  12:00

• Import of slabs to Turkey increased by 4.6 percent in January-October 2025 In October of this year, the import of slabs to Turkey amounted to 239,019 metric tons, which is 18.8 percent less than in September and 28.1 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these imports amounted to... 09.12.2025  12:00

• Car production fell in November in Brazil Car production in Brazil reached 219,100 units (passenger cars, trucks and buses) in November, up from 247,800 units in October, according to industry association Anfavea.Domestic sales fell 8.5 percent to 238,600 units, while exports fell 12.0 percent to 35 700 units.Compared with November 2024,... 09.12.2025  11:00

• HDG exports to the United States decreased by 4.9 percent in August 2025 compared to July According to the export data of the U.S. Department of Commerce, exports of hot-dip galvanized sheet and strip (HDG) to the United States totaled 101,665 tons in August this year, down 4.9 percent month-on-month and down 24.2 percent year-on-year. In value terms, HDG exports totaled $148.77 million... 09.12.2025  11:00

• US slab imports down 20.8 percent in August 2025 compared to July U.S. slab imports totaled 335,748 tons in August this year, down 20.8 percent month-over-month and 15.2 percent less than last August, according to preliminary U.S. Commerce Department census data. In value terms, slab imports totaled $186.46 million in August this year, up from $224.81 million in... 09.12.2025  10:00

• Ukraine reports a 10.2 percent increase in pig iron production in January-November 2025 In November of this year, pig iron production in Ukraine totaled 704,300 tons, an increase of 1.8 percent month-on-month and 29.7 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Ukrainian Steel Association Ukrmetallurgprom.In this month, the country's pig iron production fell by 1.1 percent... 09.12.2025  10:00

• Iron ore imports to China increased by 1.4 percent in January-November 2025 According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), from January to November this year, China's iron ore imports totaled 1.1392 billion tons, up 1.4 percent year-on-year.In November alone, China's iron ore imports totaled 110.54 million tons, up 8.5... 09.12.2025  09:00

• Freight traffic on the Chinese Daqin Railway decreased by 0.43 percent in January-November 2025 The volume of freight traffic on the Daqing Railway in China in the period from January to November this year amounted to 356 million tons, which is 0.43 percent less than last year.In November alone, freight traffic on the Daqing Railway totaled 37.22 million tons, indicating an increase of 1.75... 09.12.2025  09:00

• Ukrainian metallurgists increased rolled steel production in 11 months Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises in January-November of this year increased the production of general rolled products, according to operational data, by 3.9% compared to the same period last year - to 5.966 million tons from 5.741 million tons.According to the Ukrmetallurgprom association on... 09.12.2025  00:00