Metallurgy news

• Italian Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio has signed a strategic agreement with the certifier According to a statement distributed to its partners on Wednesday, February 18, the Alfieri family, the founders of Padana Tubi & Profilati Acciaio, an Italian specialist in welded steel pipes, signed an agreement to sell a controlling stake in the company to the investment firm Attestor. The deal,... 19.02.2026  12:00

• India's LMEL includes subsidiary in Dubai to expand global presence India's Lloyds Metal and Energy limited (LMEL) has listed shares in Virtus Lloyds Resources FZCO, a subsidiary in Dubai, to expand its international presence, the company said in a statement on Thursday, February 19.Virtus Lloyds Resources FZCO has been registered in the Dubai Multi Commodities... 19.02.2026  10:00

• Indian steel companies seek to expand markets in the Middle East and Asia to offset the impact of EU CBAM Indian steel companies, with the support of the Government of India, seek to expand markets in the Middle East In the Middle East and Asia, to offset the impact of the European Union's Carbon Boundary Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a government official said on Thursday, February 19.Last week, ... 19.02.2026  10:00

• Brazil Imposes Final AD Duties on Chinese CRC and HDG Brazilian Foreign Trade Authority CAMEX has approved the imposition of anti-dumping duties on imports of CRC and HDG from China for a period of five years.For CRC, the decision applies to rolled and unrolled product of any thickness and length, the levy of duties varies from $322.93/t to $670.02/t,... 19.02.2026  09:00

• U.S. cold-rolled ingot exports were down 28.7 percent in November 2025 compared to October. Exports of cold-processed ingots to the United States totaled 7,015 tons last November, down 28.7 percent from October and 26.8 percent from November 2024, according to the U.S. Commerce Department. 2024In November, the US shipped the coldest finished ingot to Mexico - 3,284 tons, compared to 3,854... 18.02.2026  17:00

• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih increased exports to the EU in 2025 The Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Combine of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (AMKR, Dnipropetrovsk region) was quite successful in selling metal products on the EU market in 2025, but now it is reducing production and operating at a loss due to SWAMS and electricity shortages. Oleg Krikovsky,... 18.02.2026  17:00

• UAE developer Azizi plans to launch a rebar rental plant in the Kezad industrial zone UAE property developer Azizi Developments has announced plans to establish a new rebar rolling mill in Abu Dhabi, marking its entry into steel production as part of efforts to expand its industrial presence and support construction-driven demand in the country.According to the announcement, the... 18.02.2026  16:00

• U. S. tin plate imports increased by 17.4 percent in November 2025 compared to October According to preliminary census data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, tin plate imports to the United States totaled 97,907 tons in November last year, up 17.4 percent from October and up 37.2 percent year-on-year. In value terms, tin plate imports totaled $136.46 million in November this... 18.02.2026  16:00

• Kazakhstan's Chevron Direct Investment Fund invests in ferroalloy plant The new industrial project is aimed at developing Kazakhstan's metallurgical sector after Kazakhstan's Chevron Direct Investment Fund (CDIF) signed a $23.5 million investment agreement with local Mineral Product International (MPI) to build a ferroalloy production plant in Ekibastuz in northeastern... 18.02.2026  15:00

• Crude steel production in Italy increased by 1.6 percent in January 2026 According to the latest data released by Federacciai, the Italian Federation of Steel Companies, Italy's crude steel production totaled 1.7 million metric tons in January this year, up 1.6 percent from January 2025, confirming the positive trend recorded last year, when total production totaled... 18.02.2026  15:00