Metallurgy news

• Brazilian pig iron exports rose in May as supplies to Europe resumed Brazilian pig iron exports reached 280,200 metric tons (mt) in May, up from 267,200 mt in April, according to the SECEX foreign trade secretariat of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade. The increase mainly reflects the resumption of exports to Europe.Destinations in May included... 09.06.2026  22:00

• US releases final AD results for PC batch from Malaysia The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the final results of its administrative review of the anti-dumping duty (AD) order on strands of prestressed concrete (PC) steel wire from Malaysia for the period June 1, 2023 through May 31, 2024. The Department of Commerce has determined that... 09.06.2026  18:00

• Confindustria calls for pragmatic reform of EU ETS to protect industry competitiveness Antonio Gozzi, Special Adviser on European Strategic Autonomy, Competitiveness and the Mattei Plan at Confindustria, the main association representing manufacturing and service companies in Italy, once again drew attention to the need to review the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS), stressing the... 09.06.2026  18:00

• Atlas Tube and Maruichi USA will create a joint venture U.S. steel pipe manufacturer Atlas Tube, Zekelman, has announced a joint venture agreement with Maruichi USA.According to an announcement released by Atlas Tube, the joint venture will combine the operations of Atlas Tube and Maruichi USA under Atlas Tube. Completion of the transaction is subject... 09.06.2026  16:00

• Steel exports from China decreased by 8.1% in January-May, but increased by 8.9% in May 2026 compared to April Between January and May of this year, China's exports of finished steel totaled 44.554 million tons, down 8.1 percent year-on-year, 1.6 percentage points slower than the rate of decline recorded in the first four months of this year, according to the latest data released by the General... 09.06.2026  16:00

• Thailand initiates review of the validity of the AD-duty on HRC from 14 countries The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Thailand announced the beginning of a review of anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled steel sheets and plates in rolls and non-rolls from 14 countries at the request of the domestic industry.The review covers hot-rolled steel... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Assofermet Akcai: Prices in Italy will rise in summer due to new security measures According to the latest monthly market report published by Assofermet, an association representing Italian steel trading, distribution and refining companies, the Italian steel market is currently facing persistent weakness in refining demand and the upcoming implementation of trade policies that... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Ukrainian metal enterprises produced 537.8 thousand tons of rolled products in May In January-May of this year, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises reduced the production of general rolled products by 6.7% compared to the same period last year, to 2,340 million tons. in March - 544.5 thousand tons, in February - 390.3 thousand tons, in January - 406.4 thousand tons. increased the... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Fire at Tata Steel UK's Port Talbot plant temporarily halts hot rolling mill operations A fire broke out at Tata Steel UK's Port Talbot steel plant in South Wales in the early hours of June 4, injuring three contractors and requiring a major emergency response. The hot strip mill was temporarily shut down at the time of the incident. Teams are working toward a planned restart mid-next... 09.06.2026  14:00

• The Russian company Severstal-Metiz is modernizing a press with a capacity of 2,000 tons at the Cherepovets plant Russian steel manufacturer Severstal-Metiz, part of the Russian steel company Severstal, announced that it had installed and launched an additional heating line for its 2,000-ton press in the steel profile workshop of its Cherepovets plant. According to the company, the upgrade will increase the... 09.06.2026  14:00