Metallurgy news

• Coking coal imports to Turkey decreased by 5.6 percent in 2025 Last December, Turkey's coking coal imports totaled 519,745 metric tons, an increase of 17.9 percent compared to November and 32.5 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these imports amounted to $89.15... 13.02.2026  12:00

• Metinvest to increase annual production of DR pellets at the Northern Iron Ore to four million tons The Ukrainian metallurgical and mining group Metinvest has announced the start of construction of a flotation and concentration complex at the Northern Iron Ore Combine as part of a large-scale program for the production of high-quality direct reduction pellets (DR) for the production of green... 13.02.2026  12:00

• Indian pellet maker KIOCL limited returns to profit in third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26 Indian state-owned pellet maker KIOCL limited achieved a net profit of INR 181.30 million ($2 million) in the third quarter (October-December) of fiscal year 2025-26 against a net loss of INR 477.90 million ($5.27 million) in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, the company said in a... 13.02.2026  11:00

• Tata Steel UK warns that the UK steel sector could collapse in two months without urgent government action Russell Codling, commercial director of Tata Steel UK, warned that the UK steel industry is facing "irreversible consequences" and could collapse within two months if the UK government does not take swift action to expand protection against cheap foreign imports, according to media reports.In an... 13.02.2026  11:00

• Exports of hot-rolled products to the United States decreased by 21.2 percent in November 2025 According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, exports of hot-rolled products to the United States totaled 22,972 tons in November this year, down 21.2 percent from October and 16.9 percent from November 2024. 2024.In November, the United States shipped the most hot-rolled products to Mexico, with... 13.02.2026  06:00

• Rebar imports to the United States decreased by 51.5 percent in November 2025 According to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, rebar imports to the United States totaled 24,633 tons in November this year, down 51.5 percent month-on-month and 62.7 percent year-on-year. In value terms, rebar imports in November this year amounted to $13.5 million, compared... 13.02.2026  05:00

• Vale's net profit will decrease in 2025 Brazilian mining company Vale reported a net profit of $1.983 billion for 2025, down 67 percent from 2024.Net sales increased by 1 percent to $38.403 billion, while production costs increased by 3 percent to $24.947 billion. Gross profit decreased by 2 percent to $13.456 billion, while operating... 13.02.2026  05:00

• Brazil saw a decline in car production in January According to the Anfavea industry association, the volume of car production in Brazil in January 2026 was 159,600 units (including passenger cars, light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses) compared to 184,500 units produced in December 2025.Sales in the domestic market decreased by 39.0 percent... 13.02.2026  04:00

• Brazil's wire rod exports increased in January Exports of wire rod from Brazil reached 69,600 tons in January 2026 against 28,000 tons in December 2025, according to the SECEX foreign trade agency.The increase reflects an increase in exports to the United States (39,800 tons at $683/t) versus 3,900 tons at $702/t in December.The remaining... 12.02.2026  21:00

• US cancels AD order for wire rod from Ukraine The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has announced that it will cancel the administrative review of the Anti-dumping Duty (AD) order on carbon and alloy steel wire rod from Ukraine from March 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025.DOC decided to cancel the administrative review of the AD ruling because... 12.02.2026  17:00