Metallurgy news

• Indian MOIL LIMITED reduces prices for all grades of manganese ore for deliveries in June India's state-owned Miner MOIL limited has cut prices on all grades of manganese ore for June deliveries, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, June 2.The company said prices have been cut by six percent for ores with a Mn content of more than 44 percent and reduced by five percent for ores... 02.06.2026  10:00

• Indian NMDC Limited predicts a 20% increase in iron ore production in May 2026, sales fell by 7% In May 2026, the Indian state-owned mining company NMDC Limited produced 5.51 million tons of iron ore, which is 19.9% more than in the corresponding month of the previous year, the company said in a statement released on Tuesday, June 2.The company's sales totaled 4.04 million tons during the... 02.06.2026  10:00

• U.S. crude steel production increased 0.1 percent – ​​Week 22 of 2026 According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending May 30, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.872 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 81.1 percent.Production for the week ending May 30, 2026 increased 0.1 percent compared to the previous... 02.06.2026  00:00

• Argentina's steel production fell 3 percent in April, although still 18.3 percent higher than a year earlier. Acero Argentino (AA), Argentina's steel industry chamber, reported that the country's steel production reached 375,600 metric tons (mt) in April, up from 387,400 mt in March and 317,400 mt in April 2025.On a similar comparative basis, HRC production increased one percent to 129,400 mt, CRC... 01.06.2026  22:00

• Worthington Steel Nears Completion of Klöckner Takeover Klöckner & Co., a German manufacturer and distributor of steel and non-ferrous metals, announced its financial results for the first quarter of this year.The company recorded a net loss of 4 million euros in the quarter, compared with a net loss of 28 million euros in the first quarter of 2025, and ... 01.06.2026  16:00

• China-Serbia partnership has made progress in green steel research Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic met with Liu Jiang, chairman of Chinese steel company HBIS Group in Hebei, in Beijing during his state visit to China, according to a statement released by HBIS.During the meeting, Vucic said that the Smederevo steel plant, acquired by HBIS in 2016 and known as... 01.06.2026  16:00

• Japan launches AD investigation into CRC and HRC from three countries The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced that, together with the Ministry of Finance, they have initiated anti-dumping Duties (AD) investigations into CRC and HRC from South Korea, China and Taiwan.The investigation was initiated after a petition filed by local... 01.06.2026  15:00

• Interpipe CEO: Reduction of EU quotas risks exacerbating steel crisis in Ukraine Interpipe CEO Luca Zanotti warned that the planned reduction of steel import quotas by the European Union could further put pressure on Ukraine's steel industry, which, according to Reuters, has already been seriously weakened by the war.The EU said last month it would reduce duty-free steel import... 01.06.2026  15:00

• Champion Iron Company Reports Decline in Fourth Quarter Earnings Champion Iron limited announced its operating and financial results for the fiscal fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026. The company reported net income of C$23.2 million for the period, down from C$39.1 million in the same period a year earlier, as results were impacted by a stronger Canadian... 01.06.2026  14:00

• Producer prices in French industry decreased by 2.1 percent in April 2026 compared to March. According to statistics published by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research (INSEE), producer prices in French industry decreased by 2.1 percent month-on-month and rose by 2.1 percent year-on-year in April this year. Producer prices for industrial products in France rose... 01.06.2026  14:00