Metallurgy news

• Brazilian rebar exports fell 68 percent in February from January due to a lack of U.S. exports. Brazil exported 16,900 metric tons (mt) of rebar in February, compared with a reported total of 52,500 tons in January, a decline of 68 percent, according to data released today by SECEX, Brazil's Foreign Trade Secretariat of the Ministry, Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.The sharp decline... 27.03.2026  20:00

• Mobarak and Khouzestan Steel hit by US-Israeli strikes, Iran warns it will respond by naming targets According to media reports, US-Israeli forces launched airstrikes in the Iranian province of Isfahan as a result of the escalation of hostilities between the sides. It is claimed that two Iranian steel mills, Mobarakeh Steel and Khouzestan Steel, were attacked along with others. No additional... 27.03.2026  20:00

• Argentina's steel production fell 22.5% in February amid economic woes Acero Argentino (AA), Argentina's steel industry chamber, said the country's crude steel production was 272,200 metric tons (t) in February versus 351,400 tons in January, down nearly 23 percent.AA said local demand for steel remains weak, with growing import pressure in the tax environment... 27.03.2026  18:00

• Zaporizhstal allocated UAH 9.8 million for the first stage of major repairs of rolling mills The Zaporizhia Metallurgical Plant Zaporizhstal allocated UAH 9.8 million for the first stage of the overhaul of Plate 1150 and BTLS-1680 (continuous sheet condition) in the hot rolling workshop.According to the company on Thursday, stable rolling starts with good condition. Such repairs are... 27.03.2026  18:00

• Steel and coal production increased in the fourth quarter, production in 2025 decreased Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and metallurgical holdings, summed up its production and sales results for the fourth quarter and the whole of 2025.Accordingly, in the fourth quarter of last year, Mechel produced 838,000 tons of steel, which is 6.9 percent more than in the third quarter,... 27.03.2026  17:00

• US initiates investigation into CORE bypass from Vietnam The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) announced that it has initiated an investigation into the circumvention of anti-dumping duties (AD) and countervailing duties (CVD) on certain corrosion-resistant steel products (CORE) made in Indonesia using cold-rolled steel produced in Vietnam.The... 27.03.2026  16:00

• The utilization of base metal production facilities in Turkey decreased in March 2026 compared to February In March of this year, the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish base metal manufacturing industry was 74.8 percent, compared with 75.5 percent recorded in the previous month, while the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish base metal manufacturing industry was 73.5 percent in March 2025,... 27.03.2026  16:00

• India simplifies LPG supply rules for steel and other priority industries India's Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has partially relaxed the supply of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to steel plants, including the steel industry among the priority sectors, the government said in a statement on Friday, March 27.The ministry said that while it regulates the supply of... 27.03.2026  15:00

• Most EU steel import quotas have been exhausted as of the end of the first quarter, with usage exceeding 90% in key segments As the first quarter of the EU quota period from January 1 to March 31 approaches, some import quotas for certain types of steel products allocated to South Korea, China, Turkey and Macedonia have already been exhausted, while more than 70 percent of quotas for some types of steel products have... 27.03.2026  15:00

• Exports of steel scrap from Japan fell by 10.9% in January-February 2026 According to customs statistics, Japanese ferrous scrap exports totaled 628,383 tons in February this year, down 5.5% from 665,219 tons in the same month the previous year. In January-February this year, the country exported 1.09 million tons of scrap, down 10.9 percent from last year.During this... 27.03.2026  14:00