Metallurgy news

• Kremenchug Metallurgical Plant completed 2025 with a loss of UAH 148 million OJSC Kremenchug Metallurgical Plant (KSZ, Kremenchug, Poltava region), which is part of the industrial assets of the TAS Group, completed 2025 with a net loss of UAH 148 million 80 549 thousand, while the profit for 2024 amounted to UAH 369 million 337 168 thousand,According to the announcement of... 19.03.2026  15:00

• Turkish company Borusan Boru is upgrading its production line in Bursa to install a surface cleaning line Turkey's Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has announced that the review process for an environmental impact assessment (EIA) application submitted by Turkish steelmaker Borusan Birleşik Boru Fabrikaları San. ve Tic. A.Ş. For the project to modernize the production line of th... 19.03.2026  14:00

• Scrap metal imports from Pakistan decreased by 23.3 percent in February 2026 compared to January According to data released by the Federal Bureau of Statistics of Pakistan (PFBS), scrap metal imports to Pakistan totaled 292,742 tons in February this year, down 23.3 percent from January and down 1.9 percent year-on-year. The value of these imports in this month amounted to $152.82 million, a... 19.03.2026  14:00

• Vallourec wins contract for carbon capture and storage project offshore Indonesia French pipe manufacturer Vallourec announced that it has entered into a contract to supply Indonesian company BP Berau Ltd with pipe solutions for the Tangguh project, Indonesia's first offshore carbon capture and storage project located in Papua Barat province.Vallourec said the agreement includes... 19.03.2026  13:00

• US HRC exports increased by 41.7 percent in January 2026 compared to December According to export data from the U.S. Department of Commerce, exports of hot-rolled coils to the United States totaled 51,270 tons in January this year, up 41.7 percent from December and down 29.1 percent from January 2025. In value terms, HRC exports totaled $55.78 million in January, compared... 19.03.2026  13:00

• The German GMH Gruppe puts into operation the second electric single-beam tempering system in Georgsmarienhütte German specialty steel manufacturer GMH Gruppe has announced that Georgsmarienhütte GmbH, the largest plant in the group, has commissioned its second electric single-beam hardening system (EVA 2), continuing its transformation strategy despite difficult economic conditions and volatile energy ... 19.03.2026  12:00

• HDG imports to the United States increased 5.4 percent in January 2026 compared to December According to preliminary data from the U.S. Department of Commerce census, imports of hot-dip galvanized sheets to the United States totaled 97,961 tons in January this year, up 5.4 percent from December and 49.0 percent less than in January 2025. In value terms, HDG imports totaled $98.09 million... 19.03.2026  12:00

• New Zealand government approves National Green Steel's EAF recycling project in Waikato The New Zealand Government has approved the development of local scrap recycling company National Green Steel limited's planned steel recycling plant in Waikato under the Fast Track Approval Program for Nationally Significant Projects.National Green Steel limited plans to process 200,000 tonnes of... 19.03.2026  11:00

• Export of iron ore via Port Hedland decreased by 18.7 percent in February 2026 compared to January In February of this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland decreased by 18.7 percent month-on-month and increased by eight percent year-on-year to 40,026,935 tons.According to information published by the Port Authority Port Hedland, iron ore shipments from Port Hedland shipments to ... 19.03.2026  11:00

• NBS: New housing prices in China's first-tier cities fell 2.2% in February In February this year, of the 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, new housing prices in first-tier cities remained stable month-on-month, compared with a 0.3 percent decline observed in January, while they fell 2.2 percent year-on-year, 0.1 percentage point faster than the year-on-year decline in... 19.03.2026  10:00