Metallurgy news

• Industrial producer prices in the eurozone decreased by 0.3 percent in December 2025 compared with November According to a report published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in December 2025, industrial producer prices decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the member states of the European Union (EU) on a monthly basis. On an annualized basis,... 05.02.2026  16:00

• Russian MMK began production of a new type of high-strength reinforcement The Russian metallurgical plant "Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works" (MMK) announced the launch of production of a new type of high-strength weldable reinforcement brand A600C. This step marks another step in MMK's strategy to expand the range of value-added construction steels adapted to complex... 05.02.2026  15:00

• Mitsubishi Chemical Group to stop production of coke and carbon materials Mitsubishi Chemical Group of Japan has announced its decision to exit the coke and carbon materials business as part of the ongoing portfolio transformation in line with its medium-term management strategy.The decision was made at the corporate executive meeting on February 2, 2026, after assessing... 05.02.2026  15:00

• Nippon Steel reports net loss and higher earnings in April-December FY2025-26 Japanese Nippon Steel Corporation announced consolidated financial and operating results for the first nine months ended December 31 of the 2025-26 fiscal year.In the period, the company recorded a net loss of 20.81 billion yen ($132.35 million), compared with a net profit of 386.39 billion yen in... 05.02.2026  14:00

• The volume of exports of ferrous metallurgy in Colombia in 2025 has not changed In 2025, Colombia exported 144,549 tons of ferronickel, down 4.6 percent, worth $475.48 million, down 12.3 percent from the same period last year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Statistics Department (DANE). In December alone, Colombian ferronickel exports totaled 14,531... 05.02.2026  14:00

• Czech Republic urges EU to limit carbon prices and delay ETS 2 expansion amid competitiveness concerns Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has called on the European Union to reform carbon market rules by imposing a cap on carbon quota prices and postponing the expansion of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), according to a Reuters report.In a letter sent to EU leaders before a meeting on... 05.02.2026  13:00

• ArcelorMittal sees higher net profit in 2025, despite lower revenues, and expects global steel demand to grow in 2026. Luxembourg steel producer ArcelorMittal has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2025.In the fourth quarter of last year, ArcelorMittal recorded a net profit of $177 million, compared with a net profit of $377 million in the third quarter, while sales revenue... 05.02.2026  13:00

• Asia has become Metinvest's main market for iron ore raw materials with a share of 55% Metinvest B.V. (The Netherlands), the parent company of the Metinvest mining and metallurgical group, sold 39% of metal products in the domestic market in January-September 2025 from the total sales of metal products worth $ 3.777 billion against 38% for the same period in 2024 with total sales of... 05.02.2026  13:00

• UK begins review of expiry of AD duty on welded pipes and pipes from China and Belarus The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) has announced that it has initiated a review of the duration of anti-dumping duty (AD) on welded pipes and pipes from China and Belarus.The investigation, which covers the period from 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2025, was launched at the request of domestic... 05.02.2026  12:00

• Baowu acquires most of the consortium for the Simandou iron ore project According to Reuters, Chinese steel producer Baowu Resources has taken control of the operator of Guinea's blocks 1 and 2 Simandou, increasing its stake in the winning consortium Simandou to 51 percent from 49 percent.Reuters reported that following the deal, the Singapore-registered parent company... 05.02.2026  12:00