Metallurgy news

• Severstal has installed the world's largest ball mills for the new pellet complex The Russian Metallurgical Plant Severstal took an important step in its environmental and production strategy, starting the installation of the largest ball -grinding balls in the world on its new complex for the production of iron ore pellets in Cherepovets. The complex designed for annual... 14.08.2025  17:00

• Japan launches an AD-zond on HDG from South Korea and China The Ministry of Economics, Trade and Industry of Japan (METI) announced that together with the Ministry of Finance, they initiated an investigation of anti-dumping duty (AD) on rolls, sheets and stripes made of hot Korea and China. petitions filed by local manufacturers Nippon Steel Corporation,... 14.08.2025  16:00

• Property sales in Turkey increased by 32.6 percent in July 2025 compared to June In July of this year, real estate sales in Turkey totaled 142,858 units, an increase of 32.6 percent month-on-month and 12.4 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).In the first seven months of this year, property sales in Turkey totaled 834,751... 14.08.2025  16:00

• Arcelormittal Brazil begins to withdraw from operation of the dams of the Serra Azul mine after increasing safety Arcelormittal Brazil announced that she received an ecological license to begin the process of operating her Zerra Azul iron ore dam in Itatiayus, Minas-Zirace. This step takes place after the construction of the protective shell in August, designed to hold all the tails in case of violation. ... 14.08.2025  15:00

• Indian JSL commissions Primetals to modernize sheet-rolling mill Indian company Jindal Steel Limited (JSL), in partnership with British plant manufacturer Primetals Technologies, has carried out a major automation upgrade at its 5-meter thick-sheet plant in Angula, Odisha. Primetals Technologies will supply new equipment and transfer existing application... 14.08.2025  15:00

• Hopes for ArcelorMittal in South Africa are reduced, jobs at risk The Government of South Africa holds urgent crisis negotiations with ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. (AMSA) in order to solve the fate of its unprofitable steel plant in Newcastle, which is crucial for the country's car, mining and construction industry. Closing, scheduled for September 30, 2025,... 14.08.2025  14:00

• Australia extends investigation into AD duty on rebar from China The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has announced that it has extended the deadline for publishing the final results of the anti-dumping (AD) investigation into valve imports from China, which began in May this year. The extension is based on delays in completing the verification of the relevant... 14.08.2025  14:00

• Daily crude steel production at CISA plants increased by 4.7% in early August, and inventories also increased. The China Association of Ferrous Metallurgy (CISA) reported that in early August (August 1-10) of this year, the average daily crude steel production by large and medium-sized steel mills in China - all CISA members - amounted to 2.074 million tons, which is 4.7 percent more than at the end of July... 14.08.2025  13:00

• Gerdau sells Varzea do Lopes mine and enhances the sustainability of Miguel Burnier's operations Brazilian steel company Gerdau has received permission from the Brazilian competition authority (CADE) to sell its Varzea do Lopes iron ore mine in Itabiritu, Minas Gerais, to Grupo Avante as part of its restructuring plan.Grupo Avante takes over operationsUnder the agreement, Grupo Avante will... 14.08.2025  13:00

• Brazil and China have signed a preliminary agreement for a Transcontinental Railway through the Amazon And here's another piece of news that went less noticed, but no less important. At the end of last July, Brazil and China made a geo–economic breakthrough by signing a preliminary agreement on the construction of one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the world - the transcontinental r... 14.08.2025  13:00