Metallurgy news

• Ukrainian Zaporozhkoks expects stable coke production in January-April 2026 The Ukrainian coke plant Zaporozhkoks, part of the Metinvest group, announced production results for April and the first four months of the current year.In this month, the company produced 75,000 tons of blast furnace coke (BF), which is 4.1 percent more than in the previous year.Meanwhile, in... 06.05.2026  12:00

• The EEC begins a review of the expiration of the anti-dumping duty for Ukrainian stainless seamless pipes The Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC), the executive body of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which includes Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Armenia, announced the launch of a second anti-dumping investigation in connection with the expiration of an anti-dumping measure on seamless... 06.05.2026  12:00

• KZVV more than doubled its net profit in 2025 Kramatorsk Heavy Machine Tool Plant JSC (KZVV, Perechin, Transcarpathian region), almost 97.7% of shares of which belong to the former People's Deputy (2016-2023) Maxim Efimov, in 2025 increased net sales revenue by more than 2.6 times compared to 2024 – up to 50 billion 429 million UAH.According t... 06.05.2026  12:00

• ArcelorMittal Germany to develop large-scale battery storage system at Bremen plant ArcelorMittal Germany and EDF Power Solutions Germany have signed an agreement to develop a large-scale energy storage system at Bremen Steelworks, another step in the steelmaker's wider strategy to improve energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions.The planned facility will have a power output... 06.05.2026  11:00

• EU approves HKM acquisition by Salzgitter The European Commission has approved the acquisition of the German company Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) by the local company Salzgitter Mannesmann GmbH in accordance with the EU Regulation on Mergers. The deal was considered under a simplified merger procedure.According to the Commission, the ... 06.05.2026  11:00

• Cadence Minerals received license to set up iron ore processing plant in northern Brazil UK-based Cadence Minerals has been awarded an installation license (LI) to refurbish the processing plant at the Amapa iron ore project, located in the northern Brazilian state of Amapa.The permit, issued by the State Secretariat for the Environment (Sema), will allow the partial resumption of... 06.05.2026  05:00

• Annual performance of the Chilean economy declined in March Chile's central bank reported that the country's economy contracted 0.1 percent in March 2026 compared with March 2025, as measured by the IMACEC index, Chile's key economic indicator.Goods production fell 5.2 percent, mining grew 6.5 percent, manufacturing contracted 2.6 percent, trade grew 5.1... 05.05.2026  18:00

• Producer prices in French industry in March 2026 increased by two percent compared to January According to statistics published by the French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Research (INSEE), in March this year, producer prices in French industry increased by two percent month-on-month and by 0.2 percent year-on-year. Manufacturer prices in France rose 2.4 percent in March... 05.05.2026  17:00

• TCUD: Turkey's steel production will continue to grow in the first quarter of 2026, the foreign trade balance will weaken According to a statement released by the Turkish Steel Association (TCUD), in March this year, crude steel production rose 6.4 percent year-on-year to 3.3 million tons in Turkey, which is the world's eighth-largest steel-producing country, while in the first quarter, production rose 5.3 percent... 05.05.2026  16:00

• German waste recycling associations have outlined the challenges in the scrap metal segment in 2025 At the world's leading environmental technology exhibition (IFAT), held in Munich on May 4-7, BVSE (Federal Association of Secondary Raw Materials and Waste Management) and BSV (Federal Association of German Steel Processing and Waste Management Companies) emphasized in a press release published... 05.05.2026  16:00