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Brazil's steel production and domestic sales rose in MayCrude steel production in Brazil reached 2.769 million tons in May 2026, up from 2.709 million tons in May 2025, according to the Brazilian Steel Institute IABR.On a comparative basis, rolled steel output increased 0.7 percent to 2.030 million tons, while flat steel production increased 3.0 percent…
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Rig count increase in US and Canada - Week 25 of 2026Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended June 18, 2026, the number of U.S. rotary drilling rigs increased by one rig week over the week to 563. The number of gas production rigs increased by one to 122, while the number of oil production rigs remained unchanged at 433. The total number of U.S…
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Japan's steel production rose in May 2026 compared to last yearAccording to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF), Japan's crude steel production in May this year increased 5.1 percent from the previous month and 1.7 percent from May 2025, amounting to 6.95 million tons.Meanwhile, Japan's pig iron production this month was 5.04 million…
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Turkey introduces stricter environmental and safety regulations for ship recycling enterprisesThe Ministries of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change, as well as the Turkish Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, have published a new decree regulating the issuance of permits, operation, inspection and enforcement of requirements for ship recycling facilities in accordance with the…
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In May 2026, the foreign sales prices of Turkish metal producers increased by 4.99 percent compared to April.According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in May 2026, the Turkish manufacturers' overseas sales price index (PPI)* increased by a total of 1.71 percent compared to April and by 34.16 percent year-on-year, while an average increase of 31.94 percent was recorded over the past 12…
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Imports of steel bars to Georgia from Turkey will increase in January-May 2026In January-May of this year, Georgia's total foreign trade turnover with Turkey, which is the country's largest trading partner, amounted to $1.38 billion, including imports of $1.16 billion, an increase of 7.2 percent, and exports of $225.49 million, an increase of 65.6 percent year-on-year…
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The volume of construction in the eurozone in April 2026 increased by 0.6 percent compared with MarchAccording to the first estimates published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union, in April of this year, seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector in the member states of the European Union (EU-27) increased by 0.8 percent compared to March of this year and…
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Primetals to supply six-arm bluming machine for WISCO high-quality steel productionThe British plant Primetals Technologies has announced the signing of a contract with Wuhan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. (WISCO) for a new six-arm bluming machine for the Chinese steel plant in Wuhan, Hubei province.This project, which is part of WISCO's strategy to optimize the layout of production…
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German steel production increased by 8.8% in January-May 2026According to information provided by the German Steel Federation Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (WV Stahl), in May of this year, German crude steel production increased by 7.3 percent year-on-year to 3.20 million tons. In the first five months of this year, German steel production increased by 8.8…
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ArcelorMittal is partnering with AWS to accelerate the transformation of steelmaking based on artificial intelligenceArcelorMittal has announced a strategic partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) aimed at accelerating industrial automation and digital transformation in its global operations through cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and edge technologies.Under the agreement, ArcelorMittal will…
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