Metallurgy news

• EU steel safeguard quotas fill in first quarter and Türkiye nears exhaustion of HRC quota In the last month of the EU quota period from January 1 to March 31, part of the import quotas for some steel products allocated to Turkey, Algeria, Vietnam, India, Japan, South Korea and China had already been exhausted, while more than 75 percent of the quotas for some steel products had been... 11.03.2026  16:00

• UAE and Japan sign CEPA agreement to expand trade and investment ties The UAE and Japan have signed a Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) agreement aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and investment ties across a wide range of sectors. According to official statements, the agreement is expected to lower certain trade barriers, facilitate market access, and... 11.03.2026  16:00

• Turkey's Koç Holding invests in Stegra green steel plant in Sweden Swedish steel company Stegra has completed a new share issue as part of its ongoing capital raising process to finance the completion of its green steel plant in Boden, northern Sweden, according to Swedish media reports.As part of the capital increase, the company issued about 850 million new... 11.03.2026  15:00

• India's shipping regulators warn shipping companies and agents against predatory prices amid war in the Middle East The Director General of the Indian Shipping Regulator (DGS) has warned shipping companies, ship operators, or their agents against "predatory, opaque, and opportunistic pricing practices" amid disruptions caused by the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran and the resulting geopolitical uncertainty in the... 11.03.2026  15:00

• Germany's Klöckner reports lower net losses and profits for 2025 Klöckner & Co., a German manufacturer and distributor of steel and non-ferrous metals, announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025.The company recorded a net loss of €15 million in the quarter, compared with a net loss of €91 million in the fourth quarter of 2024, while sal... 11.03.2026  14:00

• China's iron ore imports rose 10% in January-February amid surprisingly strong demand In January-February of this year, China's iron ore imports totaled 210.023 million tons, which is 10.0 percent more than last year, according to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC). Although solid demand was cited as the main reason for fairly strong... 11.03.2026  14:00

• Coal imports to China increased by 1.5% in January-February 2026 According to the latest data released by the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), China's coal imports (all types) totaled 77.222 million tons in January-February this year, one of the all-time highs for the period, increasing by 1.5 percent year on year.This happened despite the... 11.03.2026  13:00

• Primetals completes modernization of EAF at Turkish company Çolakoğlu Metalurji The British company Primetals Technologies has announced the modernization of the electric arc furnace (EAF) at the plant of the Turkish steel manufacturer Çolakoğlu Metalurji in Dilovasi, Turkey.According to Primetals, the upgraded furnace installation is equipped with a newly developed furnace t... 11.03.2026  13:00

• French steel export value down 3.3 percent in 2025 According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2025, underlying exports of steel products and ferroalloys to France amounted to €9.32 billion, down 3.3% year on year.In 2025, France exported €1.27 billion of steel pipes and tubes, down 0.5%, col... 11.03.2026  12:00

• The cost of steel imports to France decreased by 8.4 percent in 2025 According to statistics published by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in 2025, the main imports of steel products and ferroalloys to France amounted to 8.72 billion euros, a decrease of 8.4% year-on-year.During the specified period, France imported 2.03 billion euros of steel... 11.03.2026  12:00