Metallurgy news

• WV Stahl: Steel production in Germany remains at crisis levels in 2025, capacity utilization is below the critical 70% The German Federation of Steel Producers (WV Stahl) announced that Germany's crude steel production stood at 34.1 million tons in 2025, one of the lowest recorded levels also seen during the 2009 global financial crisis following German reunification. Capacity utilization has fallen below 70... 21.01.2026  16:00

• Rio Tinto achieved record quarterly iron ore production in the Pilbara in Q4 2025 The Australian mining company Rio Tinto has announced production results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2025.In the quarter, the company's iron ore production at Pilbara facilities in Western Australia increased by four percent year-on-year and increased by seven percent... 21.01.2026  15:00

• India is finalizing its national scrap metal policy to bring it in line with industry changes and global trends. The Indian Ministry of Steel is in the final stages of developing a national scrap metal policy aimed at bringing the sector in line with the evolving dynamics of the domestic industry and new global developments, a senior government official said on Wednesday, January 21.Growing demand for scrap... 21.01.2026  15:00

• The Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has approved the JSW Steel-JFE Steel Corp joint venture. for steel plant BSPL The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the joint venture of Indian steel company JSW Steel Ltd. with Japan's JFE Steel Corp. to expand crude steel production capacity in the eastern state of Odisha, according to a CCI statement on Wednesday, January 21.CCI's approval relates to a... 21.01.2026  14:00

• Property sales in Turkey rose sharply in December 2025 from November In December last year, property sales in Turkey totaled 254,777 units, an increase of 80.6 percent month-on-month and 19.8 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).For the whole of 2025, real estate sales in Turkey amounted to 1.69 million units,... 21.01.2026  14:00

• Fitch warns US tariff threat to Europe heightens economic, geopolitical risks International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said the threat of new U.S. tariffs related to Greenland, coupled with the possibility of European countermeasures, marks a significant escalation in transatlantic tensions, with implications that extend beyond trade to growth, defense spending and... 21.01.2026  13:00

• Car sales in Turkey increased by 10.0% in 2025 In December last year, car sales in Turkey totaled 198,026 units, up 44.1 percent from November and 12.1 percent year-on-year, according to monthly statistics released by the Association of Automobile Manufacturers of Turkey (OSD). In the same month, passenger car sales in Turkey totaled 146,319... 21.01.2026  13:00

• MERED collaborates with Emsteel on high-strength steel solutions for construction in the UAE United Arab Emirates developer MERED has announced that it has entered into a strategic memorandum of understanding with Emsteel, the country's largest steel producer, to formalize cooperation on the application of high-strength reinforcing steel for both existing and future properties in the... 21.01.2026  12:00

• The Spanish company Galmed Steel will provide galvanizing services for Stegra steel with almost zero emissions Swedish green steel manufacturer Stegra has announced that it has entered into a letter of intent with the Spanish company Galmed Steel to provide galvanizing services for low-emission steel products.The agreement sets the framework for Galmed Steel to galvanize steel produced at the Stegra plant... 21.01.2026  12:00

• Finland launches first lithium mine in the EU The Keliber lithium project of the South African mining giant Sibanye-Stillwater, worth about 800 million euros, will start in western Finland, in the Central Ostrobotia region, the Yle portal reports."Finnish lithium production has received permission to launch: the project will be launched ( )... 21.01.2026  12:00