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• SAIL signs natural gas supply agreement with GAIL to expand IISCO steel mill The Indian steel company Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has entered into a long-term natural gas supply agreement with the state-owned gas infrastructure company GAIL India Limited to support the expansion of its IISCO steel plant in India's eastern state of West Bengal, the company... 20.01.2026  10:00

• The capacity utilization rate of China's steel sector was 78.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. According to China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), the capacity utilization rate of China's ferrous metal smelting, rolling and processing was 78.5 percent from October to December last year, up 0.4 percentage points from last year.As for the whole of 2025, the capacity utilization rate of... 20.01.2026  09:00

• Exports of steel bars from China will increase by 42.4 percent in 2025 According to the Chinese customs authorities, in 2025, exports of steel bars from China amounted to 19.15 million tons, which is 42.4 percent more than last year, and exports of wire rod amounted to 2.96 million tons, which is 13.1 percent more than last year. At the same time, China's exports of... 20.01.2026  09:00

• Manganese ore shipments through Port Hedland in December 2025 were down 23.9 percent compared to November According to monthly data released by the Port of Port Hedland Authority, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 110,000 metric tons last December, down 23.9 percent from the previous month and up 91.5 percent from last year.Meanwhile, the only destination for shipments this... 19.01.2026  19:00

• Indian company INOX Air Products has won a contract to build two ASUs at Tata Steel's Meramandali plant. India's INOX Air Products (INOXAP) has awarded a contract to build two air separation units (ASUs) at Tata Steel limited's Meramandali plant in the eastern state of Odisha, INOXAP said in a statement on Monday, January 19.The project will be the first collaboration between Tata Steel limited and... 19.01.2026  18:00

• China's crude steel production decreased by 44 million tons in 2025, the lowest monthly volume in December. In 2025, China's production of pig iron, crude steel, and finished steel totaled 836.04 million tons, 960.81 million tons, and 1.44612 billion tons, down 3.0 percent, down 4.4 percent, and up 3.1 percent year-on-year, respectively. This means that the production of unrefined steel in 2025 decreased... 19.01.2026  18:00

• An explosion at a plant in Baotou in China led to a halt in production January 18, 2026 at 15:05 there was a strong explosion at the sheet steel plant of the Chinese steel company Baotou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. in Jiuyuan District, Baotou City. The accident killed two people, left eight missing and sent 84 to hospital.The explosion occurred at Baotou Steel's rare earth... 19.01.2026  17:00

• EU Parliament signals suspension of EU-US trade agreement after Trump's tariff threat EU lawmakers are moving to suspend or block the ratification of the EU-US trade agreement after new tariff threats from US President Donald Trump, according to media reports.As previously reported by SteelOrbis, Trump announced via social media that the United States will impose additional 10... 19.01.2026  17:00

• Japan's domestic steel consumption fell by one percent in January-November 2025 Japan's domestic consumption of steel products was 3.59 million metric tons in November 2025, down 3.7 percent month-on-month and up 0.8 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Industry Association (JISF). Meanwhile, in the first 11 months of 2025, the country's... 19.01.2026  16:00

• Total steel exports to Ukraine decreased by 1.1 percent in 2025 According to the Association of Steel Producers of Ukraine Ukrmetallurgprom, for the whole of 2025, the total steel production in Ukraine amounted to 6.52 million tons against 6.22 million tons in 2024. 4.12 million tons, or 63.2% of total steel production, were exported, while 2.40 million tons,... 19.01.2026  16:00