Metallurgy news

• Meranti Green Steel to build green iron production plant in Oman Singapore steel producer Meranti Green Steel (MGS) has unveiled a major investment in the Duqm Special Economic Zone, where the company will build a plant for the production of green iron with low emissions of direct reduction iron (DRI) and hot briquetted iron (HBI). This initiative is a core part... 19.08.2025  13:00

• Russian enterprises are experiencing an increase in hidden unemployment More and more employees are being transferred to part-time or week-long work, are being put on idle or are being prepared for dismissal. According to Rostrud, in July, 14.4% of employees worked on a reduced schedule (9.1% in June), 11.1% were idle (8.6% in June), and 20.4% of employees were laid... 19.08.2025  13:00

• Export of steel sheets/slabs from China grew by 2.3 percent in January-July According to Chinese customs authorities, the export of steel sheets/slabs from China amounted to 42.45 million tons in January-July of this year, increasing by 2.3 percent in annual calculus. Only in July China exported 6.13 million tons of steel/stove, which is 19.0% more than last year, and... 19.08.2025  12:00

• Exports of welded pipes from Turkey decreased by 6.2 percent in the first half of 2025 In June of this year, exports of welded pipes from Turkey totaled 221,117 metric tons, up 26.4 percent from May and 10.9 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these exports amounted to $188.24 million, an... 19.08.2025  12:00

• Export of steel bars in China increased by 52.4 percent in January-July In January-July of this year, the export of steel bars in China amounted to 10.62 million tons, which was 52.4 percent per year, while the export of wire rods amounted to 1.69 million tons, which was 10.5 percent per year, according to Chinese customs authorities. At the Same Time, China’s Export V... 19.08.2025  11:00

• Kiocl Limited's Indian Plans for Annual Shipments of Iron Ore Pellets to Rinl Indian ore pellet producer Kiocl Limited will begin supplying domestic steel to Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (Rinl), ensuring the safety of raw materials for the latter, the Ministry of Steel said in a statement on Tuesday, August 19. While Rinl will receive guaranteed supplies at competitive... 19.08.2025  11:00

• The volume of trade with Russia for the EU and India is now at the same level The total volume of bilateral trade with Russia, that is, export plus imports from this country, in 2024 was at a comparable level between the European Union and India. However, after its amount of trade in the EU with Russia, about 25% of the initial volume decreased. At the same time, India’s t... 19.08.2025  11:00

• A study of applications in the Russian industry, which was conducted in the 1st half of 2025. As part of this study, a review of successful global GenAI application cases was conducted. In industry.Although the majority of GenAI applications currently fall on business process optimization, there has been a significant increase in interest in its use in key industrial production processes. This trend allows us to solve more complex industry tasks and optimize key operations that... 19.08.2025  11:00

• The voice of danger: how does AI hear risks before they become reality? We’ll talk about this on August 21 at the webinar with Vladimir Stasyuk, the head of the Directorate for Digitalization and Transformation of the Processes on the Webinar will discuss: How to understand that the situation has got out of control, even before the accident will come? Speech a... 19.08.2025  11:00

• How paid for investment in digitalization for the Russian industrial market can be considered by the example of two industries. The global digital solutions market in 2024 in the oil and gas and mining industries amounted to about 30 billion. The share of the Russian Federation in these industries is less than 3% of the world. At the same time, digital technologies can... 19.08.2025  08:00