Metallurgy news

• Indian JSL commissions Primetals to modernize sheet-rolling mill Indian company Jindal Steel Limited (JSL), in partnership with British plant manufacturer Primetals Technologies, has carried out a major automation upgrade at its 5-meter thick-sheet plant in Angula, Odisha. Primetals Technologies will supply new equipment and transfer existing application... 14.08.2025  15:00

• Hopes for ArcelorMittal in South Africa are reduced, jobs at risk The Government of South Africa holds urgent crisis negotiations with ArcelorMittal South Africa Ltd. (AMSA) in order to solve the fate of its unprofitable steel plant in Newcastle, which is crucial for the country's car, mining and construction industry. Closing, scheduled for September 30, 2025,... 14.08.2025  14:00

• Australia extends investigation into AD duty on rebar from China The Australian Anti-Dumping Commission has announced that it has extended the deadline for publishing the final results of the anti-dumping (AD) investigation into valve imports from China, which began in May this year. The extension is based on delays in completing the verification of the relevant... 14.08.2025  14:00

• Daily crude steel production at CISA plants increased by 4.7% in early August, and inventories also increased. The China Association of Ferrous Metallurgy (CISA) reported that in early August (August 1-10) of this year, the average daily crude steel production by large and medium-sized steel mills in China - all CISA members - amounted to 2.074 million tons, which is 4.7 percent more than at the end of July... 14.08.2025  13:00

• Gerdau sells Varzea do Lopes mine and enhances the sustainability of Miguel Burnier's operations Brazilian steel company Gerdau has received permission from the Brazilian competition authority (CADE) to sell its Varzea do Lopes iron ore mine in Itabiritu, Minas Gerais, to Grupo Avante as part of its restructuring plan.Grupo Avante takes over operationsUnder the agreement, Grupo Avante will... 14.08.2025  13:00

• Brazil and China have signed a preliminary agreement for a Transcontinental Railway through the Amazon And here's another piece of news that went less noticed, but no less important. At the end of last July, Brazil and China made a geo–economic breakthrough by signing a preliminary agreement on the construction of one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in the world - the transcontinental r... 14.08.2025  13:00

• Iron ore imports to Turkey decreased by 11.3 percent in the first half of 2025 According to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in June of this year, Turkey's iron ore imports amounted to 1.11 million metric tons, which is 79.1 percent more than in May and 18.1 percent more year-on-year. Meanwhile, revenue from these imports amounted to... 14.08.2025  12:00

• Canadian steelmakers urge government to protect jobs in face of tariffs The United Steelworkers of Canada (USW) are calling on the federal government to take decisive action to protect jobs and industry after a new wave of high U.S. tariffs. The measures imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump since February 2025 have significantly disrupted trade between Canada and the... 14.08.2025  12:00

• Steel consumption per capita in India increases to 100 kg The consumption of the population in India has grown to 100 kg, compared with 60 kg in 2017, and in accordance with the fact that by 2030, in the application in the application, in the application, in the application, in the application, in the application, in the application, in the statement, in... 14.08.2025  11:00

• NBS: Local Chinese rebar prices decreased by 1.1 percent in early August In early August (August 1-10) this year, the average price in China for a 20mm portable HRB 400E decreased by 36.7 million. Yuan (5.1 USD/million) Or 1.1 percent to 3,267.4 yuan/million. USD. United States dollars (457.6 USD/million Tons) compared to the price at the end of July (July 21-31), in... 14.08.2025  11:00