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• Oman's Jindal Steel Duqm orders second DRI hydrogen plant from Danieli Omani steel producer Jindal Steel Duqm, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel Group, has signed a contract with Italian manufacturer Danieli for the construction of a second direct reduction plant (DR) in Duqm, Al-Wusta.The second DRI unit will complement Jindal Steel's first direct recovery unit, Duqm... 18.09.2025  14:00

• Swedish SSAB opens green steel production plant in Lulea Swedish specialty steel manufacturer SSAB has announced that it has officially begun construction of its new green steel plant in Lulea, marking a historic milestone in Sweden's transition to fossil fuel-free steel production. The 4.5 billion euro investment project is expected to be operational by... 18.09.2025  13:00

• EU initiates AD duty on CR flat steel from five countries, including Turkey The European Commission has announced the launch of an anti-dumping Duty (AD) investigation into some cold-rolled flat steel products (CRF) from India, Japan, Taiwan, Turkey and Vietnam.The investigation was launched following a complaint by EUROFER alleging that the imports of these products,... 18.09.2025  13:00

• Indian Moil limited starts export of manganese ore from the first sales to Indonesia The Indian state company Miner Moil limited celebrated its first exit to the export of manganese, having completed the shipment of 54,600 tons to the buyer in Indonesia, the company's sources were reported on Thursday, September 18. The first export is close to the Moil limited as a “state t... 18.09.2025  12:00

• Exports of welded pipes from Turkey decreased by 3.7 percent in January-July 2025 In July of this year, exports of welded pipes from Turkey totaled 149,748 metric tons, down 31.9 percent from June and up 20.1 percent year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these exports amounted to $144.09 million,... 18.09.2025  12:00

• India directs 80 percent of green steel incentives to secondary mills The Ministry of India will direct 80 percent of the proposed scheme for fiscal stimulations in the amount of 570 million US dollars for secondary mills, confirmed a senior government official on Thursday, September 18. The purpose of the movement is aimed at accelerating the decarbonization in... 18.09.2025  11:00

• Italian crude steel production increased by 7.3 percent in August 2025 According to the latest data released by Federacciai, the Italian Federation of Steel Companies, in August of this year, Italy's crude steel production totaled 821,000 tons, up from 1.7 million tons. Tons in July, and by 7.3 percent year-on-year. In January-August of this year, Italian crude steel... 18.09.2025  11:00

• In January-August 2025, reinforcement in China increased by 0.3 percent. In January-August of this year, the production of China reinforcement amounted to 128.678 million tons, which is 0.3 percent per year, according to the Chinese National Statistics Bureau (NBS). In this period, the production of internal wire rods amounted to 90.392 million tons, increasing by... 18.09.2025  10:00

• Chinese iron ore decreased by 4.2 percent in January-August 2025 In January-August of this year, China's iron ore production amounted to 678,104 million tons. Tons, which decreased by 4.2 percent per year, according to the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).In August alone, China's iron ore production totaled 81.633 million tons. Tons, having increased... 18.09.2025  10:00

• Brazilian raw steel production in August decreased Brazilian production of raw steel in August 2025 reached 2.866 million tires, which is 4.6 percent less than in August 2024, according to the Brazilian Institute of Steel, IABR. . On a comparative basis, the production of wrapped products decreased by 5.5 percent to 1.984 million MT, with... 18.09.2025  03:00