Metallurgy news

• Japanese company Toyo Kohan orders modernization of etching line at Kudamatsu plant According to the British manufacturer Primetals Technologies, the company has received an order from the Japanese steel manufacturer Toyo Kohan Co., Ltd for the modernization of the etching line at the Toyo Kohan Kudamatsu plant in Japan, with the overall completion of the project scheduled for... 17.12.2025  11:00

• SAIL's Rourkela steel plant forecasts crude steel production to grow by 1% in November 2025 The Rourkela Steel Plant (RSP) of Indian state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India (SAIL) recorded steel production in November 2025 at 490,407 tonnes, up one percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, December 17.In November, the... 17.12.2025  10:00

• NBCC India Limited invites you to participate in tenders for the construction of a solar energy project at the Bokaro steel mill NBCC (India) Limited, a state-owned construction company, invites Indian state-owned steel producer Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) to participate in tenders for the construction of a solar project at the Bokaro steel mill, the company said in a statement on Wednesday, December 17.The... 17.12.2025  10:00

• Usiminas will maintain steel prices in the first quarter of 2026 Brazilian steel and iron ore producer Usiminas confirmed its decision to maintain steel prices in the first quarter of 2026 during a conference call with analysts.Other steel producers are expected to implement price increases starting in January 2026 to offset lower average prices seen throughout... 17.12.2025  09:00

• US Rig Count Declines, Canadian Rig Count Increases - Week 51 of 2025 Baker Hughes reported that the number of U.S. rotary drilling rigs fell by 1 to 548 for the week ended December 12, 2025.The number of gas production rigs fell by 2 to 127 and the number of oil drilling rigs fell by 9 to 421. The total number of U.S. drilling rigs decreased by 41 rigs compared to... 16.12.2025  20:00

• U. S. crude steel production Rose 1.1 Percent in the 51st week of 2025 According to the American Institute of Iron and Steel (AISI), for the week ending December 13, 2025, domestic production of raw steel in the United States amounted to 1,753 million net tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 76.5 percent.Production for the week ending December 13, 2025... 16.12.2025  20:00

• Volkswagen closes Dresden plant due to growing market pressure German automaker Volkswagen is closing its Dresden plant today, marking the first time in the automaker's 88-year history that it has ceased production at a plant in Germany, according to a Financial Times report. The decision reflects growing pressure on the automaker amid weak demand in key... 16.12.2025  17:00

• UNESID: Spanish steel production rose 3.8 percent in October 2025 compared to September Spain's steel production stood at 949,000 tonnes in October this year, up 3.8 percent month-on-month and down 11.6 percent year-on-year, according to Spanish steel association UNESID. Between January and October this year, the country's steel production was 10.19 million tons, compared with 10.02... 16.12.2025  16:00

• Property sales in Turkey in November 2025 decreased by 14.2 percent compared to October In November of this year, real estate sales in Turkey totaled 141,100 units, down 14.2 percent month-on-month and 7.9 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).In the first 11 months of this year, the volume of real estate sales in Turkey amounted... 16.12.2025  16:00

• A feasibility study for the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in Western Australia is under development. According to Australian mining company Rio Tinto, the Rhodes Ridge joint venture has approved a $191 million (AUD$294 million) feasibility study to advance the first phase of the Rhodes Ridge iron ore project in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, one of the world's largest undeveloped iron... 16.12.2025  15:00