Metallurgy news

• Metinvest reduced total debt by 15% to $1.44 billion in 2025 Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands), the parent company of the mining and metallurgical group Metinvest, in 2026 must repay $428 million on 2026 bonds at a rate of 8.5% per annum and $42 million on other obligations, for a total of $470 million. According to a presentation based on the annual report of... 14.04.2026  12:00

• US releases final AD margins for PC thread from Spain The U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) has released the final results of its administrative review of the anti-dumping duty (AD) ruling on prestressed steel wire (PC) from Spain for the period June 1, 2023, through May 31, 2024.DOC has determined that Global Special Steel Products S.A.U. carried out... 14.04.2026  11:00

• Imports of coking coal to Turkey decreased by 2.7 percent in January-February 2026, the volatile trend continues. In February of this year, the import of coking coal to Turkey amounted to 211,514 metric tons, which is 56.0 percent less than in January and 5.9 percent more year-on-year, according to preliminary data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, revenue from these imports... 14.04.2026  11:00

• NBS: China rebar prices down 0.3 percent in early April 2026 At the beginning of April (April 1-10) this year, the average price in China of HRB 400E 20mm rebar decreased by 10.2/mt ($1.5/mt) or 0.3 percent to 3181.6 yuan/t ($463/t) compared to the price at the end of March (March 21-31), as announced by the National Bureau of Statistics of China. During the... 14.04.2026  10:00

• CAAM: Car sales in China decreased by 5.6% in January-March 2026 In the period from January to March of this year, car production and sales in China totaled 7.039 million units and 7.048 million units, down 6.9% and 5.6% year-on-year, respectively, according to the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).During the specified period, exports of... 14.04.2026  10:00

• U.S. crude steel production up 0.7 percent – ​​Week 15 of 2026 According to the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), for the week ending April 11, 2026, U.S. domestic crude steel production was 1.843 million net tons, with a capacity utilization rate of 79.8 percent.Production for the week ending April 11, 2026 increased 0.7 percent compared to the... 14.04.2026  03:00

• Exports of wire rod from Brazil jumped 26.2 percent in March. Brazil's wire rod exports reached 40,900 metric tons (mt) in March, up from 32,400 mt in February, up 26.23 percent, according to the Foreign Trade Secretariat SECEX of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade.The increase mainly reflects a 50 percent increase in exports to the... 14.04.2026  02:00

• US and Canada drilling rig count declines - Week 15 of 2026 Baker Hughes reported that for the week ended April 10, 2026, the number of rotary drilling rigs in the United States fell by three rigs each week to 545.The number of gas drilling rigs decreased by three to 127 , and the number of total oil drilling rigs remained unchanged at 411. The total... 13.04.2026  19:00

• Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz are driving up energy and logistics costs, raising risks for the steel industry. Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran have renewed concerns in global markets, with immediate impacts on energy, logistics and supply chains. The US naval blockade targeting Iranian ports, which comes into force today, April 13, represents one of the most significant measures seen... 13.04.2026  18:00

• Car production in Turkey fell by 6.5 percent in the first quarter of 2026 In March this year, Turkey's car production totaled 106,572 units, down 14.1 percent year-on-year and 8.1 percent month-on-month, according to monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). During January-March of the year, car production in Turkey amounted... 13.04.2026  17:00