Metallurgy news

• Thailand initiates review of the validity of the AD-duty on HRC from 14 countries The Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Foreign Trade of Thailand announced the beginning of a review of anti-dumping duties on imports of hot-rolled steel sheets and plates in rolls and non-rolls from 14 countries at the request of the domestic industry.The review covers hot-rolled steel... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Assofermet Akcai: Prices in Italy will rise in summer due to new security measures According to the latest monthly market report published by Assofermet, an association representing Italian steel trading, distribution and refining companies, the Italian steel market is currently facing persistent weakness in refining demand and the upcoming implementation of trade policies that... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Ukrainian metal enterprises produced 537.8 thousand tons of rolled products in May In January-May of this year, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises reduced the production of general rolled products by 6.7% compared to the same period last year, to 2,340 million tons. in March - 544.5 thousand tons, in February - 390.3 thousand tons, in January - 406.4 thousand tons. increased the... 09.06.2026  15:00

• Fire at Tata Steel UK's Port Talbot plant temporarily halts hot rolling mill operations A fire broke out at Tata Steel UK's Port Talbot steel plant in South Wales in the early hours of June 4, injuring three contractors and requiring a major emergency response. The hot strip mill was temporarily shut down at the time of the incident. Teams are working toward a planned restart mid-next... 09.06.2026  14:00

• The Russian company Severstal-Metiz is modernizing a press with a capacity of 2,000 tons at the Cherepovets plant Russian steel manufacturer Severstal-Metiz, part of the Russian steel company Severstal, announced that it had installed and launched an additional heating line for its 2,000-ton press in the steel profile workshop of its Cherepovets plant. According to the company, the upgrade will increase the... 09.06.2026  14:00

• Ukrainian steelmakers fear serious consequences from upcoming EU protective measures Ukraine's steel industry has warned that the EU's revised steel protection measures, which will come into force on July 1, could cause significant damage to the country's industrial sector and undermine its ability to finance defense and recovery efforts, according to a Guardian report.As... 09.06.2026  13:00

• India's JSW Steel forecasts a 15% increase in consolidated steel production in May 2026 Indian company JSW Steel Limited achieved consolidated steel production of 2.29 million tons in May 2026, up 15 percent from last year, according to a company statement on Tuesday, June 9.The company stated that the significant increase in steel production was due to its Dolvi steel mill returning... 09.06.2026  13:00

• Ukraine reports a 6.1% decline in pig iron production for January-May 2026 According to the Ukrainian steel association "Ukrmetallurgprom", in May of this year, pig iron production in Ukraine amounted to 634,400 tons, which is 14.5 percent more than the previous month and down 1.6 percent year on year.In this month, steel production in the country increased by 21.7... 09.06.2026  12:00

• TYASA launches the first phase of a special steel production project in Mexico The Mexican steel company Talleres y Aceros S.A. de C.V. (TYASA) announced that on May 25 it opened the first phase of its special steel production project, expanding its presence in the high-quality steel segment.Located at the company's steel complex in Ixtaxoquitlan, Veracruz, the new plant has... 09.06.2026  12:00

• China's iron ore imports increased 6.3 percent in January-May 2026 According to the latest data from the General Administration of Customs of China (GACC), China's iron ore imports totaled 516.258 million tons between January and May this year, up 6.3 percent year-on-year, 1.7 percentage points slower than the growth recorded in the first four months of this... 09.06.2026  11:00