Metallurgy news

• Car sales in Turkey increased by 10.2 percent in January-November 2025 In November this year, sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Turkey rose 9.8 percent year-on-year and 14.5 percent month-on-month to 132,984 units, according to statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors and Mobility Association (ODMD). In the month, Turkey's... 04.12.2025  16:00

• The European Parliament goes beyond the October protection plan and takes stricter measures. The European Parliament's (EP) Committee on International Trade (INTA) has published a draft report that significantly modifies and strengthens the European Commission's October proposal to address global steel overcapacity by introducing tougher trade protection measures, new bans based on origin,... 04.12.2025  16:00

• The Indian company MOIL Limited predicts a 1% increase in manganese ore production in November 2025 The Indian state-owned mining company MOIL Limited achieved manganese ore production of 165,000 tons in November 2025, up one percent from the corresponding month of the previous year, according to a statement from the company on Thursday, December 4.The company reported that total sales for the... 04.12.2025  15:00

• Stagnation in the Indian steel market worsens in November 2017, the outlook remains gloomy Steel prices in India in November 2025 showed a downward trend due to a slowdown in trade and a rapid build-up of inventories, which contradicts expectations of a trend reversal after the holidays. With prices at a five-year low, it seemed that the downtrend entered a stagnation phase in November... 04.12.2025  15:00

• Rio Tinto unveils production forecast for 2026 The Australian mining company Rio Tinto has released its production forecasts for 2026, as well as its financial forecast and overall strategy for this year.In 2026, the company expects its total iron ore sales to be 343-366 million tonnes, with 323-338 million tonnes produced at its Pilbara... 04.12.2025  14:00

• EUROFER: imports of finished steel to the EU increased by 0.3 percent in January-August 2025 According to the report of the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) "Steel market Prospects for 2025-2026/Q4 2025", the total volume of steel imports to the EU, including semi-finished products, increased by 0.3 percent year-on-year in the first eight months of 2025. Over... 04.12.2025  14:00

• The markets for metal structures made of ferrous metals, rolled steel and wire rod will reach 2.5 and 2.9 trillion rubles by 2030 December 4, 2025. The consulting company Neo conducted a study of the Russian market for metal structures made of ferrous metals (FM), as well as rolled steel and wire rod. The products are widely used in the construction industry: wire rod - for the manufacture of fittings and electrical products,... 04.12.2025  14:00

• S. Africa's Merafe Resources begins layoffs due to high energy costs, industry requires urgent intervention South African ferrochrome producer Merafe Resources has confirmed that high energy costs are forcing Glencore-Merafe Chrome Venture to start layoffs and prepare for partial outages.After consulting with South African electricity company Eskom, the company concluded that the proposed electricity... 04.12.2025  13:00

• Turkish Isdemir to build solar power plant in Kutakhya The Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change has announced the completion of the examination and assessment process within the framework of the Environmental impact Assessment (EIA) application submitted by local steel producer Iskenderun Demir ve Çelik A.Ş.’nin (İs... 04.12.2025  13:00

• Cossacks of Ukraine recorded an increase in coke production by 6.9% in November 2025 The Ukrainian coke plant Zaporozhkoks, part of the Metinvest group, announced production results for November and January-November of this year.This month the company produced 76,300 tons of blast furnace coke (BF), which is 6.9 percent more than last year.Meanwhile, in the first 11 months, output... 04.12.2025  12:00