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Severstal has implemented new metal surface inspection systems
The systems can recognize from 40 to 100 classes of defects, and the developed software provides adaptive lighting settings depending on the time of...
Donald Trump announced 25% protective import duties on cars
The new duties will not apply to parts for cars and trucks if the vehicles are assembled in the United States. Trump has already imposed a 25 percent...
Hyundai will build a steel plant in the United States to avoid paying import duties on steel
The 25% steel tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump have forced South Korea's largest automaker to consider moving its steelmaking...
Australian Mineral Resources resumes shipments of iron ore from Ashburton
Prices for fine-grained iron ore with an iron content of 58% cfr Qingdao have been volatile over the past three months: they rose from $88 per tonne...
Fitch Ratings predicts further rise in metal prices due to global geopolitical tensions
Geopolitical risks and growing investor concerns about inflation and sovereign debt should support prices in the short and medium term....
Copper prices have updated a five-month high due to the risk of duties in the United States
In New York, traders are willing to pay a record premium for copper to guarantee shipments to the United States....
MMK Group increases sales of premium rolled products with coatings
MMK Group remains the leader in the supply of galvanized and painted rolled products to the Russian market, with a volume of 1.6 million tons in...
The EU is considering the possibility of competitive decarbonization of metals
Since direct electrification is not always possible or cost-effective, the European Commission points to hydrogen as a key decarbonization factor in...
China's largest blast furnace was upgraded in record time
The 5,800 cubic meter Shagan furnace of the Jiangsu Shagang Group at the Zhangjiagang plant in Luojiangsu Province was restarted with the transfer to...
Revised policy on air emissions could boost steel demand in Europe
Strict regulations designed to boost sales of electric vehicles by automakers in the EU and the UK may be relaxed in an attempt to ease a vital path...
EU changes in HDG and CRC quotas will hit imports
Initially, a more significant reduction in quotas was expected at the request of the European Steel Producers Association Eurofer. With the exception...
The European Commission's decision on steel import quotas shocked Eurofer lobbyists
Eurofer sought a 50% reduction in quotas for flat rolled products, as well as a 32-41% increase in the protective duty applied to materials not...
Kazakhstan plans to implement 76 projects for the extraction of rare earth metals
Deposits of more than 30 metals such as tungsten, molybdenum, magnesium, lithium, germanium, graphite, vanadium and titanium have been discovered in...
Italy will start melting steel using nuclear energy
Newcleo and Danieli are exploring the possibility of producing environmentally friendly steel using atomic energy. The Memorandum of Understanding...
ArcelorMittal metal ship runs aground at the mouth of the Humber River
A ship carrying ArcelorMittal steel is stuck at the mouth of the Humber River and may remain there for several weeks....
Ukraine significantly increased steel production in early 2025
Steel production increased by 9.9% in January-February 2025 to 1.18 million tons, while pig iron production also showed an increase of 8.4%...
The US Secretary of Commerce said there would be no changes to the schedule for imposing duties on aluminum and steel.
Last week, the US president decided to temporarily exempt the Canadian and Mexican car industries from the 25% duties they recently imposed on all...
For the first time, Severstal supplied a pilot batch of finished parts to BELAZ for the production of bodywork
The parts were manufactured from Severstal metal at the Metal Recycling Center (CPM) located in the Kolpinsky district of St. Petersburg, packaged...
The United States will grant automakers at the USMCA a one-month deferral on steel and aluminum tariffs
The grace period for USMCA automakers was announced after a telephone conversation between the heads of General Motors, Ford Motor Company and...
Turkish metallurgical plant halts rolling line due to fire
The shut-down plant in Osmaniye has a rolling capacity of 1 million tons and produces tin cans, galvanized sheets, painted sheets, cold-rolled sheets...
Trump's import tariffs may "even the odds" for Asian exporters and revitalize the market -MEPS
The East Asian steel industry hopes that China's economic stimulus measures and U.S. import duties can revive the market after a slow recovery...
Severstal has implemented a digital system for end-to-end operation planning of converter steel production units
The new system solves the tasks of increasing the efficiency of steel production and product quality through competent operational planning....
Trump's tariffs on steel imports will lead to a 25 increase in car prices in the United States.%
Automakers General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai and Stellanti, and Ford, have strongly opposed the tariffs, with Ford CEO Jim Farley...
MMK presented a unique business optimization project, Task mining
Among the main results of the project is a fully transparent and competitive model for generating the real value of accounting and financial services...
Rio Tinto terminal in Australia resumes iron ore exports
Rio Tinto announced on February 20 that severe weather events in January and February, including cyclones Sean, Zelia, Talia and Vince, disrupted the...
U.S. steel buyers will face 10-15% price increases due to Trump's import tariffs
The North American steel market is preparing for the impact of 25% import duties after the US government introduced trade measures against its key...
In 2026, BMW will launch mass production of the 6th generation of batteries for electric vehicles in China.
BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd., BMW's joint venture with China in Shenyang, is the first joint automaker to establish a battery manufacturing...
Severstal has tested the capabilities of an autonomous stacker robot
At the Severstal-Metiza warehouse, the robot loaded and unloaded the europallets as part of the target route, which included movement both in the...
