The Main Metallurgical Association of China has warned that the price war in the electric vehicle market is causing serious damage to steel mills and...
Ferrous metallurgy
A steel plant that has been operating for more than 75 years is shutting down in Madrid.
Spanish company Grupo Industrial Cristian Lay (CL) has announced the closure of its Corrugados Getafe (CG) rebar plant in Madrid, ending more than 75...
Record losses: the Russian coal industry is going to the bottom
The Russian coal industry has entered a deep crisis: in the first quarter of 2025, total losses reached 79.9 billion rubles ($887 million). In the...
Carbon dioxide levels have reached the highest level in the history of mankind
The Earth's atmosphere now contains more carbon dioxide (co₂) than at any time in the history of mankind. For the first time ever, the average...
Production in the metallurgical market has fallen in Ukraine
In Ukraine, in May 2025, metallurgists reduced the production of basic products. In April, there were better indicators. This is evidenced by the...
The UK is fighting for Tata Steel's duty-free access to the US market
The UK government is working to prevent the country's largest steel producer, Tata Steel, from being denied duty–free access to the US market...
Ukraine rose to the top 10 net pig iron exporters, consumption increased by 21%
By the end of 2024, Ukraine produced 7.1 million tons of pig iron, of which 1.3 million tons were exported. The apparent consumption of pig iron...
Ukrzaliznytsya has successfully resumed online scrap metal trading
Ukrzaliznytsya JSC (UZ) conducted the first successful online auctions for the sale of scrap metal after a pause of more than a year and a half, the...
Steel prices could fall sharply due to excess production capacity
Excess production capacity will continue to put downward pressure on global steel prices, despite tough U.S. import tariffs, protective trade...
Steel consumption in Ukraine increased by 5.9% in 2024, but did not return to the world ranking of leaders.
In 2024, Ukraine increased its apparent steel consumption by 5.9% compared to 2023, to 3.6 million tons from 3.4 million tons. The consumption per...
Romania's largest steel mill has resumed operations after a one-year hiatus
After almost a year of downtime, Romania's largest steel mill, LIBERTY Galaii, has resumed production by launching blast furnace No. 5. This is...
Railway scrap worth its weight in gold: UZ sold metal for 9 thousand UAH/ton
Ukrzaliznytsya JSC successfully held 7 auctions for the sale of ferrous scrap on the Prozorro site on June 5, 2025. Sales. The next step should be...
Steel company cuts have failed to support prices in Northern Europe
The reduction in production by metallurgists is not able to support selling prices in Northern Europe against the background of weak demand and...
Revenues of the mining industry in Ukraine increased by 28% to UAH 639 billion.
Revenues of the mining industry of Ukraine in 2024 increased by 27.8% and amounted to UAH 639.4 billion, which is the highest figure since the...
Steel Escalation: Transatlantic trade on the brink of conflict
The doubling of U. S. tariffs on steel imports will put enormous pressure on Europe's steel industry. This is stated in a statement by the...
A new 50% tariff on steel imports will lead to a resumption of price increases in the United States.
President Donald Trump's doubling of steel import duties under Section 232 of the U. S. law, from 25% to 50%, is expected to resume the upward...
Getmantsev remembered the industry, he says the situation is difficult
The situation in the Ukrainian industry remains difficult in the fourth year of Russia's full-scale invasion. In the first quarter, production...
Interpipe started supplying pipes for salt mines in Italy
The Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe continues to expand its presence in the European market, supplying pipe products that meet the highest...
Trump raised duties on steel and aluminum in the United States to 50%
US President Donald Trump increased duties on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50%, fulfilling a promise to raise taxes on imports to the United States...
Ukraine and Georgia launch new logistics axis across the Black Sea
Belgorod-Dniester Seaport has signed a memorandum with APM Terminals Poti (a division of Maersk). "This is the first memorandum of the...
Green steel in Chinese: the steel industry is massively switching to ultra-low emissions
The Chinese Metallurgical Association (CISA) is confident that 80% of the country's steel production capacity will be upgraded with ultra-low...
Geologists have found the largest iron deposit in history
In a remote part of Western Australia, geologists have discovered a stunning mineral deposit that promises to rewrite not only the map of global iron...
The war did not prevent Akhmetov from increasing the production of steel and cast iron
The Zaporizhstal Metallurgical Plant (Zaporizhia) of the Metinvest Group increased production in January-May 2025 compared to the same period last...
The Russian authorities have undertaken to save the coal industry
The Russian government has taken on the task of saving the country's coal companies. Thus, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin approved...
ArcelorMittal signs XCarb deals in Germany and Switzerland
In the summer of 2024, Burri began a test run of its XCarb steel stand to evaluate its properties....
CBAM-induced imports may exacerbate EU oversupply
Some European stainless steel buyers expect an influx of materials into EU ports by the end of 2025, as importers try to avoid the additional...
Brazil extends 25% tariff on steel imports
Brazil has extended a 25% tariff on steel imports as part of a review of customs restrictions on imports of these products from other countries....
Review of global steel production and production capacities conducted by MEPs
ArcelorMittal's investments in decarbonization, the closure of the Cleveland-Cliffs plant and plans for stainless steel smelting in Turkey are...
The German industrial giant is reforming its business: divisions will become independent
German industrial giant Thyssenkrupp has announced plans to turn into a holding company with controlling stakes in individual business segments. This...
EU refused to discuss carbon tax with Russia: what does Ukraine have to do with it
The European Union has rejected Russia's request for consultations on a package of measures to adjust carbon borders (carbon levy). The reason...
