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Jindal Steel Sohar, formerly Jindal Shadeed Iron and Steel and part of Jindal Steel Oman, reported a world record monthly rebar production of 158,460 tons in December 2025, achieved with zero safety incidents. The…
Brazilian miner Vale SA reported its highest annual iron ore output since 2018, exceeding its production guidance for 2025. Vale's iron ore production rose 2.6pct YoY to 336 mln tons in 2025, above its guidance range of…
Tosyali Algerie has set a new world record for annual direct reduced iron (DRI) output from a single direct reduction module, producing 2.43 mln tons in 2025 from its Module 2 during the unit's first year of operation…
Crude steel production in the Middle East rose 4.3pct YoY in 2025 to 56.9 mln tons, while Africa recorded 3.8pct growth to 23.2 mln tons, according to data from the World Steel Association. Middle East output reached…
JSW Steel reported a sharp rise in earnings for Q3 FY26 ended 31 December 2025, supported by higher volumes and lower input costs. The company posted a consolidated net profit of INR 2,410 crore (USD 262.6 mln)…
Turkey's crude steel production reached 38.1 mln tons in 2025, up 3.3pct YoY, according to data from the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). Billet production increased 6.1pct to 24.2 mln tons, while slab…
Rio Tinto reported a 4pct YoY increase in iron ore output in Q4 2025 to 89.7 mln tons, supported by a strong recovery in the Pilbara following earlier weather disruptions. For full-year 2025, iron ore production was…
BHP Group reported record iron ore production and shipments in the first half of FY26, driven by strong supply chain performance, the miner said in its operational review for the six months ended 31 December 2025. Iron…
Iran recorded a sharp increase in iron and steel exports in the nine months ending in late December, according to local media citing data from the Iranian Steel Producers Association (ISPA). Export revenues rose 27pct…
Iron ore futures fell on Monday as soft economic data and lingering weakness in China's property sector continued to weigh on market sentiment, alongside lower steel production figures for last year. Data from the…
Iron ore futures declined on Friday as rising inventories at major Chinese ports weighed on market sentiment, although expectations of improved demand helped limit losses. Port stocks continued to build as tight…
Turkish steel producer Kocaer Celik reported record-high production and sales volumes for the 2025 fiscal year, according to a stock exchange filing. The company's total steel production rose 26pct YoY to 648,105 tons…
JSW Steel reported a 6 pct YoY increase in consolidated crude steel production to 7.48 mln tons in Q3 FY26, according to a stock exchange filing. The company said Blast Furnace 3 (BF3) at its Vijayanagar plant has been…
Iron ore futures retreated on Thursday, with weaker steel production data and the sharp rally earlier in the week dampening spot-market buying. Iron ore futures had climbed in recent sessions on expectations of a…
Tata Steel reported its best-ever quarterly performance in India during the third quarter of FY26, driven by higher output, strong domestic demand, and growing contributions from value-added and downstream segments. In…
Turkey's steel exports reached 13.7 mln tons in the first eleven months of 2025, up 13.3pct YoY, while export revenues rose 4.5pct to USD 9.3 bln, according to the Turkish Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In…
India's state-owned miner NMDC Ltd produced 5.4 mln tons of iron ore in December 2025, up 15pct YoY from 4.71 mln tons, according to a stock exchange filing. Iron ore sales also rose sharply, increasing 19pct YoY to…
Turkey's steel market in 2025 was shaped above all by scrap price behaviour and margin discipline, with developments in billet imports, production levels, and Turkish long steel export offers reinforcing a market…
China's iron ore futures market delivered one of the clearest paradoxes of 2025. Futures prices remained resilient and ended the year higher despite weakening domestic steel demand and a gradual decline in crude steel…
Turkey's Ministry of Trade has decided to apply a uniform definitive anti-dumping duty of 3.95pct on imports of cold-rolled stainless steel flat products of Chinese origin, according to the final notification issued…
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