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Vallourec has secured a second contract from TotalEnergies to supply casing, tubing, and accessories for drilling 48 wells under the Associated Gas Upstream Project 2 (AGUP2), a key component of the Gas Growth…
Beco Steel Limited has started supplying steel angles for electric transmission poles and related infrastructure to Pakistan's Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) and various distribution companies (DISCOs)…
Iron ore futures declined on Friday as weak demand and reduced steel output weighed on market sentiment. Chinese steel production continues to slow, with mills cutting output due to shrinking profitability and soft…
China's steel exports declined in October as rising protectionist measures and slowing global demand weighed on overseas shipments. Exports fell 12.5pct YoY to 9.78 mln tons and were down 6.6pct from September…
Celsa France has successfully upgraded the finishing end of its Bayonne wire rod mill, following the completion of a modernization project by Primetals Technologies. The upgrade replaced the existing finishing block and…
Saarstahl has partnered with Deutsche Bahn (DB) to launch a pilot project for the use of green steel in rail infrastructure, marking a key step toward sustainable supply chains and a circular economy in the rail…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has increased its rebar prices, according to the company's latest price list. The mill is now offering rebar at TRY 23,500 per ton (USD 558), up from TRY 23,365 per ton (USD 560) announced on…
Saudi Arabia's Watani Iron and Steel Co. (Watani Steel) reported a net loss of SAR 3.5 mln (USD 0.93 mln) for the first nine months of 2025, compared with a net profit of SAR 2.2 mln in the same period last year…
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail (ArcelorMittal TPJ) has appointed Laurent Dubedout as its new Chief Executive Officer, the company said in a statement. Dubedout brings extensive international experience and…
Iron ore futures rose for the first time this week on Thursday, supported by restocking activity at some Chinese steel mills taking advantage of lower prices. However, gains were limited by persistent demand concerns…
Nippon Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Corporation have signed a 10-year framework agreement with Shell Global Solutions International B.V. for the global supply of oil country tubular goods (OCTG). The two Japanese…
Italy's Danieli Centro Recycling has partnered with Max-AI, a division of the BHS Group, to deliver robotic scrap-sorting systems for advanced metal recycling applications. The Max-AI technology, powered by proprietary…
The global long steel products market continues to struggle with weak demand, rising supply, and mills operating below capacity. According to the latest short-range outlook from the International Rebar Producers and…
Turkish steelmaker Kardemir has opened a new billet sales round, keeping prices unchanged from those announced on October 15. The company offered S235JR grade billets at USD 500 per ton EXW and B420 grade billets at USD…
Turkish pipe manufacturer Umran Celik Boru has secured a tender from Petroleum Pipeline Corporation (BOTAS) to supply steel pipes for the Didim District Natural Gas Pipeline project, local media reported. The contract…
Iron ore futures continued to fall on Wednesday as sluggish steel demand and reduced mill production kept market sentiment bearish. Chinese steelmakers have been scaling back operations due to shrinking margins, while…
India's state-owned NMDC Ltd produced 4.27 mln tons of iron ore in October 2025, up 4.9pct YoY from 4.07 mln tons a year earlier, the company said in a stock exchange filing. The company's iron ore sales fell 3.5pct YoY…
Nippon Steel Corporation and its subsidiary Sanyo Special Steel Co. will consolidate the production of steel and free forged products from the Osaka Area of Kansai Works into Sanyo Special Steel, the companies…
Pakistan's Mughal Iron and Steel Industries Limited (Mughal Steel) posted a consolidated profit of PKR 925.7 mln (USD 3.27 mln) for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, compared to a loss of PKR 24 mln a year earlier…
Meranti Green Steel is progressing plans to develop a major green iron project in Oman, following meetings between company officials and representatives of the Integrated Gas Company (IGC) and Invest Oman in Thailand…
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