Tata Steel UK Begins Construction of New Pickling Line at Port Talbot *Tata Steel UK*, a subsidiary of Indian steelmaker Tata Steel Limited, has officially *broken ground on a new pickling line at its Port Talbot site*. The facility, supplied by *France-based Clecim* a...
Malaysia Unveils Steel Industry Roadmap 2035 to Drive Green Transformation The *Malaysian government* has officially launched its *Steel Industry Roadmap 2035*, a *10-year strategy* to build a *globally competitive, sustainable, and technologically advanced steel sector*. D...
Indian Government Pressures State-Run Miners to Boost Iron Ore Output The *Indian Ministry of Mines* has issued a formal warning to *state-run miners SAIL and OMC*, instructing them to *operationalize idle mines and increase production* or face punitive measures. The m...
Tata Steel, Dutch Government Sign Pact on Green Transition at Ijmuiden Mill *Tata Steel Limited* has reached a *non-binding agreement* with the *Dutch government* to transition its *Ijmuiden steel mill* to *low-emission production*, marking a key step in the company’s decarbo...
Strong Steel Consumption Outlook for India and ASEAN Speaking at the *SteelOrbis Fall 2025 Conference & 93rd IREPAS Meeting in Munich*, Anastasiia Kononenko, head of Asia market intelligence at SteelOrbis, highlighted a *robust consumption outlook for b...
China’s Local Governments Issue RMB 489 Billion in Special Bonds in August Local governments in China issued *RMB 489 billion ($68.9 billion)* in new special bonds in *August 2025*, according to the *Ministry of Finance*. This represents a *20.7 percent decrease from July*, ...
US DOE Cancels $13 Billion in Climate Funds, Refocuses on Energy Security The *US Department of Energy (DOE)* has announced plans to *return more than $13 billion in unobligated climate funds*, redirecting resources toward *traditional energy security priorities*. Energy S...
US Standard Pipe Imports Down 20.3 Percent in July According to *final census data from the US Department of Commerce*, US imports of standard pipe totaled *59,201 metric tons in July 2025*, marking a *20.3 percent decline from June* and a *10.7 perce...
Ukraine Sees Growth Potential in GDP Despite War Challenges During the *Ukrainian Economic Stability Week*, officials highlighted *Ukraine’s potential GDP growth* despite the ongoing war. Challenges include *population decline, migration, weak productivity gro...
EU to Announce New Steel Import Safeguards by Mid-October The *European Commission* will introduce *new protective measures on steel imports by mid-October*, replacing existing rules. According to *EUROFER*, the measures will *secure EU steel capacity* and ...
BHP to Invest AUD 1.4B in Port Hedland Ore Capacity Mining giant *BHP* will invest *AUD 1.4 billion (USD 924M)* to modernize *Port Hedland infrastructure in Western Australia*. The project will *add a sixth car dumper (CD6), new conveyors, and upgrade...
China’s Shipbuilding Output to Reach 51M dwt in 2025 China’s shipbuilding industry is forecast to produce *51M dwt in 2025*, up *5.85% from 48.18M dwt in 2024*, according to *CANSI*. By end-2025, total ship orders at Chinese yards are expected to hit *...
