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Tata Steel Begins Certified Production Of Octagonal Billets From Scrap In India
Tata Steel Ludhiana has become the first Indian steel mill to obtain a Bureau of Indian Standards license for the production of octagonal billets, marking the start of certified domestic production of a type of steel semi-finished product primarily intended for the...
Pig Iron: Ukrainian Plant Outages Support Brazil, But The US Market Remains Cautious
Prices for Brazilian pig iron destined for the United States recorded a modest increase following attacks that interrupted operations at two major Ukrainian producers. The risk of reduced international availability strengthened sellers’ expectations, but inventories...
US Steel: Production Increasing And Plant Utilization Back At 80%
The US steel industry consolidated its production recovery in the week ended Saturday, August 22, recording the second consecutive increase in crude steel production and bringing the plant utilization rate back to 80%, a level that had not been reached since the...
Nickel: Chinese NPI Imports At Their Lowest Since 2024 Amid Typhoons, Indonesian Inspections, And Weak Stainless Steel Demand
Chinese imports of nickel pig iron and ferro-nickel fell in July to their lowest level since August 2024, weighed down by weaker stainless steel production, delays in Indonesian shipments, and stricter inspections of export cargoes. The slowdown temporarily tightened...