Metallurgy news. April

The analytical service of Sales magazine “Metal Supply and Sales” continues its publication of the MCC-TP Index (Market Temperature Index). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. In early April, nearly all experts noted rising prices for steel products. While the situation in the hot-rolled steel sector had previously been characterized negatively, the survey results for the past week indicate stabilization, with a forecast of slow price growth for this product going forward. ...

In March 2025, square billet quotations from Russia’s Black Sea region increased by $14/mt, reaching $444/mt FOB. At the start of the month, the price growth for Russian square billets was supported by positive sentiment in global markets: Turkey saw rising scrap prices, while China experienced growth in finished product futures amid expectations of reduced steel production. However, in the second half of March, buyer demand weakened due to a lack of support from finished product markets. For ...

Special licensing programs designed by the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources aimed at mineral extraction development and processing industries in the Arctic, have been in effect since 2023. These programs are valid until 2035. To date, auctions have been held for 64 sites, with plans to issue licenses for a total of 176 sites. “In 2025, auctions will be held for 30 mineral deposits. The largest include the "Amerika" deposit, with titanium reserves of 3.5 million tons, and the "Gremyakha-Vyrmes" ...

The European Commission (EC) is considering temporarily expanding access to the European market for certain types of Russian-made cast iron products. This applies to high-demand items such as cast iron drainage pipes, manhole covers, and plumbing fixtures. The measure aims to protect local consumers from price increases caused by U.S. import duties. The temporary authorization is expected to last 12 months, until April 1, 2026. It is worth recalling that starting in 2026, the EU will suspend ...

Severstal continues to increase the share of new products in its sales portfolio by developing innovative steels and solutions for customers in key industries in Russia. Severstal's innovations for infrastructure projects and the construction segment include Grani Pro, a multifaceted trough profile sheet, which is a Russian alternative to the traditional Larsen sheet. For the machine building industry, Severstal continued to develop the POWERS range of wear-resistant and high-strength steels. ...

Rosatom Metallurgical Technologies LLC (Rosatom Metal Tech LLC, an integrator company in the field of Metallurgy of the Rosatom Fuel Division) presented cable and wire products at the Cabex 2025 exhibition. The company's stand demonstrated a wide range of high-strength wires with normal electrical conductivity, including contact wires made of copper-niobium alloy (CuNb) for high-speed railway lines, radiation-resistant and heat-resistant wires, as well as extra-thin wires with and without various ...

At the end of last year, the new international GOST 35087 standard for hot-rolled I-beam came into force. It replaced the GOST R 57837–2017 standard, which was limited to the Russian jurisdiction. This creates additional opportunities for supplying Russian steel structures to EAEU countries and will allow Russian steel structure manufacturers to ramp up production volumes, according to Dmitry Pukhnarevich, Head of Project Sales Directorate at EVRAZ STEEL. "The new international GOST has freed ...

Registration of participants for the 11th International Conference " Stainless Steel and the Russian Market " is going (10-11 April, St. Petersburg). Key Speakers: Ivan Markov (Director of the Department of Metallurgy and Materials, Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation), Viktor Tarnavsky ("Metal Supply & Sales" Magazine), Petr Varyushin (Nornickel), Andrey Voronin (USSA), Anton Narbutovskikh (Krasny Oktyabr Corporation), Alexander Malanichev (Mechel), Andrey Pushkarev (Russian ...

RUSAL has delivered custom-made aluminum tape to KraftSpan, a major producer of noise barriers for highways and railways. Aluminum is now being integrated into these barriers, which is expected to at least double their service life. The anti-corrosion properties of the "winged metal" will also reduce maintenance costs. SAYANAL, Russia and the CIS’s leading foil-rolling plant, produced and supplied the specialized aluminum tape to KraftSpan for use in noise barriers. "For this new product, we ...

LLC MMK-Design Solutions a subsidiary of MMK Trading House and part of PJSC MMK Group, was registered in November 2024. The core production base for MMK-Design Solutions is LLC Mekhanoremontny Kompleks, also part of PJSC MMK Group. Spanning several workshops with a total area of over 30,000 square meters, the facility houses more than 120 units of equipment, including unique equipment. An in-house design bureau staffed with highly qualified engineers, designers, and projecting engineers enables ...

Industrial routes and career-oriented excursions developed by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (PJSC MMK) have been included in the international industrial tourism guidebook of the Union State of Russia and Belarus. Titled “Two Countries, a Thousand Factories”, the book was published by the Agency for Strategic Initiatives and the Belarusian Institute of Strategic Research. The publication features the most popular and educational tours to leading enterprises in Russia and Belarus. Over 50 ...

At the end of last week, a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak took place at Business Russia, where prospects for the Russian economy were discussed, including investments, inflation, and business resilience. "I raised the issue of supporting electrometallurgy — one of the most environmentally friendly methods of steel production. Currently, these enterprises, unlike mining companies, do not receive natural resource royalties but pay an excise tax on liquid steel, even though ...

Prices for rebar on the Russian market rose slightly in late March, reaching their highest level since November of last year. Some steelmakers raised their April quotes for this product, while others kept them unchanged, but the upward trend in primary market prices is clear and will likely continue in the near future. As a result, traders have little choice, especially since spot prices in most regions lag behind factory prices. Although the construction industry remains broadly unfavorable ...

The analytical service of “Metal Supply & Sales” Magazine continues publishing the MCC-TM Index (Temperature of the market). The index value is determined through weekly expert surveys. According to expert feedback, the Russian steel market has remained in growth territory for the third consecutive week. However, a gap persists between rebar and medium-sized profile pipes on one side and hot-rolled steel products on the other. Demand for steel construction products has recently improved, whereas ...

"This [mutual interest of Russian and American companies] is merely the initial stage following a period in which our relations reached their lowest point. Substantial efforts will be required to rectify the situation," Peskov stated. He added that US companies have shown interest in participating in joint projects for the extraction of rare earth metals, but no specific details have emerged thus far. "Some of them [American companies] have expressed interest. There are no specifics at this ...