Ukraine demonstrated the fastest growth rates in the world for pig iron production (+18%) and steel production (+21%) in 2024. Source: Ukrmetprom, an association of enterprises in the Ukrainian ...

Researchers have developed a new process to reduce CO2 emission of worldwide steel production by several hundred million tons per year. It is based on modernizing blast furnace technology with ...

Salzgitter’s relined Blast Furnace A at Flachstahl works, with an investment of €100 million, is now capable of producing up to 2 million metric tons of pig iron annually. The relining process ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. GILBERT, Minn., Dec. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- MagIron LLC ("MagIron" or the "Company") today announced that it has ...

India witnessed a YoY increase of 6.4% in the production of pig iron from 2021. The private sector accounts for around 94% of the total production of the resource in the country. India exported $479 ...

According to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), China's pig iron production from January to February 2026 was 137.7 million mt, down 2.7% YoY; crude steel production was 160.34 million ...

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) (“U. S. Steel”) today announced that it is advancing its metallics strategy by insourcing pig iron capabilities at Gary Works.

NOUMEA, New Caledonia, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Growth in nickel pig iron output, which can be cheaper to produce than traditional nickel metal, is undermining primary nickel prices and threatens to tip the ...

China alone accounts for around 63.8% of the total pig iron produced in the world. However, the country is also the largest steel manufacturer in the world and so to satisfy the immense local demand, ...