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 ...

In 2025, compared with 2024, the plant increased steel production by 2.3% to 1.69 million tons, pig iron by 16.9% to 2.53 ...

Despite being the fifth-largest producer of pig iron in the world, the Republic of Korea is a net importer of the metal, with $93.5 million worth of total import in 2021, mainly from Russia. According ...

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 ...

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 ...

HONG KONG, May 16 (Reuters) - China's producers of nickel-pig-iron are racing to upgrade their facilities as reduced demand from stainless steel mills and weaker nickel prices drive them to cut costs.

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.

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, ...