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NBS: China's 2025 pig iron production falls 3% YoY

China's pig iron production throughout 2025 totalled 836 million tonnes, lower by 3% compared with the previous year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

NBS: China's Jan-Oct pig iron production falls 1.8% YoY

China produced 711.4 million tonnes of pig iron during January-October this year, lower by 1.8% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on November 14.

BHP, POSCO ink MoU to pursue 'near-zero emissions' in ironmaking

Australian mining giant BHP and South Korean steelmaker POSCO have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to produce iron with 'near-zero emissions' by advancing POSCO's hydrogen reduction ironmaking technology (HyREX), according to BHP's announcement on Thursday.

NBS: China's Jan-Sept pig iron production falls 1.1% YoY

China's pig iron production during January-September this year totalled 645.9 million tonnes, lower by 1.1% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning.

NBS: China's Jan-Jul pig iron production eases 1.3% YoY

China's pig iron production during January-July this year totalled 505.8 million tonnes, lower by 1.3% compared with the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Friday morning.

New iron project to be launched in Western Australia

Athena Resources, an Australian mineral exploration and development company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with local firms Warradarge Energy and Fenix Resources to develop what it claims will be a 'green' iron project in Western Australia's mid-west region, according to the company's ann

NBS: China's H1 pig iron production down 0.8% YoY

China's pig iron production during January June totalled 434.7 million tonnes, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Tuesday morning. Compared to the same period last year, the volume was slightly lower by 0.8%.

MAEGMA Minerals, Primetals to build HBI plant in Malaysia

MAEGMA Minerals, a subsidiary of the Malaysian industrial conglomerate Melewar Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Primetals Technologies, part of Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, to establish a MIDREX Flex plant with a capacity of 2 million tonnes/year of hot briquetted i

FEATURE: Global DRI production on the rise, yet China lags behind

The world's production of direct reduced iron (DRI) is rapidly rising, with the total in 2024 reaching 144.1 million tonnes, higher by 3.9% from the prior year, according to new statistics from the World Steel Association (WSA).

NBS: China's Jan-May pig iron output dips 0.1% YoY

China's pig iron production during January-May this year totalled 362.7 million tonnes, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday morning. Compared to the same period last year, the volume was largely unchanged, down by just 0.1%.