In 2025, EU steel companies had reduced exports of long steel products to third countries by 13.5% compared to 2024, down to 5.50 million tons. After growing by 3.6% y/y in 2024 and by 4.6% in 2023, the figure returned to a downward trend ... .
In 2025, the European Union reduced its exports of flat steel products to third countries by 7.8% compared to 2024, down to 10.02 million tons ... Cold-rolled flat products (HS 7209) fell even further — by 26.5%, to 593,900 tons ... Shipments to the U.S ... .
In 2025, EU steelmakers had reduced imports of direct reduced iron (DRI) by 20% compared to the previous year, down to 2.203 million tons. In 2024, this figure increased by 16.9% y/y ... In 2023–2024, these volumes ranged from 130,000 to 300,000 tons ... .
The volume of construction work performed in Ukraine in 2025 increased by 12% y/y, to UAH 248 billion. For the second year in a row, the industry has seen a slowdown in growth. in 2023 and 2024, the figure was 25% y/y and 15.5% y/y, respectively ... .
According to the results of 2025, the European Union (EU) steel industry imported 5.08 million tons of iron and steel products from Russia, which is 4.8% less than in the previous year ...Despite several years of decline, the volumes remain significant.
In 2025, 8.43 million tons of long steel products from third countries were shipped to the EU market, which is 17.2% more than in 2024 ... Another 2.29 million tons of imports are other carbon steel bars and rods (HS 7214) ... .
For the first time since 2023, Ukrainian industry showed negative growth. At the end of 2025, industrial production declined by 2.4% year-on-year, compared to growth of 3.6% year-on-year in 2024. The slowdown was caused by a combination of factors ... .
Dialing up history. The patent for the telephone turns 150 today, the first call was made three days later on March 10, 1876. Before the phone. One of the earliest ways to communicate outside of mail was the telegraph, invented by Samuel Morse in 1837.
In 2025, 23.06 million tons of flat steel products from third countries were shipped to the European Union (EU) market, which is 6.4% more than in 2024. Import volumes are growing for the second year in a row after a decline in 2022-2023 ... .
California’s spending issues. A look at the Golden State’s ballooning budget since 1976. Employees per 1,000 population In 1975 the state had 9.6 employees per 1,000 people. In 1985 it had 8.5 employees per 1,000 people.