Metallurgy news

• Nationalization of Liberty Steel as an option to save jobs The UK government has reiterated that it is considering "all options" to keep Liberty Steel's UK factories and jobs afloat, including nationalization. The government rejected a request for £ 170 million in financial support for the company. But this is due to concerns about the "very opaque" ... 31.03.2021  13:12

• Severny GOK is building the largest pulp thickening complex in Ukraine A modern hydrotechnical facility for thickening of enrichment wastes will be built at Severny GOK. The complex will allow the mill to cut costs and reduce the burden on the environment by reducing energy and water consumption. Metinvest will allocate more than UAH 3 billion for the construction of... 30.03.2021  11:23

• The world's largest steel industry strives to be green China is stepping up efforts to clean up one of the dirtiest corners of its economy and now plans for its giant steel industry to peak emissions within four years. The country aims to peak carbon emissions by 2025 and cut them by 30% by 2030, the China Metals Planning and Research Institute said... 30.03.2021  10:21

• Traffic on the Suez Canal resumed After the Ever Given, one of the largest container ships in the world, was reportedly successfully floated, vessel traffic in the Suez Canal resumed after a six-day lockdown, and a flotilla of tugs pulled it towards Bolshoy Gorky Lake. ... Due to the blockade of Ever Given, which lasted almost a... 30.03.2021  10:05

• Converter overhaul completed at DMZ In the oxygen-converter shop of the Dneprovsky metallurgical plant (DMZ, Dnipro), a major overhaul of the converter No. 1 was carried out with the replacement of the neck and the tapered part. The renovation took place since December 2020. The workers of the metallurgical equipment repair shop... 29.03.2021  12:40

• World steel production increased by 6.6% World crude steel production in 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) amounted to 315.0 million tonnes in the first two months of this year. This is a 6.6% increase over production for the corresponding two-month period in 2020. The largest regional steel producer... 29.03.2021  12:35

• Biden will not put up with Nord Stream 2 Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, a columnist for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), published a commentary on Joe Biden's position on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline: “New US President Joe Biden has repeatedly emphasized how valuable and politically i... 29.03.2021  12:25

• EVRAZ uses 3D technology to repair equipment EVRAZ NTMK implements 3D technologies in the repair of the main metallurgical equipment. Purchased 3D scanners and printers enable 3D scanning and 3D printing of parts. The Creaform HandyScan scanner has already been introduced into production at EVRAZ NTMK. Engineers use it to create 3D models... 26.03.2021  11:47

• Novokramatorsk plant will send miners a new roadheader Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant prepares for shipment to customers - mines named after Heroes of Space and Dneprovskaya (PJSC DTEK Pavlogradugol) two roadheaders of the new P110-03 model with a longitudinal-axial cutting bit. Miners of PJSC DTEK Pavlogradugol appreciated the tunneling... 26.03.2021  11:42

• Suez Canal Lockdown Will Increase Price Pressure on Steel and Metals The waterway is used to transport steel and steelmaking raw materials including iron ore, pellets and hot rolled products between the CIS and Asia, including China; aluminum semi-finished products from the Middle East to Europe and for copper supplies from the West to China. The blocking of the... 26.03.2021  10:48