Metallurgy news

• Mexico extended AD duties on hot rolled sheet from Russia and Ukraine In March 2021, the Mexican Secretariat for the Economy (SE) announced its final decision on the anti-dumping revision of anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of hot rolled sheet from Russia and Ukraine, deciding to keep the existing ADs on the matter. goods under the TN VED codes 7208.10.03,... 25.03.2021  11:09

• The world's first fossil-free sponge iron production Hybrit Development AB, owned by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, is developing steelmaking technology using hydrogen gas instead of coal to minimize climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions from production. The HYBRIT pilot plant will be able to produce fossil-free sponge iron for the production of... 25.03.2021  10:37

• Steel production in Ukraine decreased in February Steel production in Ukraine decreased by 2% in February 2021. The metallurgical enterprises of the country produced 1.675 million steel, which is 2% less than in the previous year. In the ranking of the World Association of Steel Producers from 64 countries, Ukraine is 12th place. In February,... 25.03.2021  10:03

• Prices for sheet metal continue The growth of the global sheet metal market continues. The main sources of price increases continue to be the United States and the European Union, where base quotations for hot-rolled steel exceeded $ 1,450 and 800 euros per tonne EXW, respectively. But in other regions, the cost of steel products... 24.03.2021  12:46

• British Steel announces investment in manufacturing technology The investment will go towards the installation of a new casting machine, a scrap preheater and a new environmental control system. British Steel has announced a £ 100 million investment this year to improve its operational and environmental performance. The proposed investment will support ... 24.03.2021  12:41

• ArcelorMittal Polish Low Carbon Plants ArcelorMittal Launches XCarb Initiatives to Support the Drive for Low Carbon Steel Manufacturing. Green certifications, low-carbon scrap steel and a carbon-free technology development fund will be respected. Poland has a role to play in this activity - Polish factories are beginning to test the use... 24.03.2021  12:16

• EU steel deficit will persist throughout 2021 EU steel market participants say import volumes are already at “historic lows” and that expanding safeguards is pointless as European steel mills are unable to meet demand. “Imports of any kind of steel have never been so low. Over the past two years, imports have steadily decreased, ”he said. on... 23.03.2021  10:01

• DMK production results in February Dniprovsky Steel Works in February 2021 reduced the volume of production of commercial metal products by 192,813 tons, informs the economic planning department of the plant. Last month, the target was fulfilled only in the rolling shop. Agglomeration, blast-furnace and converter production... 23.03.2021  09:29

• MMK strengthens its position in the Uzbek market In 2020, MMK supplied 415.6 thousand tons of metal products to the Republic of Uzbekistan, which is slightly less than the same indicator in 2019. The share of this largest Central Asian country amounted to 82% in the total volume of shipments to the countries of Central Asia, and 35% in the volume... 23.03.2021  09:25

• Metinvest acquires shares of ShSMU-1 and Ukrbud The parent company of the international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group Metinvest is Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands), acquires shares of PJSC "Shakhtostroymontazhnoe management No. 1" (ShSMU-1, Lysovka village, Pokrovsky district, Donetsk region) and PJSC "Avtopredpriyatie (AP)"... 22.03.2021  10:55