Metallurgy news

• NLMK La Louvière continues to modernize its hot rolling mill NLMK La Louvière in Belgium has begun the pre-assembly of three new finishing stands for the modernization of its hot rolling mill, which will allow the company to expand production of thinner, stronger and more environmentally friendly steel for customers in the EU. Pre-assembly will last until ... 01.09.2020  10:45

• Indian steel mills in September will increase Indian steel companies will raise prices from September onward on higher costs and higher world prices. A Business Standard report citing JSW Steel's director of marketing, commerce and corporate strategy says that “the difference between domestic and international prices is currently around 8 p... 01.09.2020  10:38

• China's steel mills rise another 2.1% Inventories of five major finished steel products at 184 Chinese steel companies weekly hosted by Mysteel continued to rise during August 20-26 due to slowing end-user demand, with tonnage increasing another 2.1% in the third week. week before According to the weekly research Mysteel, about 7... 01.09.2020  10:23

• Iron ore prices hit 6-year high Amid growing demand for iron ore in China, the price of the most important steelmaking raw materials is on the rise, with an increase of almost 34% since the beginning of the year. Steel product prices exceeded $ 125 per ton for the first time since February 2014. This is primarily driven by strong... 31.08.2020  11:49

• Iran's steel business outlooks ahead of competitors Iranian Steel's production has steadily expanded in recent years, despite all the forces and obstacles created by external forces such as US sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic, which brutally led to the presentation of the world's leading manufacturers. A report recently released by the... 31.08.2020  11:43

• Nippon Steel Warns China Tightens Global Market Control Nippon Steel's executive vice president, Mr. Katsuhiro Miyamoto, said China intends to strengthen its position in the global steel market as its economy recovers from the coronavirus pandemic faster than its competitors and domestic businesses are expanding higher quality products. He said,... 31.08.2020  11:40

• Melting furnace stopped at Dneprospetsstal for overhaul Furnace No. 15 in KPTs was modernized in 2015 and became the “first sign” in a series of comprehensive programs to renew the plant's heating furnaces fleet. The old high thermal conductivity brick lining was replaced with a new one with minimal brick usage. The basis of the new lining was made up... 28.08.2020  12:46

• Voestalpine resumes steel production in Linz In early September, the Voestalpine Group will restart its small blast furnace in Linz, Austria, which has been temporarily shut down since March this year following a sharp drop in consumer demand caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). The steel division of the voestalpine group produces... 27.08.2020  10:57

• North American steel production fell 28% North American steel production fell 28% in July from the same period last year, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. In July of this year, production was 7.209 million tons (million tons), compared with 10.019 million tons in the same month a year earlier. Total... 27.08.2020  10:56

• Ukraine in the world ranking of metallurgical production for 7 months of 2020 Pig iron production According to Worldsteel, for 7 months of 2020, metallurgical enterprises of the countries of the world produced 790,110,000 tons of pig iron, of which 743,620,000 tons were produced by the blast furnace method and 46,490,000 tons by the direct reduction method. The result... 26.08.2020  12:38