Metallurgy news

• Steel production in China will grow by 4-5% this year Official forecasts for China's steel production in 2020 range from nearly 1% contraction to 1.2% growth, but Boris Krasnozhenov, an analyst at Alfa Bank, says the country's infrastructure investment will confirm less conservative forecasts, expecting a rise of up to 4% - five%. China's Steel... 09.01.2020  10:16

• Unions call for job protection at Tata Steel UK The National Metals Union Coordinating Committee, which includes representatives from GMB, Unite and the Community, issued a statement saying: “Over the past few months, the company has tried to involve us in delicate discussions about the future of Tata Steel Europe. It is deeply disappointing t... 08.01.2020  12:26

• JSPL Reaches New High in Q4 2019 Steel Production Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL), one of the leading steel companies in India, posted an all-time high in crude steel production in the last quarter of last year, reaching 1.61 million tonnes, up 22% year on year. Total steel sales to JSPL in the same period were about 1.66 million tonnes, and... 08.01.2020  12:23

• Vietnamese Hoa Phat will be exempt from US tariffs In December 2019, the US Department of Commerce (USDOC) announced its final anti-dumping investigation decision on cold rolled and corrosion-resistant steel produced in Vietnam from raw materials from South Korea and Taiwan to impose a maximum tariff of 456% However, following the process of... 07.01.2020  11:07

• STS Steel will resume production after fire damage In the US, a New Year's Eve fire dealt a financial blow to STS Steel. However, it was lucky that no one was hurt, and the plant tried to resume production. In this way, losses can be minimized. The painting rooms and offices were severely damaged by the fire. Consequently, some office staff will... 07.01.2020  11:01

• Decline in production in Europe slowed down in December Having reached a three-month high in November, the IHS Markit Eurozone Manufacturing PMI lost momentum in December. Following the publication of 46.3, up from 46.9 but slightly better than the previous Flash reading of 45.9, the PMI remained below the critical 50.0 for the eleventh straight month.... 07.01.2020  10:55

• Tata Steel warns of possible UK production closure As Tata Steel's UK losses in 2019 increased to £ 371million, Tata Steel warned that the steel mill must become self-sustaining or close. Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran told the Sunday Times that the company will not continue to subsidize a loss-making operation just to ensure its ... 06.01.2020  11:45

• Baowu Group may surpass ArcelorMittal as the largest steel producer Chen Derong, chairman of the Chinese steel company Baowu, said in his New Year message that “China Baowu successfully reorganized the Maanshan Iron and Steel Group in 2019 to gain de facto control over Chongqing Iron and Steel. The group company will achieve 96 million tonnes of steel, and Baowu's c... 06.01.2020  11:38

• Indian government policy should boost steel demand While an increase in infrastructure construction and a gradual recovery in some downstream industries could boost steel demand in India, a recovery in demand growth will continue to depend on the financial position of the Indian government, and this will determine whether the Indian government can... 03.01.2020  11:37

• Philippine Steel Mills Advocate Strict Steel Quality Control Philippine steelmakers have asked the Department of Commerce and Industry at the national level to take over control of mandatory products to strengthen the fight against substandard products. Roberto M Cola, President of the Philippines Iron and Steel Institute, said: “DTI must once again take o... 03.01.2020  11:31