Metallurgy news

• Mexico asks US for exemption from aluminum tariffs The Mexican government has asked the United States for a Section 232 exemption from tariffs on steel and aluminum. Mexican Economy Minister Graciela Marquez Colin addresses the issue to US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross during Friday's US-Mexico dialogue in Yucatan, Mexico. Marquez... 16.04.2019  10:20

• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih completed the repair of a gas cleaning unit In 2019, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih began repairs of environmental equipment with gas cleaning DP-6 of blast furnace No. 6. Its cost was 635 thousand hryvnia. About UAH 2 million was saved on contractors' services due to the performance of a significant part of the work by its own repair personnel.... 15.04.2019  11:13

• Turkish billet manufacturers are ready to negotiate The principled attitude of Turkish billet exporters to pricing last week was replaced by softer supply figures, from about $ 450-460 /tonne in the previous week to about $ 445-450 /tonne this week. Easing sentiment swept across the long product-related markets amid several purchases of cheaper... 15.04.2019  11:05

• MMK signs a contract with Paul Wurth for a complete overhaul of the furnace The Luxembourg company Paul Wurth, a member of the SMS group, was entrusted with the task of overhauling the blast furnace of MMK, which ranks second in Russia. According to Paul Wuerth, “After a fundamental renovation and modernization, the blast furnace will look like a structure without an a... 15.04.2019  10:53

• British Steels needs government credit to comply with EU emission rules The European Union's decision to suspend UK firms' access to free carbon permits pending ratification of the Brexit divestment agreement is driven by British Steel's decision to obtain a £ 100 million loan from the UK government. The report, which appeared on yesterday's BBC website, also said ... 15.04.2019  10:49

• Brazil plans to indict iron ore mining company in connection with mine accident The Brazilian prosecutor's office has decided to open a criminal case against the Brazilian mining company Vale SA and its employees in connection with the collapse of the dam in January this year, which killed hundreds of people. Investigators have gathered enough evidence to confirm that Vale... 12.04.2019  11:08

• ASEAN steel production is skyrocketing Southeast Asia is one of the fastest growing steel regions in the world, Duferco Asia Managing Director Subhendu Bose said this week at the Asia Steel Markets conference in Ho Chi Minh City. Steel production in the ASEAN region has grown by 60% or more than 11 million tonnes per year over the... 12.04.2019  10:59

• Production results of MMC of Ukraine in the first quarter of 2019 In March 2019, it was smelted: - 1.83 million tons of pig iron, which is 15% higher compared to February 2019; - 1.97 million tons of steel, which is 17% higher; and produced 1.69 million tons of rolled metal, which is 15% higher compared to February 2019; The increase in production in... 12.04.2019  10:28

• Tata Steel completes acquisition of Usha Martin's steel business Tata Sponge Iron Ltd, a subsidiary of Tata Steel, has announced that it has completed the long-awaited acquisition of Ushi Martin's steel business. The company is poised to take over the management of a million tonnes Usha Martin steel plant near Jamshedpur. With that, the 4,525 crore deal, which... 11.04.2019  11:10

• Iranian steel production up 7.6% YTD Iran's crude steel production in January and February was 4.24 million tonnes, up 7.6% from 3.94 million tonnes in the same period in 2018, the Iranian Organization for the Development and Reconstruction of Mining and Mining ( IMIDRO) with reference to data published by the World Organization.... 11.04.2019  11:04