Metallurgy news

• EU sheet metal shipments down 3% in 2018 The Eurometal Federation reported this week that European distributors of flat steel products in 2018 reduced their shipments to consumers by 3.1%. “Shipments declined mainly in the second half of 2018 due to growing uncertainty about the European auto industry and related supplier sectors,” sai... 05.02.2019  15:23

• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih informed the public about its intention to obtain emission permits from metallurgical production and mine administration ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih held public hearings on its intention to obtain a permit for emissions into the atmosphere from stationary sources of the industrial site No. 1 of the Metallurgical Plant and the Mine Directorate for underground ore mining. The hearings were held with the participation of... 05.02.2019  11:29

• African steel production up 7% in 2018 The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released global crude steel production statistics for December and all of 2018. According to this data, the African region reported an almost 7% increase in production throughout the year, even though its production fell by almost 6% in December... 05.02.2019  10:06

• American steel industry welcomes new presidential order The American steel industry has welcomed the President's new Buy American, Hire American Order to increase manufacturing and jobs, signed by President Donald Trump, which will provide a much-needed boost to the country's steel industry and ensure its competitiveness in the coming years. Thomas... 05.02.2019  09:38

• Situation on the metallurgical market of Ukraine At the end of 2018, Ukraine ranked 13th among steel producers and 10th among global producers of cast iron and. This indicates that the Ukrainian mining and metallurgical complex is still one of the leading sectors of the domestic economy. In addition, according to the calculations of the World... 05.02.2019  09:23

• Steel production in Asia increased by 6% in 2018 Leading producer - China increased production from 870.86 million tons in 2017 by 6.6% to 928.26 million tons in 2018. Steel production in the Asian region reported growth of 5.6% in 2018, mainly driven by increased production in China. The region ended the year on a strong note, reporting 6.1%... 04.02.2019  09:45

• Tata Steel Europe Announces Restart of Port Talbot Blast Furnace Following Major Overhaul Tata Steel announced the restart of the furnace at the Port Talbot site following the successful completion of a major life extension project. The company has spent tens of millions of pounds to modernize the giant furnace 5 in exchange for a planned long-term strategy to expand its steel... 04.02.2019  09:43

• European Union imposes restrictions on steel imports The European Commission issued a ruling on Friday introducing final safeguards restricting steel imports into the Community. This is a reaction to the US imposition of steel tariffs in the EU. The European steel industry considers the changes to be unfavorable. An investigation launched in March... 03.02.2019  14:18

• Mine tragedy in Brazil The death toll has risen to 121 after a dam burst at the Corrego do Feijao iron ore mine in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, emergency services said on Saturday, February 2. At the moment, 226 people are considered missing. The failure of the dam near Brumadinho in eastern Brazil occurred on... 03.02.2019  11:59

• Crude steel production in Europe declined in 2018 In 2018, the top five steel producing countries in the region were Germany, Italy, France, Spain and Poland. European crude steel production reported a slight decline during 2018. Domestic production for the year was 168.072 million tonnes, according to the World Steel Association (worldsteel).... 03.02.2019  11:48