Metallurgy news

• Lower metal prices pose risks for Indian producers When metal prices fall, steelmakers suffer the most. They earn less for every ton of metal sold, resulting in lower profitability and lower cash flows. Some Indian producers have acquired distressed steel assets at relatively high levels. While this was done ostensibly for long-term profit, the... 30.11.2018  11:45

• Asian steel companies to remain stable in 2019 Overall profitability for Asian steelmakers will remain strong in 2019 despite softening demand, Moody's Investors Service said in a statement. In its latest report, the 2019 Asia Steel Outlook, Moody's said its outlook for the steel industry in Asia in 2019 was stable, based on an assessment of... 30.11.2018  10:52

• ArcelorMittal Italia prepares for significant increase in production ArcelorMittal is investing 150 million euros ($ 169.6 million) in its northern Italian facilities in Cornigliano and Novi Ligure. Last week, CEO Matthieu Jehl said that starting in January, Ylva's North Italian facilities will increase production to 40,000 tonnes per month, or nearly 500,000... 28.11.2018  13:01

• Germany postpones decision to phase out coal until February Germany has postponed until February a decision on how quickly Europe's largest economy should phase out coal-fired power plants, and whether the government should compensate utilities and help regions that may face job losses. Since coal mines are the only truly domestic resource in a country... 28.11.2018  12:46

• Leading steel producers in the first ten months of 2018 The total steel output in the first ten months of this year amounted to 1.502 billion tons. This is up 4.7% from production of 1.434 billion tonnes for the corresponding ten-month period in 2017. Steel production data of the top ten producing countries in thousands of tonnes : 1.China... 28.11.2018  12:34

• Iron ore and steel prices fell in China China iron ore futures fell nearly 6 percent and steel prices fell to their lowest level in nearly five months on Monday, as concerns over weaker steel demand triggered a sell-off and coking coal and ore raw materials also fell sharply. Steel traders are not restocking on concerns that demand... 27.11.2018  13:04

• North American steel production up 5.5% Annual steel production in North America rose 5.5% in October this year over the same period last year, according to recent production statistics released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel). During the first ten months of this year, a 3.6% jump was recorded in the regional market. North... 26.11.2018  10:25

• WTO decides to investigate US tariffs on steel and aluminum The World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to set up teams within its Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) to decide whether US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports comply with WTO rules, a spokesman in Geneva said. China and the European Union (EU), along with Mexico, Norway, Russia, Canada and... 26.11.2018  10:15

• China's iron and steel industry maintains robust growth The Chinese metals industry maintained a robust pace of growth, posting notable increases in both operating income and profits from January to September. Statistics from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed that the industry's total core operating income grew 14 percent... 26.11.2018  10:07

• World Steel Association: October 2018 Steel Production Increases 5.8% World steel production from 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.6 million tonnes in October 2018, up 5.8% from October 2017. Steel production in China in October 2018 amounted to 82.6 million tons, which is 9.1% more than in October 2017. India produced 8.8... 24.11.2018  12:11