Metallurgy news

• A new director has been appointed to Intertype Vtormet Valentin Makarenko became the director of the scrap processing enterprise Intertype Vtormet. Previously, for 2 years, Makarenko held the position of commercial director. The main goal of working in the new position is to provide INTERPIPE STEEL with scrap metal necessary for the full-fledged... 09.05.2018  13:07

• China will continue to move towards quality iron ore BHP Billiton Ltd, the world's largest miner, predicts reforms in China's steel sector that will continue to favor suppliers of high-quality iron ore and coking coal as steel consumption continues to rise over the next decade. “This has led and is driving a constant demand for high quality raw m... 08.05.2018  09:47

• ArcelorMittal Buy Ilva The Italian government is trying to keep the Ilva steel mill alive. They have been looking for a new owner for several years. The problem was the cost of modernization that the plant had to go through in order for it to continue to function. However, the local authorities wanted to close the plant.... 08.05.2018  09:37

• Steel exporters oppose the US There is growing opposition to the steel and aluminum tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump in March. India, the world's 10th largest steel exporter by value, is considering countermeasures, including the possibility of challenging US actions in the World Trade Organization. Meanwhile,... 08.05.2018  09:19

• In 2017, the EU increased its CO2 emissions Last year, the EU increased its CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels by 1.8 percent. The European Commission announced that it will propose a long-term strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Only seven countries cut their carbon footprint from fossil fuels last year: Finland (-5.9... 07.05.2018  13:36

• Steel production growth in India slows down In India, steel production increased 4.5% to 102.34 Mt in the 2017-18 fiscal year ended March 31, reflecting slower growth from a year earlier. While steel output increased 8.5% in 2016-17 after higher anti-dumping duties on sheet steel products curbed imports and helped mills boost domestic... 07.05.2018  13:30

• Growth in demand for rolled metal products in China is expected The China Purchasing Managers Index, or PMI, rose 1.1 basis points in April from March to 51.7, according to the latest statement from the CFLP Steel Logistics Professional Committee's index compiler. The index holds above 50 points for the second month in a row. The April index shows that... 04.05.2018  11:33

• The management of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has been negotiating with representatives of the labor collective for almost a day Negotiations on the settlement of disagreements between the management of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih and representatives of the labor collective began on May 3 at 14-00 and as of 9-00 on May 4 were not completed. We were informed about this in the press service of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, stressing... 04.05.2018  09:15

• Operational indicators of the MMC of Ukraine in April and 4 months of 2018 According to the operational data of Ukrmetallurgprom, in April 2018, metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine produced: pig iron 1.64 million tons (98% versus March 2018), steel 1.69 million tons (99%), rolled stock 1.48 million tons (98%). A slight decrease in the production of main types of... 03.05.2018  19:01

• Vietnamese steel imports in January-April fell by 6.4% Vietnam imported over 4.2 million tonnes of steel and pig iron for a total of about $ 3 billion between January and April, up 24.6% from 6.4% year-over-year, according to data General Directorate of Customs of Vietnam. In four months, all steel mills in Vietnam produced 3.2 million tons of... 03.05.2018  10:13