Metallurgy news

• Swedish steel production increased in the first half of 2017 According to the latest data published by the Swedish Steel Association Jernkontoret, Swedish steel production in June this year reached 372.4 thousand tons, down 7.5% from the same period last year and 0.6% over the previous year. month. At the same time, in the first half of this year, the... 20.07.2017  12:01

• German steel industry maintains growth trend for 2017 - 2018 According to RWI, one of the economic research institutes in Germany, the situation in the metal industry in Germany has improved over the past few months. In the first half of this year, crude steel production in Germany increased by 1.7% over the same period last year. The German economy is... 20.07.2017  11:55

• MMK's crude steel production is growing MMK, a Russian steel group, reported that it increased sales and production of steel products in the second quarter and first half of 2017. In the second quarter, the company's crude steel production increased by 3.8% to 3.18 million tonnes compared to the same period last year. In the second... 20.07.2017  11:45

• Trump's policy promotes the opening of one of Alcoa's plants in the United States Alcoa has decided to partially reopen Warrick's closed aluminum smelter. After the Trump administration announced plans to cut steel and aluminum imports, especially from China, aluminum prices in the US are on the rise. Alcoa has announced plans to reopen three aluminum production lines at... 19.07.2017  11:21

• Rio Tinto iron ore export forecast for 2017 Mining giant Rio Tinto this year has slashed its annual targets for the supply of Australian iron ore and coking coal for steelmaking, as well as bad weather and ongoing work to modernize its rail lines. In 2017, exports of iron ore from Australia's west coast are expected to be around 330... 19.07.2017  10:55

• Ukraine has to sell coke to Turkey Evraz Yuzhkoks, located in the Dnipropetrovsk region, ships products for export to Turkey due to the lack of demand for products in Ukraine due to the continuing downtime of the Dnieper Metallurgical Plant (DMK), which is part of the Industrial Union of Donbass corporation. For the plant, this is a... 18.07.2017  19:16

• Trump government challenges WTO rules Trump government challenges WTO rules The US government planned to complete the study of steel imports from various countries by the end of June, but now by July. The introduction of the customs tax caused a real commotion, mainly in the domestic market and among US partners. Internal... 18.07.2017  18:44

• What is behind China's record steel production? In June, China's giant steel sector smelted 72.78 million tonnes. This is equivalent to an annual production of 891 million tonnes. The previous monthly record was set in May 2014 at 71.16 million tonnes. This year, however, this historic rate has been exceeded in every month since... 18.07.2017  18:26

• The grain harvest in Ukraine at the moment is 6.5 million tons All Ukrainian regions began harvesting grain in 2017, threshing 6.5 million tonnes of grain with an average yield of 3.18 tonnes per hectare, the agriculture ministry said on Friday. As of July 14, farmers harvested grain from 2.0 million hectares, the ministry said in a statement. The Ukrainian... 17.07.2017  11:07

• Behind the scenes, companies fight Trump over steel tariffs American manufacturers, energy companies and retailers relying on cheap steel are quietly lobbying President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on steel imports ahead of a possible decision by the US Department of Commerce next week. In keeping with his 2016 campaign promise, Trump in April... 17.07.2017  09:45