Metallurgy news

• US and Russia agree to ceasefire in Syria US Secretary of State Tillerson confirmed the agreement. The United States and Russia unexpectedly agreed to a ceasefire in southwestern Syria. The ceasefire, which also includes Jordan, is set to go into effect on Sunday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday in Hamburg. In Hamburg,... 08.07.2017  12:51

• Sergey Taruta is ready to act as the guarantor of the solvency of the DMK The problem of shutting down the Dnieper Metallurgical Plant from a local one turns into a global one - today the lack of production at the city-forming enterprise is already fully reflected in most of the spheres of Kamensky's life. If the situation is not changed in the near future, then not... 08.07.2017  10:40

• G20 Discusses Rolled Metal Excessive Amid Tensions Over US Actions European officials said the G-20 leaders will discuss the metal overproduction at a summit in Germany as tensions escalate over US President Donald Trump's plan to use Cold War-era law to restrict steel imports for national security reasons. Trump began investigating the matter in April, and as... 07.07.2017  14:34

• After Merkel-Trump Meeting: More Differences in Trade and Climate Issues German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that positions on international trade and climate protection continued to diverge on Thursday following a meeting in Hamburg between Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. Sigmar Gabriel and the head of American diplomacy, Rex... 07.07.2017  12:31

• Prices for stainless steels are falling According to a report by MEPS International, stainless steel prices have fallen and may continue to fall in July and August. In addition, the trend is likely to persist over time in Europe and North America and may hit the bottom of the current cycle. In the United States, the decline in... 07.07.2017  12:09

• What does the Indonesian government want to do with the coal sector? Indonesian authorities are trying to restrict coal mining and exports in the country in order to secure more reserves for future use as fuel in coal-fired power plants in Indonesia. Local coal miners find it difficult to resist producing and exporting more coal as coal prices are now 50 percent... 06.07.2017  12:41

• NLMK Stoilensky GOK produces its 3 millionth tonne of pellets Stoilensky GOK, part of the international steel company NLMK with operations in Russia, the European Union and the United States, produced its three millionth tonne of iron ore pellets at its granulating plant, one of the largest in Europe. The plant has a design capacity of 6 million tons of... 06.07.2017  12:28

• US trade actions threaten Ukraine and strengthen Russia As the American president prepares for his first meeting with the president of the Russian Federation this week, at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the US Department of Commerce is making two important trade decisions that threaten Ukraine's economic and geopolitical stability. In 2014,... 05.07.2017  18:50

• Trump government intends to impose import duties on steel and other products Senior consultants to the Trump government are planning to introduce tariffs on steel imports, where the tax rate could be as high as 20%. However, the range of products that may be subject to duties include aluminum, paper, semiconductor washing machines, etc. However, among cabinet members,... 05.07.2017  13:17

• Zaporizhstal reduces steel production In June of this year, the production of finished rolled products of the Ukrainian steel company Zaporizhstal fell 11.3% to 253,700 tons compared to the same period last year, including the production of pig iron decreased by 15.1% to 276,100 tons compared to the same period last year. ; crude steel... 05.07.2017  13:05