Metallurgy news

• Do foreign steelmakers threaten US national security? President Donald Trump, in his April speech, painted a grim picture of the U.S. steel industry. For decades, he said, American steel companies were under siege by foreign competitors, “taking advantage of loose trade laws,” flooding the United States with cheap steel, leading to layoffs of wor... 26.05.2017  11:17

• India is rapidly catching up with Japan in steel production India has ranked third in the global steel production order since 2015, surpassing the United States. During the first four months of this year, the difference in production between Japan and India narrowed to just 1.8 million tonnes. Over the same period last year, the gap was 3.64 tons, and in... 26.05.2017  10:41

• Oil prices are rising World oil prices rise on May 25 after OPEC and non-OPEC countries are close to agreeing to extend the deal. Brent crude oil futures for July rose 0.82 percent to $ 54.40 a barrel. At the same time, the price of July futures on West Texas Intermediate (WTI) rose 0.76 percent to $ 51.75 per... 25.05.2017  09:58

• New steels for construction and automobiles Modern technologies require new materials - lightweight and durable, with unique characteristics. And the steel industry has a lot to offer. They are mainly developed for the automotive industry in order to reduce CO2 emissions. Innovation in materials isn't just about composites, nano... 25.05.2017  09:36

• Japan worries about anti-dumping measures that violate WTO rules The Japanese Ministry of Economy, in its annual report on unfair trade practices, cites eight cases of anti-dumping measures by China, the United States, South Korea, India and Turkey against Japanese steel products that may be incompatible with World Trade Organization rules. In the case of... 25.05.2017  09:08

• Features of the growth of stainless steel production The latest report released by the International Stainless Steel Federation (ISSF) claims that stainless steel production recorded an average annual growth rate of 5.8% between 1950 and 2015, significantly higher than that of other metals. At the same time, there is a significant jump in the... 24.05.2017  12:55

• Worldsteel: steel production growth was five percent in April World steel production in April was 142.1 million tonnes, up 5.0 percent from a year earlier, according to the World Steel Association. In the European Union, the increase was 6.1 percent and steel production reached 14.296 million tonnes. Slightly lower growth was recorded in the four months of... 24.05.2017  12:43

• Steel prices fell in May European steel prices fell 3 percent in May, according to the MEPS International Index. Throughout Europe, this trend has affected cold-rolled and hot-rolled sheets. In many countries, the rise in prices for galvanized sheet metal has slowed and stopped. The good economic situation in Germany... 24.05.2017  09:59

• Ukrzaliznytsia does not fulfill planned orders of metallurgists The association of metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine "Ukrmetallurgprom" criticized the management of PJSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" for ignoring the interests of the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine. The chairman of PJSC "Ukrzaliznytsia" Wojciech Balchun said that metallurgical plants of... 23.05.2017  19:39

• Tokyo Steel keeps product prices down Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co Ltd, Japan's largest electric arc furnace steelmaker, said this week that it will hold its product prices in June by keeping them stable for four months. “We will stick to current prices as domestic activity has become slow and spot prices remain unchanged,” Tokyo Ste... 23.05.2017  12:23