Metallurgy news

• Russia imposed a food embargo against Ukraine From January 1, 2016, a ban is introduced on the import of agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs into Russia, the country of origin of which is Ukraine. The adopted decision is aimed at the dissemination of special economic response measures against Ukraine. “The decision was made i... 21.12.2015  17:05

• Global steel production fell by almost 3 percent in 11 months According to the World Steel Association Worldsteel, world steel production in January - November 2015 decreased by 2.8 percent and amounted to 1 billion 471.403 million tons. In November, steel production in the countries of the association was 127 million tons, which is 4.1 percent less than... 21.12.2015  16:53

• Steel prices in BRIC countries fell 4 percent in December Steel prices in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) fell by an average of 4 percent in December 2015. This was reported by the analytical bureau MEPS. In its review of the steel markets released on Monday, MEPS reported that it is seeing a decline in customer activity in the... 21.12.2015  16:49

• Lakshmi Mittal leaves the list of the richest businessmen in South Africa The fall in quotations of the South African division of the largest metallurgical company in the world overthrew the main shareholder of ArcelorMittal from the top of the list of the richest entrepreneurs in South Africa. Although Lakshmi Mittal is not a citizen of the Republic of South Africa,... 18.12.2015  14:07

• Kryvorizhstal certified its products for compliance with Polish and Israeli standards PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih" passed certification audits for compliance with the Israeli and Polish standards SI 4466 and PN-H-93220: 2006, the press service of the company reported. The test results confirmed the compliance of the products with the established requirements. “During the a... 17.12.2015  12:13

• New Year 2016 2016 according to the Eastern calendar is considered the year of the Fire Red Monkey. This is the ninth sign of the eastern horoscope, which is included in the Yang (masculine) group of animals. The monkey will fully enter into its legal rights only from February 8, on the eve of the Chinese New... 17.12.2015  11:29

• Ferrexpo denied the message of blogger Kirill Zhivotovsky about mass layoffs in Ukraine The Swiss iron ore company Ferrexpo, whose majority shareholder is a businessman and People's Deputy of Ukraine Konstantin Zhevago, denied reports of mass layoffs at the controlled Poltava and Eristovsky GOKs. As the Interfax-Ukraine agency was informed in the company, the information on the... 16.12.2015  17:00

• Experts: metallurgy is the most important industry for Ukraine According to a study conducted by the state enterprise Derzhzovnishinform and the Association for Energy Saving and Energy Efficiency in September - November 2015, metallurgy became the leader among the priority industries, which is explained by the need to develop the potential of the country,... 15.12.2015  21:29

• Dneprospetsstal summed up production results in November 2015 In November 2015, PJSC "Electrometallurgical Plant" Dneprospetsstal "named after A.N. Kuzmin ”delivered 17,413 tons of steel, which is 1.6% less than last month. During the same period, the enterprise produced 11,413 tons of rolled metal, which is 1.3% less than in October 2015. The total cost o... 15.12.2015  12:17

• Zaporizhzhya Metallurg will cease to exist by the end of the week The oldest Ukrainian football club Metallurg is laying off all of its employees. On December 14, the management of the club handed over to all employees by-pass lists of workers leaving the enterprise, according to the "Mirror of the week". At the moment, the sheets are being filled out and work... 15.12.2015  09:06