Metallurgy news

• Prospects for global metallurgy in the coming years The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) outlined the short-term outlook for the steel industry for 2015-2016, according to which steel consumption in the world will slightly increase, by 0.5 percent in 2015 to 1,544 million tons. In addition, global steel demand expects stronger growth, up 1.4... 21.04.2015  11:09

• EVRAZ operating results for the first quarter of 2015 Throughout the first quarter, steel production remained stable with Russian metallurgical plants operating at full capacity and amounted to 3.9 million tonnes. At the same time, the production of semi-finished products for export increased by 5 percent, and the output of railway products increased... 21.04.2015  10:18

• Worldsteel demands effective water management by local organizations The World Steel Association (Worldsteel) has published a report on water management in the steel industry. The association argues that efficient water management is a top priority for the industry. Worldsteel believes that local regulators play a key role in this and must take into account the... 20.04.2015  11:35

• KSP Steel will supply steel for the construction of the Abu Dhabi Plaza complex in Astana The Kazakhstani plant will begin supplying its steel products for the construction of the Abu Dhabi Plaza shopping and entertainment complex in Astana. As a result of negotiations with the support of the National Agency for Local Development NADLoC, an agreement was concluded between KSP Steel and... 20.04.2015  10:59

• Scrap metal prices jump in Turkey Turkish HMS 1/2 scrap metal import prices have risen sharply after falling sharply over the past two months. According to the data, the average monthly price rose 3.6 percent over the month to $ 256.59 per tonne CFR Iskenderun Port. Turkish imports of HMS 1 and 2 are up $ 13 /t in the first week of... 20.04.2015  09:44

• Preparations are underway for mining from asteroids Mining company Planetary Resources has launched the first of two space demonstration vehicles designed to reveal the prospects for mining valuable resources on asteroids. This was reported by NPO Electroapparat CJSC . Arkyd 3 Reflight (A3R) will spend three months in orbit, sending data to a... 19.04.2015  13:11

• A global e-waste program is needed - UN The United Nations is discussing "tackling e-waste", which will reach 65.4 million tonnes globally by 2017, a third higher than in 2012. It was understood that only innovative ways of solving the E-waste processing will allow to cope with the additional load. Most recently, Ericsson (Ericsson)... 19.04.2015  11:58

• LNG is unlikely to replace Russian gas supplies to Europe until 2020: experts Russia will continue to provide competitive natural gas supplies to Europe until mid-2020, when it should be possible to significantly offset Russian imports from other sources, including LNG supplies, participants at the Flame conference in Amsterdam said. Last year, following an escalation in... 18.04.2015  16:31

• Results of production and export of steel for the 1st quarter in Ukraine Iron ore exports from the country totaled 11.11 million tons in the first quarter of 2015, an increase of 20.6 percent year on year, according to data released by the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine. At the same time, the value of the country's exports, generated by supplies of iron ore in... 18.04.2015  11:42

• Germany on the brink of an energy crisis After years of subsidizing green energy production, Germany may be on the brink of an imminent "energy crisis", according to German Mittelstand News. A government plan to limit greenhouse gas emissions for the country's major pollutants has been leaked to the press. Consumer electricity bills... 18.04.2015  09:32