Metallurgy news

• Will copper prices continue to rise? Copper prices have continued to rise since the beginning of the year, helped by the Chinese government's stimulus measures. Prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange registered a 1.98 percent gain, while copper on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose 1.7 percent in three months. Most analysts are... 02.04.2015  12:29

• Tata Steel acquired Nordic Service Centers from SSAB Tata Steel completed the acquisition from SSAB (Sweden) of two service centers and 50 percent of a third service center, in which the company already owns 50 percent. Tata Steel acquired SSAB's service centers in Halmstad in Sweden and Naantali in Finland, as well as the remaining 50 percent of... 02.04.2015  11:57

• US government moves away from green electronics standards The White House has issued a new federal development practice directive that markedly weakens the need for federal electronics purchases to comply with EPEAT standards. The standard promotes the development of green electronics, including the recovery and reuse of many types of devices. EPEAT, a... 01.04.2015  12:52

• EVRAZ announces $ 200 million investment in EVRAZ Regina EVRAZ North America announces its intention to make its largest investment, approximately $ 200 million, in its Western Canada steel production EVRAZ Regina (formerly known as IPSCO). In the next two years, investments will be directed to the installation of a new two-stage large diameter pipe... 01.04.2015  10:53

• Ukraine extends VAT exemption for scrap metal until 2017 The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine extended the resolution that defines the list of operations with scrap of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, in particular, imports and exports, which are exempt from value added tax until January 1, 2017. The amendments provided for in the Resolution of the... 01.04.2015  09:56

• Aluminum price will average $ 1840 per ton in 2015 - Natixis The French bank Natixis in its latest report predicts the price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange (LME) to average about $ 1840 per tonne in 2015, and an average of about $ 2,000 per tonne in 2016. In its H1 2015 metals survey, Natixis predicts a tug of war between positive and negative... 31.03.2015  11:06

• Hyundai Motor to merge steel subsidiaries Hyundai Motor plans to merge its two steelmaking subsidiaries Hyundai Steel and Hyundai Hysco next month. Both companies will hold meetings of directors and shareholders to approve the deal. The combined structure will have an annual production capacity of 30 million tonnes of steel products,... 31.03.2015  10:36

• World steel prices fell 4 percent in March Flat product prices continue to fall in the United States. Imports from all over the world were able to quickly gain a share of this market, which is encouraged by the strong dollar and slow economic growth in the countries of Europe and Asia. Internal capacity utilization fell sharply to below 70... 31.03.2015  09:55

• Chinese corporation Sinosteel to build a metallurgical plant in Kenya China's state-owned Sinosteel Corporation has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Kenyan government to build a new steel plant in Kenya. Chinese investment is expected to improve Kenya's trade balance and foreign exchange reserves, as the country is now dependent on steel imports for most... 30.03.2015  11:10

• Steel production in the CIS continues to fall Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) steel output declined 6.0 percent during February 2015 on an annualized basis, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. This is due to the fact that the growth of production in some countries could not compensate for the decline... 30.03.2015  10:41