Metallurgy news

• Japan plans to increase its purchase of aluminum in the 1st quarter of 2015 It is reported that during the first three months of 2015, the price of aluminum on the London Metal Exchange will rise starting in January, but it seems that Japanese buyers are not embarrassed and they want to increase volumes, although this news is classified as confidential and the source... 30.12.2014  12:26

• CIS steel production continues to fall Steel output in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) declined 3.9 percent during November compared to last year, due to a sharp drop in steel production in Ukraine, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. Total crude steel production in Belarus increased by... 30.12.2014  11:43

• ArcelorMittal supplies steel for a gas pipeline to Europe For the construction of one of the largest pipelines in the world - the Trans Anatolian Gas Pipeline (TANAP) - ArcelorMittal is supplying 310,000 tonnes of hot rolled coils from its production site in Bremen, Germany, which is one third of the total rolled stock required for the TANAP... 29.12.2014  12:39

• Gold is on the rise in 2015 Gold could make a strong breakout in the second half of 2015, according to a European analyst at Saxo Bank. More recently, in the stock markets, everything has contributed to the fact that the price of gold declines, and by the end of the year sounded on a weak note. However, investors see more... 29.12.2014  11:55

• Steel production in Europe drops slightly According to the latest data released by the World Steel Association, steel production in the EU-28 countries fell 0.8 percent during November when compared to an annualized level. The high yield in November was achieved at the expense of Germany. Germany produced 3.599 million tonnes in the... 29.12.2014  11:12

• Severstal expands shipbuilding supplies SMTs-Kolpino, part of the Izhora Plants in St. Petersburg, part of the Severstal Russian Steel division, announced the start of deliveries of steel billets used in the construction of sea vessels. SMTs-Kolpino is a competitive metalworking center specializing in the production of rolled metal... 27.12.2014  16:10

• Japan worries about reduction of quotas on steel imports to Thailand The Thai government rejected Japan's request for an increase in the quota for duty-free steel imports and, even at the risk of angering Tokyo, cut its quota in half. Japanese steel importers have asked the government to increase the duty-free import quota for three types of stainless steel in... 27.12.2014  12:32

• Primary aluminum market is in short supply During 2014, the global primary aluminum market moved into a deficit zone. According to a report by the World Bureau of Metals Statistics (WBMS), the market reached a deficit of 542 thousand tons during 10 months of 2014 compared to a surplus of 570 thousand tons recorded throughout... 27.12.2014  12:06

• Ukraine faces declining steel export earnings in 2014 According to data published by the Ukrainian Association of Steel Producers Metallurgprom, Ukraine at the end of 2014 is witnessing a drop in foreign exchange earnings from the export of ferrous metallurgy products, including iron ore, cast iron, rolled steel and pipes. Revenue is expected to... 26.12.2014  12:02

• NLMK Group opens a sales office in Brazil NLMK Group, a leading Russian steel producer and one of the most efficient metallurgical companies in the world, announced the opening of its sales office in São Paulo and a logistics department in São Francisco do Sul (Brazil). These offices will strengthen the position of NLMK Group in the p... 26.12.2014  11:20