Metallurgy news

• Toyota to stop production lines at 8 plants Toyota Motor Corp. announced on May 10 that it would be suspending 14 production lines at 8 plants in Japan from May 16 to May 21 as a long COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai made it difficult to procure components. Stopping production will cut production by about 30,000 units. The longest pause,... 12.05.2022  10:07

• US President Biden may lift some tariffs on Chinese imports US President Joe Biden said the White House is reviewing the sanctions imposed by former President Donald Trump. These measures have driven up the price of everything from diapers to clothes to furniture. Therefore, he could eliminate some of the tariffs levied on goods imported from China.... 12.05.2022  10:04

• EU to set final duties on steel imports from Turkey and Russia The European Commission (EC) plans to impose final anti-dumping duties on European Union imports of hot-dip galvanized steel coils from Russia and Turkey following an investigation into alleged dumping, according to a May 10 Commission document circulated to interested parties. . The Commission... 12.05.2022  10:00

• Flat steel imports to Turkey up in Q1 According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first three months of this year, Turkey imported a total of about 2.11 million tons of flat steel products, up 5.5% over the same period last year. Among them, imports in March alone amounted to almost 607,000 tons, down 27%... 11.05.2022  10:44

• UK imposes sanctions against Russian steelmaker Evraz The UK government has imposed sanctions on the Russian company Evraz. This is stated in the message of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Kingdom. According to the British Foreign Office, the company operates in the steel and mining industries and is of strategic importance for the... 11.05.2022  10:41

• Another zinc production plant may appear in Russia In February 2020, Polymet Engineering launched a project to build a zinc plant in Verkhny Ufaley, Chelyabinsk Region. The launch of a zinc plant with a capacity of 120 thousand tons of metallic zinc is scheduled for October 2023. It remains to be hoped that the situation in the world will not... 11.05.2022  10:36

• Stainless steel prices rise amid nickel price trend The current low levels of stainless steel inventories both within China and abroad have provided strong support for stainless steel prices, while flat supply and demand have not contributed to the rise in nickel prices. Stainless steel prices in Shanghai yesterday (May 9) rose against the trend... 11.05.2022  10:34

• Export steel prices in China stabilized after the holidays Chinese steel export prices were largely stable both during and after the Labor Day holiday from April 30 to May 4, market sources said, noting that export sales were fairly calm. As of May 5, the export price of 4.75mm (HRC) SS400 hot rolled coil of Chinese origin was $815 per tonne FOB from... 10.05.2022  11:28

• Sellers reduce export prices for billets to ASEAN countries Suppliers are eager to make deals, while buyers in Southeast Asia prefer to delay purchases. Offer prices have gone down over the past week. In Manila, the offer of a Japanese electric arc furnace is $745/tonne francs, compared to $760-770/tonne francs in the last week of April. A leading... 10.05.2022  11:25

• US suspends tariffs on steel imports from Ukraine On May 9, the US suspended for one year its 25 percent Section 232 tariffs on steel imports from Ukraine, noting the industry's importance to Ukraine's economy as the country continues to defend itself against Russia. "We need to enlist their support and support one of the most important... 10.05.2022  10:48