Metallurgy news

• Nickel price on LME rises strongly in December Three-month nickel futures on the London Metal Exchange (LME) rose strongly yesterday (December 16) at $ 508 /t, to close at $ 19,624 /t, with the highest daily level at $ 19,690 /t. The spot price also increased by USD 576 per tonne, reaching USD 19,739 per tonne. The current monthly average... 17.12.2021  11:35

• Japanese company JFE Steel resumes production of blast furnace # 4 in Okayama Japanese company JFE Steel announced the resumption of production of blast furnace # 4 in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture, in December 2021. It was closed in the second half of April last year due to a sharp drop in demand caused by Covid-19. By now, all blast furnace plants in Japan have resumed... 17.12.2021  11:32

• Austrians started selling green steel, but very expensive Austrian steel group Voestalpine has announced that it is offering reduced CO2 output for all flat products produced by its steel division in Linz. The metallurgical and technology group Voestalpine aims to produce climate-neutral steel by 2050. The first step in this direction is a new “green s... 16.12.2021  10:39

• MMK will reach full capacity at the Turkish plant by the end of the year Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), one of the world's largest steel producers in Russia, said it intends to achieve an annual production capacity of 2–2.2 million tonnes of steel at its Turkish MMK Metallurgy plant. MMK Metallurgy's production is growing every month. The Turkish mill's g... 15.12.2021  12:06

• Results of production of MMC of Ukraine for 11 months of 2021 According to the updated data, in January-November 2021, metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine produced: agglomerate - 30.34 million tons (104.7% compared to January-November 2020); gross coke (6% vol.) - 8.73 million tons (99.0%); pig iron - 19.44 million tons (104.5%); steel - 19.62 million... 15.12.2021  11:53

• Russia is looking for new ways to use palladium The Russian company Nornickel, the world's largest palladium producer, has announced a competition among scientists for new ways to use palladium. Global demand for palladium has slowed recently as carmakers that use the metal as a catalyst to reduce pollution have closed their operations. “We b... 15.12.2021  11:51

• Exports of rolled metal products increased by 80% in Ukraine For 11 months of this year, enterprises of the metallurgical industry of Ukraine increased revenues from the export of ferrous metals by 80.8% compared to the same period last year - up to $ 12.6 billion. According to updated statistics released by the State Customs Service of Ukraine on Friday,... 13.12.2021  11:39

• Mongolian coal exports hit 8-month high in November According to the latest data from the country's customs, in November, the export of all types of coal from Mongolia reached an eight-month high of 1.7 million tons, which is 16.5% more than in the second month in a month, although it is still 45.4% less than last year. The year-on-year... 10.12.2021  11:32

• Fitch Affirms China Steel Corporation's High Rating Fitch Ratings affirmed China Steel Corporation's (CSC) National Long-term Rating at 'AA (twn)' with a Stable Outlook and National Short-term Rating at 'F1 + (twn)'. At the same time, Fitch has affirmed CSC's senior unsecured rating at 'AA (twn)'. The CSC rating is three notches lower than... 10.12.2021  10:50

• US Coil Imports Increase According to final data from the US Department of Commerce (USDOC), the US imported about 126,900 tons of steel coils in October, up 4.1% from the previous month and 281.6% from the same month a year ago. ... Among them, imports from Canada accounted for the largest share, amounting to... 09.12.2021  11:09