Metallurgy news

• China Baowu signs contracts to expand steel ecosystem China Baowu has signed agreements with 11 Chinese private steel companies to actively build a high quality steel ecosystem. It was reported that Kunming Iron and Steel Holdings Co., Ltd., one of the top 500 Chinese enterprises and the largest joint steel production in Yunnan province, has... 13.10.2021  09:34

• Metinvest and K1-MET will join the international research consortium for the recycling of industrial waste We are pleased to announce that Metinvest, an international vertically integrated group of mining and metallurgical companies (Metinvest or the Group), and K1-MET, a leading Austrian research center in metallurgy, will participate in an international research project in the field of sustainability... 12.10.2021  12:01

• A modern oxygen complex will be built in Mariupol Metinvest Group is renovating the production facilities of MMK im. Ilyich. The company is in the active phase of the construction of a modern air separation unit in Ukraine. The total investment in the project will amount to USD 83.5 million. Today, the availability of equipment for the storage... 12.10.2021  10:54

• In August, supplies of Russian pig iron to the United States decreased significantly In August, shipments for export of Russian pig iron to the United States amounted to 173.4 thousand tons. This is 64% lower than in July and 23.6% - on an annualized basis. A month earlier, these indicators were + 81% and +4 times, respectively. In general, in January-August, the volume of... 12.10.2021  10:51

• Scientists are exploring the possibility of mining iron, nickel and cobalt on asteroids In an article published in the Planetary Science Journal, the researchers explain that metal-rich near-Earth asteroids were created when the cores of developing planets collapsed catastrophically early in the solar system's history. The team is studying asteroids 1986 DA and 2016 ED85 in detail... 12.10.2021  10:16

• Liberty Steel will restart its steel operations in the UK The GFG Alliance, led by Sanjeev Gupta, has announced plans to commit £ 50 million to restart its Liberty Steel Rotherham (EAF) electric arc furnace and to operate its Stokesbridge plant. This is expected to save most of the roughly 1,000 jobs. The alliance has entered into a debt restructuring ... 12.10.2021  10:12

• Vladislav Varnavsky appointed Director of Ecology Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe announces the appointment of Vladislav Varnavsky as Director for Environment. He started working in his new position on October 6, 2021. Vladislav Varnavsky has been working in the field of environmental protection of large industrial companies for more... 11.10.2021  12:15

• India mulls steel price hike due to more expensive coal Rising coal prices, coupled with shortages of coking coal and thermal coal, are forcing Indian steel makers to consider raising steel prices in the next quarter. Indian steel giants such as JSW Steel and Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL) expect prices to rise due to costs. India's coking coal... 11.10.2021  10:19

• New blast furnace PT Krakatau Steel will start production in the third quarter of next year Indonesian steel company PT Krakatau Steel's new blast furnace will be launched in the third quarter of 2022. There are two potential strategic partners and one candidate even signed a memorandum of understanding with Krakatau Steel. “There is another partner who is interested in working with t... 11.10.2021  10:02

• thyssenkrupp announces Bluemint mild steel thyssenkrupp Steel announced bluemint, a new range of low carbon steels. This is considered a milestone in the company's transition to climate-neutral steel. The company reportedly shipped the first batches of steel to premium manufacturer Kaldewei in Alain. The CO2-reduced products are... 11.10.2021  10:06