Metallurgy news

• World pig iron production declined in December 2015 According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, global pig iron output for December last year fell slightly, down 1.10 percent from the previous month to 89.619 million tonnes. World pig iron production was 90.616 million tonnes in the previous month. The total pig... 05.02.1992  13:23

• ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih supplies rolled metal products for road reconstruction ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has begun deliveries of its steel products for the reconstruction of the N-31 Dnepr - Tsarichanka - Kobelyaki - Reshetilovka highway in the Poltava region. This is one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects in Ukraine. Since the end of 2018, the company has already... 01.02.1992  15:03

• Japan's steel production is projected to increase in 2019 The head of the Japan Steel Federation said production in 2019 is likely to increase amid strong local demand from the construction segment ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and in the absence of severe disaster impacts, the head of the Japan Iron and Steel Federation said. The country's steel... 01.02.1992  14:55

• Increase in iron ore prices The price of iron ore and coal, the two most widely used minerals in the world, have been on the rise since mid-2018, even as the US and China raised tariffs. UBS, an investment bank, had expected the base price of high quality iron ore to fall from $ 72 per tonne to $ 68 per tonne, rather than... 31.01.1992  12:06

• Interpipe resumed deliveries of welded pipes to the USA In 2018, the Ukrainian industrial company Interpipe resumed deliveries of welded pipes to the American market after a long break. The order book for this range of pipe products for 2018-19 is about 10 thousand tons. The specialists of the subsidiary company North American Interpipe managed to... 31.01.1992  10:53

• Azovstal is working on expanding the range of products To increase the competitiveness of Azovstal Iron and Steel Works of Metinvest Group, it continues to develop new and improve existing types of products. Among the new products are slabs with a thickness of 300 mm, adapted to the needs of customers from Europe and Asia. One of the continuous... 31.01.1992  10:52

• Malfunctions in iron ore mines Brazil Iron ore production in Brazil is facing new challenges after dam warnings began in the Corrego do Feijo mine area in Brumadinho just days after a nearby sump barrage suffered a catastrophic failure, the manufacturer said early Sunday. “This dam is part of the Brumadinho complex,” Vale notes on it... 29.01.1992  10:13

• Steel exports from China to ASEAN-6 Total finished steel exports from China to ASEAN-6 during 2018 decreased slightly by 1% compared to the same period last year in the first eleven months of 2018. Exports of long products declined 12% year-on-year, while exports of flat products from China to ASEAN-6 increased marginally by 3%... 29.01.1992  10:04

• An explosion occurred at the Dnieper coke plant, there are casualties According to the DSNS of Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk region on January 29 at 3 o'clock. 30 min. In the city of Kamenskoye, on the territory of CJSC "Dneprovsky Coke-Chemical Plant" (DKHZ), in a three-story building of a resin processing shop, an explosion of a gas-air mixture with bitumen... 29.01.1992  09:26

• Ukrainian export /import of metallurgical products and metal products in 2017-2018 In December last year, 1.459 million tons of metallurgical products were exported, which is 10.5% more than in November (the minimum value in 2018). Export receipts in December amounted to USD 753.4 million. Exports of raw materials for metallurgy (goods from 72 groups) in December amounted to... 28.01.1992  15:40