Metallurgy news

• Demand for steel in ASEAN countries grew by 17 percent in the first half of 2013 According to the report, published by the Institute of Chugun and became Southeast Asia, in the first half of 2013, the demand for steel in the countries of the Association of Southeast Asia (ASEAN) increased by 17 percent compared to APPG-2012. Including in Indonesia, the demand for metal... 08.12.2013  15:53

• China in November set a new iron ore import record The largest consumer in the world of iron ore raw materials, China set in November 2013 a new record level of iron ore imports at the level of 77 million 840 thousand tons, which is 12.9 percent higher than in the previous month and 15.5 percent higher than in APPG-2012. For 11 months since the... 08.12.2013  14:20

• There is a decrease in export of steel of Turkey According to the Association of Exporters, in November, exports became Turkey in November by 2.2 percent in an annual comparison of up to 1.1 billion dollars. From the point of view of volume, exports, steel increased by 1.1 percent compared to the same period last year to 1.5 million tons per... 08.12.2013  13:56

• Posco postpones the implementation of a steel project in India In connection with the confrontation of local residents for the South Korean company, Posco is unlikely that the ceremony of laying the first stone of the foundation of the metallurgical plant will take place next month. Talking about holding a ceremony in January began since the South Korean... 08.12.2013  13:30

• Nikolai Azarov denied rumors about the results of the Sochi negotiations of Viktor Yanukovych with Vladimir Putin The Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov made a sharp statement regarding the media that has been extended in the media about the agreements reached between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian imptile Viktor Yanukovych during Sochi negotiations on December 6, 2013. Recall... 08.12.2013  13:24

• The refusal of Ukraine from European integration can adversely affect Russian metallurgists After the abolition of the signing of the Association agreement with the EU Ukraine, experts predict the further rapprochement of Kyiv with Moscow. At the same time, Russian metallurgical companies see little benefit in this, as this means that they will have to compete with Ukrainian... 07.12.2013  08:47

• Türkiye by a third reduced the exports of a hot rolon According to data published by the Turkish Institute of Statistics (TUIK), the export of hot rolons (HRC) from the country in October 2013 amounted to 65 thousand 803 tons, demonstrating a sharp drop in 34 percent compared to APPGs. In October of this year, Italy was the largest importer of a... 06.12.2013  15:21

• Yanukovych returns to Ukraine President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych decided to postpone the official visit to the Republic of Malta for the next week due to the need to focus on domestic political issues. This is stated in the press service of the head of state. Recall that Viktor Yanukovych left the country on December 3... 06.12.2013  15:15

• The share of imported metal in the US domestic market in November 2013 was 22 percent The American Institute of Black Metallurgy AISI said on Thursday that the share of imported metal rolling in the US domestic market was 22 percent or 2 million 541 thousand tons. In eleven months of this year, imported steel occupied 23 percent in the US market, which is 5 percent less than in the... 06.12.2013  14:45

• Ruukki will supply steel with a coating for a solar thermal power plant in Morocco Ruukki signed a contract for the supply of nine thousand tons of high -strength steel with a metal coating for the Spanish company Cie Egana. The material will be used by CIE EGANA for the manufacture of supporting levers for parabolic reflectors in the new Thermoslar plant, which will be built in... 06.12.2013  11:18