Metallurgy news

• The increase in iron ore mining is ahead of demand World Iron ore mining capacities will grow faster than demand from steel factories in China, the world's largest consumer of this raw materials, the Baosteel Group Corp statement said in a statement by Baosteel Group Corp. The growth of production steel fell to less than 5 percent after a 20... 05.06.2013  10:04

• 40 percent of all electricity in Iran produce private companies According to the Iranian edition of Tehran Times, the country's private sector accounts for 40 percent of the total electricity generation and this figure will soon grow to 60 percent. This was told by correspondents by Deputy Minister of Energy Iran Mohammad Behzad on Sunday June 2. According... 04.06.2013  12:37

• Nickel overproduction in 2013 will reach 75 thousand tons The world production of Nickel this year will increase by 4.7 percent and reach 1 million 844 thousand tons. This is stated in the presentation of the world's largest manufacturer of this metal of the Russian company GMC Norilsk Nickel. Thus, the production of Nickel will be ahead of its... 04.06.2013  11:28

• In Ukraine, steel production has grown In May 2013, Ukrainian metallurgical plants increased the production of steel by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month. The total number of soldered steel amounted to 2 million 757 thousand tons, which is 5.5 percent less than in May 2012. At the same time, for the first five months since... 04.06.2013  11:05

• Ukrzaliznytsia gave a discount to Metinvest at the Railway Tariff for Mariupol From June 1, 2013, the metal distribution of the Ilyich and Azovstal MMK production will be transported to the Mariupol seaport with rail. This was reported by the press center of the group Metinvest. By the end of this year, metallurgical plants of the Metinvest group will be sent to the port... 04.06.2013  10:51

• Wisco intends to increase new capacities in 2013 Wuhan Steel or Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp, the oldest steel company in China, intends to increase production by 2.29 million tons this year due to new capacities, anticipating the increase in steel consumption in the domestic market despite the anemia of the steel industry as a whole. In... 03.06.2013  17:16

• Mepel shares, which lost today more than 8 percent dropped the RTS index on the annual minimum Today, the RTS index updated the annual minimum after the shares of the largest steel and mining Russian company Mechel lost more than 8 percent in price, and the papers of the Severstal fell 4 percent. The MICEX index to 11.41 Moscow time fell by 1.3 percent - to 1333.25 points, the RTS index - by... 03.06.2013  16:11

• Arcelormittal launches a project to reduce pollutant emissions In the Czech Republic, the manufacturer of steel Arcelormittal Ostrava (AMO) signed a contract for the supply of technological equipment that reduces the emissions of nitrogen oxides with CKD Praha Diz. The launch of an ecological project worth more than 1 billion Czech crowns will help to... 03.06.2013  15:50

• In Canada, they were concerned about the low quality of imported metal rolling This will not cause a disaster of the recent collapse of the supermarket in Bangladesh, however, experts of the Canadian metallurgical sector claim that the low quality of imported steel can lead to safety problems and additional costs. This anxiety is fueled by two interconnected issues:... 03.06.2013  13:40

• In India, criminal cases against unscrupulous mine owners have been instituted The MB Shah Commission investigated the illegal production of raw materials on Indian mines in Odisha. 45 criminal cases were registered against the owners of private iron ore and manganese mines in the Koida mining sector for violation of environmental norms. Administrative sources said that... 02.06.2013  17:11