Metallurgy news

• The European Parliament rejected the new bill to trade in CO2 emissions The European parliament on Tuesday rejected the proposal of the European Commission to change the procedure for trading emissions of CO2 and the functioning of the hydrocarbon market in Europe, sending it to the improvement committee on the environment. This decision is welcomed by the... 17.04.2013  18:22

• The production of steel in the Russian Federation in the first quarter of 2013 fell by 5 percent In January - March 2013, 17 million 200 thousand tons of steel were melted on the territory of the Russian Federation, which is 4.6 percent less than in the same period in 2012. At the same time, coal mining decreased by 0.7 percent -to 85 million 900 thousand tons and coke production fell by... 16.04.2013  10:50

• Metinvest will put 30 million hryvnias into the social sphere of Krivoy Rog The agreement signed for 2013 between the Metinvest group and the Krivoy Rog authorities on social partnership provides for financing urban social programs in the amount of UAH 30 million. This was reported by the press center of Metinvest. The agreement will be implemented as part of the Social... 16.04.2013  10:36

• World prices for gold fell by almost 10 percent, for silver by 14 percent On Monday, April 15, 2013, the largest drop in gold prices in the last 30 years has occurred at the London Metal Exchange. The price of metal decreased immediately by 9.2 percent and amounted to 1395 dollars per ounce. According to the results of yesterday's trading, the price of silver... 16.04.2013  10:26

• In the opinion of the IMF, the GDP growth in Ukraine will be 0 percent in 2013 The gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in 2013 will remain at the best case last year, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said. As stated in the analytical report of this organization, if the political situation in the country does not change, then the growth of GDP of Ukraine at the end... 16.04.2013  10:08

• Nigeria will become a world leader in steel production Nigeria will soon join the world leaders in the production of steel and metal rolling, and after 2018 it may take a leading position on a global scale. Recently, a metallurgical enterprise in Lagos plans to export its first batch of reinforcement in the amount of 5 thousand tons. The CEO of the... 16.04.2013  09:36

• The Taranto referendum showed that more than 80 percent of the city’s inhabitants advocate a complete stop of the ILVA missile system According to the Italian news agency ANSA, the decision of the advisory referendum on the fate of the problematic metallurgical plant Ilva, which went on last Sunday in the city of Taranto, will not be mandatory. The fact is that to recognize the referendum, under the Italian laws, a quorum... 16.04.2013  09:15

• Arselormital Kryvy Rog increased the production of steel in the first quarter of 2013 by 9% Arselormittal Krivoy Rog PJSC in the first quarter of 2013 smelted 1 million 612 thousand 900 tons of steel, which is 8.9 percent more than in the first three months of last year. The production of metal rolling increased by 9.6 percent and amounted to 1 million 411 thousand 100 tons, while the... 16.04.2013  08:44

• The financial losses of the Russian swordsman last year reached 1 billion 660 million dollars Mechel OJSC has provided data today, according to which the company's net loss for 2012 in US GAAP amounted to 1 billion 660 million US dollars against net profit of 727 million $ 900 thousand in 2011. At the same time, the company's revenue in 2012 decreased by 10.1 percent to 11 billion 275... 15.04.2013  12:37

• Evraz Group SA bonds reduced the rating As reported, Evraz Group SA plans to place seven -year bonds (Eurobonds) in the European stock market totaling $ 1 billion at 6.5 percent per annum. Today, the Fitch rating agency appropriated the Euras Eurobonds Pre-Rating at the BB- (EXP) level. The agency argued its decision by the fact that... 15.04.2013  12:23