Metallurgy news

• Ukraine was elected a member of the UN Security Council for the next 2 years At a meeting of the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), Ukraine was elected a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for 2016-2017. 177 out of 193 members of the organization voted for Ukraine. Ukraine's powers as a member of the Security Council will begin on January 1,... 15.10.2015  18:19

• Steel production increased at Dneprospetsstal, but finished rolled products output decreased In September 2015, PJSC "Electrometallurgical Plant" Dneprospetsstal "named after A.N. Kuzmina ”delivered 21,442 tons of steel, which is 15.7 percent higher than the level of the previous month. During the same period, this enterprise produced 11,977 tons of finished rolled products, which is 13.3 p... 15.10.2015  17:03

• The results of the work of the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine in September 2015 were summed up According to the industry association of enterprises "Metallurgprom", the production of the main types of products by metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine in September 2015 was: - pig iron - 2,033 thousand tons (average daily production - 67.8 thousand tons; an increase of 5.6 thousand tons per... 15.10.2015  15:53

• The manufacturer of "Bukov" accused the international commission of investigation of the crash of the Malaysian "Boeing" of forgery The international commission to investigate the crash of the Malaysian Boeing in its final report distorted the results of a study by the Almaz-Antey air defense concern, the press service of the Russian concern reported. “The appearance in a report released by the Dutch side on October 13 of a m... 15.10.2015  15:20

• With the closure of the Redcar steel plant, the seaport may close in Teesside The crisis in Teesside in the northeast of Great Britain, which erupted after the closure of the country's largest metallurgical plant, Redcar, may take on new dimensions. Today it became known about the upcoming layoffs at the Teesport commercial seaport. Port owner PD Ports announced that it... 15.10.2015  12:42

• China frustrated with WTO membership protecting exclusively Western companies On October 14, China lost the right to appeal in a dispute with Japan and the European Union, in which Western countries complained about the PRC's use of anti-dumping duties on stainless steel pipes. Thus, according to Reuters, the appellate body of the World Trade Organization sided with... 14.10.2015  18:20

• Indian government is considering increasing import duties on stainless steel to 57 percent The Indian authorities intend to increase import duties on steel from China, Korea, the European Union, South Africa, Thailand and the United States to 57.39 percent of the customs value and extend them for another 5 years to protect the domestic market from unfair imports. This is stated in the... 14.10.2015  13:05

• Reuters: China's economy will grow by 6.8 percent in the third quarter October 14, Washington. Economic growth in China, according to analysts surveyed by Reuters, will slow in the third quarter to its lowest level since 2009 at 6.8 percent. The agency recalled that in the first quarter of 2009, during the height of the economic crisis caused by the bankruptcy of the... 14.10.2015  11:54

• Ukraine increased export of scrap metal by 54 percent In January - September 2015, Ukrainian scrap collectors exported 1 million 81 thousand 346 tons of ferrous scrap, which is 54.3 percent higher than the corresponding figure for the same period last year (APPG). This follows from the data published on Tuesday by the customs service of Ukraine. In... 13.10.2015  18:45

• Ukrainian "oligarch" Kurchenko, who fled to Russia, cut off gas supplies to the DPR The authorities of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) have launched a new investigation against the structures and companies of the Ukrainian "oligarch" Sergei Kurchenko, who deliberately sabotages the supply of natural gas to the DPR. This was reported by the Donetsk News Agency... 13.10.2015  15:53