Metallurgy news

• NLMK cuts production costs NLMK Group, a vertically integrated company in Russia and one of the most efficient steel companies in the world, is the first steel company in Russia to receive and process containers with a gross weight of up to 41 tons at the Lipetsk site. As a result, the company will be able to reduce its... 25.09.2015  10:57

• The world's ten largest steel producers in August 2015 According to the latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the crude steel output of 65 countries of the world that submitted data to the Association amounted to 132.220 million tons in August this year. Monthly production was down 3.1 percent year over year. These 65 countries... 24.09.2015  11:44

• France is going to sell Mistral ships to Egypt France is on the verge of concluding a deal to sell to Egypt two Mistral ships that were originally produced for Russia. The Cairo regime receives $ 1.3 billion in annual US financial aid to buy military equipment and weapons. French President François Hollande and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel ... 24.09.2015  11:16

• China wants to change the global financial system With the establishment of China Development Bank AIIB, the countries of the world are no longer solely dependent on the IMF and World Bank. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is one of China's largest geopolitical successes in recent years. Equipped with a total capital of US $ 100... 24.09.2015  10:45

• European lawmakers voted to tighten vehicle emissions controls European politicians on Wednesday voted to accelerate the process of tightening rules for compliance with pollution limits for cars after US regulators caught Volkswagen AG tampering with vehicle performance tests. VW could be fined $ 18 billion for cheating on emissions levels. The executive... 23.09.2015  12:11

• NATO criticizes the Ukrainian government for the first time New, sharper tones appeared in NATO's demand for Ukraine to adhere to the Minsk agreements. It was also noted that the unauthorized blockade of Crimea with the support of the right-wing forces began without obstacles from the Kiev government. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on... 23.09.2015  11:18

• Hebei plans to build a plant in South Africa in 2017 China's Hebei Iron and Steel Group plans to build a 5Mtpa steel plant in South Africa in 2017, a company spokesman said. Zhang Hai, vice president of Hebei Iron and Steel, said at an industry conference, "We are currently choosing a location for the construction of the plant." Zhang said the... 23.09.2015  09:34

• The World Bank significantly lowered the forecast of Ukraine's GDP Recently, the World Bank revised its forecast for the economic development of Ukraine for 2015, taking into account the decline in production, to minus 12 percent of GDP. This is evidenced by the program documents prepared at the end of August in connection with the allocation of a loan of $ 500... 22.09.2015  12:46

• Global steel production to fall for the fourth month in a row Global crude steel production contracted for the fourth straight month in August, mainly due to declines in production in China and Japan, the two largest steel-producing countries in the world. Global steel output in August was down 3 percent to 132 million tons compared to August last... 22.09.2015  11:42

• Merkel agrees to deploy new US nuclear bombs in Germany The United States is beginning to deploy new nuclear weapons in Germany, although the Bundestag in 2009 decided by majority vote that the United States should withdraw its nuclear weapons. But German Chancellor Angela Merkel changed the situation. Instead, German taxpayers will now have to pay to... 22.09.2015  09:50