Metallurgy news

• The Russian Gazprom put order with the purchases of steel pipes The Russian gas monopolist actively changes approaches to working with suppliers and seeks to conclude direct contracts with pipe manufacturers. Today it became known that the company canceled the tender announced on May 22 for the purchase of steel welded pipes of large diameter, without... 01.07.2013  14:15

• Steel production in Ukraine continues to decline In June 2013, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises were smelted 1.1 percent less steel than in the previous month. In total, in Ukraine, 2 million 727 thousand tons of raw steel were produced in Ukraine, which is 2.4 percent less than the APPG-2012 indicator. During the first three spring months... 01.07.2013  14:07

• The United States has opened anti -dumping investigations on some positions of imports of metal rolling On Friday, the US Department of Trade (DOC) announced the beginning of the antidermping investigation (AD) and compensation duties (Countervailing Duty (CVD)) on complaints filed in May 2013. The US Department of Trade initiated an AD investigation on the following types of metal... 30.06.2013  11:42

• Thyssenkrupp is considering the possibility of selling part of his European business This Saturday, the German edition of Rheinische Post, referring to sources in the Nabovita Thyssenkrupp, reported that this largest steel company in Germany was considering the possibility of selling part of its metallurgical business to unnamed investors. Thyssenkrupp itself does not comment on... 30.06.2013  11:24

• Russian swordsman hired JP Morgan for the implementation of coal assets in the USA - Reuters One of the largest mining companies in Russia Mechel, under the yoke of nine billion debts, hired the JP Morgan investment bank to sell its American assets. Reuters writes about this today. In 2009, Mechel acquired Bluestone from private owners for $ 425 million and bought its shares from a... 29.06.2013  11:41

• ThyssenkrupP restarts a domain furnace in Brazil On Friday, at the Brazilian Metallurgical Plant, THYSSENKRUPP began preparations for launching a domain furnace stopped last month due to the claims of the environmental services of Rio de Janeiro. In addition to the blast furnace, the company had to stop cokesochemical production. During the... 29.06.2013  11:20

• ArcelorMittal Dofasco turns off the coxochemical production in Canada The world leader in production became ArcelorMittal announced his employees about the closure of his largest Dofasco coke factory in Canadian Hamilton, Ontario. The company is considering the transition to the production of plastic products and, in particular, evaluates the prospects for... 29.06.2013  11:10

• Metallurgical companies in Europe are looking forward to the death of the Italian Ilva plant in Taranto - Trade Unions The remaining metallurgical companies in Europe are only waiting for the death of factories in Pimbino and Taranto to steal their customers, says Mirko Lami, a representative of trade unions in Pimbino. The leaders of the trade unions turned this week to the Italian government with the demands... 29.06.2013  10:13

• STEMCOR closes WSK Stahlhandels GmbH STEMCOR, one of the world's largest metal traders, announced the closure of WSK Stahlhandels GmbH, its special trade agent in import steel in Germany. The company will be closed on June 30, 2013. These changes will affect 27 employees, most of whom are busy in Nuremberg. Over the past few... 29.06.2013  10:12

• China macroeconomic indicators increased by 12.3% According to statistics published by the National Bureau of China statistics, the total profit of industrial enterprises increased by at least 12.3% in annual calculus and reached 2.08 trillion in the yuan. In the first five months of this year. Moreover, growth in May was higher than in the first... 28.06.2013  17:33