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EVRAZ Q2 operating resultsIn Q2 2015, EVRAZ steel production reached 3.4 million tonnes, down 14 percent quarter-on-quarter due to the deconsolidation of EVRAZ Highveld Steel and Vanadium (EHSV) and maintenance work at Russian steel mills. Steel production excluding rolls was down 14 percent quarter-on-quarter to 3.15…
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South Korea suffers from falling excavator sales in ChinaFor ten years, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy and Doosan have dominated the Chinese excavator market - a key product in the construction equipment market - with a total market share of 40 percent. They did this by dramatically undercutting the prices of Japanese and American competitors such as…
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Brazil's scrap metal exports rise 32 percent in JuneThe latest statistics released by the Brazilian Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade (MDIC) show that Brazil's scrap exports rose significantly during June this year. Brazilian exports of ferrous scrap during June 2015 amounted to 40,100 tons. The country's scrap metal exports in…
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Increased car sales are driving the aluminum marketThe global automotive aluminum market will grow by an average of 7.77 percent in revenue from 2014-2019. Aluminum and its alloys have unique properties such as lightness, high tensile strength, high corrosion resistance, which makes it possible to replace steel, which is traditionally used for the…
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MMK produced 600 million tonnes of pig ironAO Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has produced its 600 millionth ton of pig iron since the first blast furnace was commissioned in 1932. The blast furnace # 6 technical team was honored to receive this jubilee ton of pig iron. Congratulating the workers of blast furnace production, MMK…
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NLMK Group increases the stability of power generation at the Lipetsk siteNLMK Group, one of the most efficient metallurgical companies in Russia and in the world, has begun replacing turbine generator No. 5 at the TPP at the Lipetsk site, which is NMLK's main production site. Its high quality steel products are used in many industries, from construction and mechanical…
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Kazakhstan is going to supply 200-300 thousand tons of coal per month to UkraineKazakhstan is ready to supply Ukraine with the necessary 200-300 thousand tons of coal per month. A delegation from Ukraine is expected to visit Kazakhstan soon, according to First Deputy Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, Sagintayev, at a meeting of the joint intergovernmental Ukrainian-Kazakhstani…
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A new approach to the creation of metal structures - the nest of the water spiderThe Institute for Building Structures and Design (ITKE) held an exhibition in the pavilion of the University of Stuttgart, presenting the "Nest of the water spider". The design concept is based on the study of biological construction processes for the construction of reinforced metal structures…
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Will zinc prices rise again in the second half of the year?The zinc market saw a sharp boost last year on speculation about the closure of major global mines, raising fears of a cut in ore supplies. Discussions about the closure of mines are likely to push the top of the zinc price in the second half of this year. However, this process can be influenced by…
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New emission standards threaten steel production and jobs - EUROFERThe European Steel Association (EUROFER) has severely criticized the European Commission's proposed changes to the emission trading (EU ETS) of the European Union. According to EUROFER, even the most efficient European steel mills will experience excessive additional costs that their global…
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