Metallurgy news

• Iron ore emerges from the golden era - BHP Australian giant BHP Billiton and rival Rio Tinto concluded that the current situation in the iron ore market will continue to flood the global market with their products. As part of the plan, companies have already spent about $ 120 billion to expand their operations to both Australia and... 22.11.2014  12:05

• Anglo Asian Mining intends to increase copper production in Azerbaijan Anglo Asian Mining, following an increase in estimated ore reserves at its Gedabek mine in Azerbaijan, is setting a course to boost copper production in the region. Reza Waziri, CEO of Anglo Asian, said he wants to take advantage of the significant copper grade in the ore. The company, owned by... 22.11.2014  11:44

• OMK announces its awards at Metal-Expo United Metallurgical Company took part in the 20th international industrial exhibition Metal-Expo 2014, which was held in Moscow. At the end of the event, Vyksa Steel Works (VMZ), part of OMK, was awarded two exhibition medals for creating innovative products. VMZ received a silver medal for... 21.11.2014  10:55

• World steel production in October 2014 remained at the level of the previous year According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, steel output from the 65 member countries was 136.738 million tonnes in October this year, almost unchanged from production in the same month of the previous year. The total steel production of the EU-28 countries during... 21.11.2014  10:22

• Hebei acquires a stake in Duferco The Hebei Metallurgical Group, based in China, has announced its decision to acquire stakes in global steel trader Duferco to meet the demand from the country's growing exports of steel products. For the first time in this country, a state-owned company made a decision to acquire a block of... 21.11.2014  09:51

• Russia has accumulated about 150 tons of gold this year Russia has become the world's largest official gold buyer this year, although this may be due to the country's problems and the depreciation of the ruble. Russia has amassed about 150 tons of gold this year, according to news reports citing the head of the Russian central bank. "This means that... 20.11.2014  10:53

• Robots for recycling e-waste presented Researchers at the University of Australia, New South Wales, have demonstrated techniques for using robots to handle piles of electronic waste. In accordance with the objectives of the project of Professor Sami Kara, robots can be programmed to recognize the designs of various electronic devices,... 20.11.2014  10:07

• EU stainless market poised to show modest growth in 2015 In its latest report, research agency Moody predicts a moderate recovery for the EU stainless steel market in 2015. Stainless steel production in the region will slightly increase over the next year. The growth of cheap imports of stainless steel products from China and Taiwan is likely to be... 20.11.2014  09:34

• Norilsk Nickel has successfully completed re-certification to international QEPMS standards Norilsk Nickel has successfully passed the recertification of the quality of the Integrated Management and Environmental Management System (QEPMS), which confirms its compliance with ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 standards. The certification audit was carried out by an independent... 19.11.2014  11:31

• OJSC Severstal receives the award for the Best Annual Report OJSC Severstal, a leading vertically integrated steel and mining company, was awarded a special award in the category “Best annual report in the non-financial sector” based on the results of the 2013 report, based on research conducted by the Expert Group of RA Rating Agencies. The competition fo... 19.11.2014  10:27