Metallurgy news

• Steel production in the United States jumped by 3.6% The American Institute of Cast iron and steel (AISI) said that the production of steel in the United States last week grew by 3.6% after a fall by 3.9% on the year before last. In total, 1 million 819 thousand tons against 1 million 756 thousand tons of steel on December 31, 2012 to January 6,... 15.01.2013  00:01

• Demand for steel in the European Union will grow in 2013 - Meps In 2012, the visible consumption of metal rolling in the eurozone fell by more than 13 million tons (8.7%), experts of the analytical agency MEPS (International) LTD. The debt crisis limited the working capital of the enterprises. Throughout the last year, the prices for metal rolling in 27... 15.01.2013  00:01

• Brazilian usiminas raises leaf steel prices from January 20 The second largest steel company Brazil, USINAS Siderurgicas de Minas Gerais Sa (usiminas), accepted it decided to increase the selling prices for hot -rolled sheet steel. This is reported by Bloombreg reporters. As stated in the message, starting on January 20, 2013, USIMINAS will increase... 14.01.2013  15:10

• The Government of Ukraine will release bonds of 8 billion hryvnias to save Naftogaz The Cabinet of Ministers decided to urgently increase the authorized capital of Naftogaz of Ukraine by eight billion hryvnias by issuing bonds of an internal state loan. This is stated in the Decree of the Government No. 12 of January 9, 2013. The capitalization scheme involves the issuance of... 14.01.2013  00:01

• Half of Ukrainian steel exports are composed of slabs and workpieces According to UGMK.info, in January-November 2012, Ukrainian metallurgists shipped 20 million 711 thousand tons of various metal rolling for export. The fall in the volume of supplies abroad of Ukraine reached 5.3% compared to the same period in 2011. Meanwhile, in November 2012, the export of... 14.01.2013  00:01

• US economy will grow by 2.5% in 2013 At the Asian Financial Forum (AFF)), which opened today in Hong Kong, the Federal Reserve President Charles Evans said that the US economy will grow by 2.5% in 2013 and continue to increase by 3.5% in 2014. It is reported by Reuters. Charles Evans predicts the preservation of unemployment in... 14.01.2013  00:01

• Persian Gulf countries create 34% of world demand for steel pipes The three largest metallurgical companies of the Commonwealth of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf (GCC), held a joint press conference at which they reported the creation of the Arab Pipe Association. Arabia Essen Welding & Cutting, Tekno Arabia and Tube Arabia reported that the development... 14.01.2013  00:01

• The price of iron ore is growing, and shares of mining enterprises are falling The largest mining companies in the world last week became the leaders of the fall in the value of shares and securities, Bloomberg reports. The cost of papers of the largest company of this industry BHP Billiton dropped by 2.7%, Rio Tinto - 1.2%, Anglo American - by 1.5%. Bad news in the... 14.01.2013  00:01

• Bonds of the Novolipetsk Mining Plant turned out to be nobody needed On January 11, 2014, the Russian Federal Financial Market Service (FSFR) said that 9, 10 and 11 issues of bonds of OJSC Novolipetsk Metallurgical Plant (NLMK) were recognized as failed and canceled their state registration for a total of 30 billion rubles. Bonds 9, 10 and 11 episodes were... 14.01.2013  00:01

• Applications on the economic nature of integration into the Customs Union are untruthful - expert opinion The issues of external integration, first of all, depends on the responsibility of politicians, experts and in general civil society as a whole. This was stated by the Deputy General Director of the Razumkov Center Valery Chaly. “The issue of joining the Customs Union is not economic. This is a p... 13.01.2013  09:15