Metallurgy news

• DMZ increased the production of cast iron by 8% In November 2012, the Donetskstal-Metallurgical Plant (Donetsk region, Donetsk) reduced the production of cast iron compared to October by 5.9%, or by 7 thousand tons to 112 thousand tons. This was announced by the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers. Compared to November 2011, in... 10.01.2013  00:01

• MMK named after Ilyich increased by 16% the production of metal rolling In November 2012, compared with October 2012, the Ilyich Mariupol Metallurgical Plant (Donetsk Region, Mariupol) increased the production of finished metal rolling by 15.6%, or by 42 thousand tons to 311 thousand tons. This was announced by the representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of... 10.01.2013  00:01

• The Mexican Association of Manufacturers became called by the government to introduce barriers to Ukrainian metal rolling The CEO of the Mexican Association of manufacturers of steel and Canacero metal distribution Salvador Kesada Salinas turned to the recently elected President Mexico Enrique Peni Nieto with a call to protect the domestic market from cheap imports from China and Ukraine. "The federal government... 09.01.2013  15:04

• For 2012, 48 new domain furnaces were commissioned in China China metallurgical plants built and put into operation in 2012 48 new domain furnaces with a total volume of 71230 m 3 steel. The largest domain furnace, built in 2012, was a furnace in a capacity of 4070 m 3 , in second place the stove in Beetai in a volume of 2850 m 3 and in third place is... 09.01.2013  00:01

• Canada begins the investigation of imports of steel pipes to update indicative prices The customs agency of Canada initiated an investigation against the import of steel welded pipes for the production of the Chinese People’s Republic, the Republic of India, the Sultanate of Oman, the Republic of Korea, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates. The main purpose of the investigation is t... 09.01.2013  00:01

• Chinese metallurgists received $ 313 million in losses for 11 months of 2012 The Association of Steel manufacturers and China’s metal distribution said that in January - November 2012, the total clean loss of large and medium metallurgical enterprises amounted to 1 billion 970 million yuan or 313 million US dollars. Meanwhile, the total revenue from sales of steel in C... 09.01.2013  00:01

• Ukrainian metallurgists received more than 12 billion hryvnias of losses for 11 months of 2012 The negative financial result before tax in the metallurgical industry of Ukraine (donario loss) in the first 11 months of 2012 increased three times in relation to January-November 2011. Losses of metallurgy amounted to 12 billion 434 million UAH, which is 8 billion 408 million UAH more than the... 09.01.2013  00:01

• The export prices of the Chinese hot rolon reached $ 600, the cold -rolled steel - $ 670 The price explosion in the domestic market of the Middle Kingdom expanded to export deliveries. In the domestic market of China in Shanghai, cold-rolling steel 1.0 mm is sold 4620-4770 yuan ($ 733-757) per ton, which is 20-50 yuan per ton more than a week ago. “Steel companies raise prices in r... 09.01.2013  00:01

• China kept first place in the world in the consumption of metal rolling in 2012 Experts of the analytical agency MEPS calculated that in 2012, Chinese metallurgists produced 706 million tons of finished metal rolling, which is 6.8% more than in 2011. Visible consumption of metal products is stated in MEPS, increased by 5.7% and amounted to 680 million tons. The main source... 09.01.2013  00:01

• MK Zaporizhstal plans to spend 830 million UAH on the modernization of production in 2013 The Metinvest group, who came to Zaporizhstal last year, intends to invest 830 million UAH in the modernization of the Zaporizhzhya Metco Council, which is two and a half times higher than the amount allocated for these purposes in 2012, the plant’s press center reports. "Among the main large -... 09.01.2013  00:01