Metallurgy news

• China's steel exports rise 38 percent in January According to the assessment of the Iron and Steel Industry Association of China, the growth of exports of steel and rolled metal products in January 2014 was 38 percent Export of steel and metal products from China in January 2014 amounted to 6 million 770 thousand tons, which is 37.6 percent... 14.02.2014  11:18

• US Department of Commerce continues to support fines on steel imports from China US Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman said Ohio federal regulators will support fines against Chinese steel importers that undermine the prices of US steel producers. According to the company fleetguard , lawmakers announced that the US Department of Commerce decided to maintain anti-dumping... 14.02.2014  11:06

• EU Commission approves deal between ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu The European Commission today approved the divestiture and the possibility of divesting the assets of Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) and Outokumpu Service Centers (VDM) to ThyssenKrupp, which was announced on November 30, 2013. Commission Vice President Joaquin Almunia, responsible for competition... 14.02.2014  10:36

• Ukraine will release design manuals according to Eurocodes Within the framework of cooperation of the Ukrainian Center for Steel Construction (USSS) and the Steel Construction Institute, U.K. (SCI) in 2014 a series of technical publications will be issued in the area of ​​steel structure design according to the Eurocodes . The entry into force of the Eu... 13.02.2014  12:02

• Indonesian Nickel Export Ban Leads To Shortage Nickel prices were weak, but when the Indonesian government banned the export of unprocessed nickel ore outside the country, it caused a shock that reversed the trend in the nickel market. Mark Selby, senior vice president of business development at Royal Nickel Corp, believes that higher nickel... 13.02.2014  11:50

• Tata Steel abandons project in Vietnam Steel Company Tata Steel (Tata Group, India) announced that it is completely withdrawing from its $ 5 billion steel project in Hatin as the license is delayed and the business environment becomes more complex. In 2007, Tata Steel and Vietnam Steel Corporation signed a Memorandum of Cooperation... 13.02.2014  10:47

• Millions of investments in service Almost 7,250,000 hryvnia - so much was invested by the service company "CorpusGroup" in the modernization of catering and dry cleaning facilities at the production facilities of the "Interpipe" company. At the moment, already 10 canteens are working in a new format. The level of service provision... 13.02.2014  10:10

• A worker died at the Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Plant On February 12, a worker died at the foundry of the Yenakiyevo Metallurgical Plant of Metinvest. Plumber, born in 1960, was found dead in a trough with the remains of hot smelting products by a team of repairmen carrying out work on the territory of the foundry yard. The deceased participated in... 13.02.2014  08:53

• Steel production at ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih in January 2014 decreased by 30 percent In January 2014, the Kryvyi Rih Metallurgical Plant of PJSC ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih melted 375,500 tons of steel, which is 30 percent less than in January 2013. The production of finished rolled products decreased by 28.8 percent, and the production of pig iron - by 29.5 percent. Such a sharp... 12.02.2014  13:37

• Russia decided to finish off Interpipe The Ukrainian company Interpipe Viktor Pinchuk, which announced a technical default at the end of 2013, was accused of dumping in the Russian steel pipe market. According to the Russian edition of Vedomosti, the Department of Internal Market Protection of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC)... 12.02.2014  10:40