Metallurgy news

• Chinese metallurgy expects a difficult half -year The Chinese metallurgical plants need to urgently take measures, limit the smelting of raw steel and stabilize the falling prices for metal products in the second half of 2010. This opinion was expressed by Luo Bingsheng, vice president of the Chinese Association of Chugun and Steel... 10.09.2010  00:01

• Metinvest got into the ten largest companies in Europe Rinat Akhmetov Holding "Metinvest" took ninth place in the rating study conducted by the audit consulting company Deloitte (New York, USA). The volume of revenue "Metinvest" is determined in the amount of 4.3 billion euros. Deloitte has been a rating of 500 largest companies in Central and... 09.09.2010  00:01

• China will close 40% metallurgical plants According to analysts, about 40% of China companies working with metal will reduce steel production or close their enterprises. The internal demand for steel in China continues to fall. It is expected that by 2011 Chinese production facilities for production had reached 780 million tons. Steel... 09.09.2010  00:01

• Steel prices in India are gaining growth In early September 2010, prices for hot-rolled steel rose by 1-1.15 thousand rupees per 1 ton. The price reached 30.5-31.5 thousand rupees per ton. It is assumed that by 2020 the demand for steel in the country will increase to 200 million tons per year. At the moment in India, about 65 million... 06.09.2010  00:01

• The increase in demand for steel in Russia can be 20% The Russian company "Evraz" declares a gradual increase in internal demand for steel largely thanks to government construction projects. At the same time, the existing level of Russian internal demand for steel is 15 - 20% lower than the pre -crisis level. “There is a potential for the growth o... 06.09.2010  00:01

• The results of the meeting of shareholders of the Ilyich plant On September 2, 2010, a meeting of shareholders of the Ilyich plant was held. The meeting decided to increase the authorized fund by 2.255 billion hryvnias. The authorized fund of the enterprise is 12371.26 million shares worth 0.25 hryvnias apiece. It is known that last year the plant did not... 02.09.2010  00:01

• Futures for a steel workpiece beat all records Sales of a steel workpiece on fixed -term transactions on the London metals exchange (LME) reached a new record in August - after 2 types of futures were combined. The volume of trading amounted to 24.853 thousand lots, which is equivalent to 1.6 million tons of material, this is stated in the LME... 02.09.2010  00:01

• Metallurgy of Ukraine is gaining momentum In January-August 2010, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises increased production from 40 to 60 percent. Including: The Dnepropospetsstal electrometallurgical plant increased the production of steel compared to the same period last year by 67.3%, up to 249 thousand tons, and finished rental by... 01.09.2010  00:01

• HTZ reduced the production of pipes by 70% The Khartsyz Pipe Plant, which is part of Metinvest, reduced the production of pipes by about 70% from January to August 2010 compared to the same period last year. If we take comparisons in August of the month of the current year, then the volume of production increased significantly compared to... 01.09.2010  00:01

• Boyko raised his salary to his workers According to order number 266 from August 1 of the current year, wages at the Ilyich plant increase by 15%. This order is introduced to increase social protection and strengthen material interest. The minimum tariff rate of the first category with normal working conditions is set at 935... 01.09.2010  00:01