Metallurgy news

• American Ak Steel announced an immediate increase in sheet steel prices February 27, the largest US metallurgical company AK Steel announced an immediate increase in prices for the entire row of sheet metal distribution by at least 50 dollars per ton. Moreover, price changes entered into force immediately and apply to all new orders received by the company after this... 28.02.2013  12:21

• Kharkovshchina protests against shale gas production More than a thousand inhabitants of the city of Izum yesterday on the central square of the city were protested against the production of Shell shale gas in the Kharkovshchina. To the accompaniment of the rally, the deputies of the Izyumsky district council accepted the appeal to the parliament.... 28.02.2013  11:56

• Vale company for the first time in ten years received a quarterly loss According to the company itself, in 2012 the net profit of the largest mining company in the world of Vale decreased by 76% compared to 2011 - to 5 billion 511 million dollars. At the same time, in the last quarter of last year, the company received a net loss of $ 672 million. In addition, in... 28.02.2013  09:35

• In Asian steel markets, conflicting moods As stated in the report of the Meps analytical agency, the Asian markets have been demonstrating growth since December 2012. The most significant indicator here is China, the internal prices of which have grown without stopping from the middle of January this year before the lull for the period of... 28.02.2013  08:59

• Hurricane did not touch the port of Hedland and today the shipment of iron ore will resolve The hurricane was reduced to the 2nd category of danger and passed by the port of Hedland, the largest transshipment point of iron ore in Australia. Last night, the storm turned east and by 17-00 GMT passed the Australian coast safely. Storm waves are no longer a threat to the Hedland port and... 28.02.2013  08:51

• Iran intends to increase the production of iron ore by one and a half times In accordance with the five -year plan for economic development by the adopted Iran, state investments in the mining industry of the country will amount to at least 125 trillion Rials (approximately $ 11 billion). This was announced by Deputy Minister of Industry, Rudnikov and Trade, Chairman of... 27.02.2013  16:44

• Ukrainian metallurgists will work on the domestic market if 380 billion hryvnias are spent on them The Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov expects that the implementation of measures provided for by the program for the activation of economic development for 2013-2014 will reduce domestic manufacturers of metal distribution to the domestic market. He told about this today at an expanded... 27.02.2013  15:53

• Ukraine has become 30% less to sell cast iron In January 2013, cast iron exports from Ukraine decreased by 33.7% compared to the previous month - up to 139 thousand 150 tons, this was reported in the office of ministers. The revenue from the sale of cast iron abroad also decreased by 31.4% - to 47 million 730 thousand dollars. The most... 27.02.2013  11:46

• Brazilian usiminas announced an increase in price prices by 12% The Metallurgical Company USMINAS SIDERURGICAS de Minas Gerais SA based in Brazil, which suffered serious losses in the fourth quarter of last year, decided to take revenge and announced the prices of its metal products since March 2013 by 12%. This is stated in the customer newsletter of the... 27.02.2013  09:15

• Iron ore in three months will cost $ 70 per ton - Analytic's opinion Iron ore, selling today at a 16-month maximum, will fall at a price of more than 50% to the lowest level from 2009, said the market analyst from Sydney Tom Price. After China increases its own production of iron ore raw materials, the world prices for it will double - up to $ 70 per ton, he... 27.02.2013  08:51