Metallurgy news

• Billet prices in Tangshan have risen slightly Tangshan billet prices in northern China's Hebei province are estimated by Mysteel to have rebounded slightly from losses in the previous three weeks, market watchers said. As of Aug. 27, the billet price in Q235 at Tangshan rose to 3,510 yuan per tonne ($481.2 per tonne) EXW, including 13% VAT,... 29.08.2023  12:14

• Credit insurance company Atradius expresses concern over German steel Atradius, the world's second largest credit insurer, has noted the weakening of the German steel industry this year and sees ongoing challenges with the overall industrial transformation. German branch Atradius notes that the results and forecasts of factories and consumers have become more... 29.08.2023  12:04

• Prospects for long steel market in Poland after summer are bleak amid slow construction Rebar Fastmarkets weekly valuation of steel rebar (rebar) in the domestic market, without delivery to Poland, was PLN 2630-2650 (USD 637-642) per ton and has not changed since August 18. There was still limited trading in the Polish rebar market and sources did not expect prices to recover in... 29.08.2023  11:06

• Ukraine introduced duties on coated steel made in China Ukraine has introduced final anti-dumping measures against imported coated carbon steel products from China. The duties will take effect on August 12, Callanish notes. This decision followed an investigation initiated by the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of Ukraine in... 18.08.2023  13:13

• Turkish steelmaker Toscelik to build zinc refinery Turkish flat steel and profile steel maker Toscelik plans to build a 100,000-tonne-per-year zinc processing plant, according to a document submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on August 16. The plant will be built in Osmaniye in southeastern Turkey, home to EAF-based... 18.08.2023  12:49

• Salzgitter Flachstahl's main blast furnace will be shut down German steelmaker Salzgitter said Aug. 16 that the downtime of the main blast furnace at its Salzgitter Flachstahl flat steel plant will last 100 days, with the mill's main furnace expected to be operational again sometime in November/December. Flachstahl in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, earlier... 18.08.2023  12:48

• Liberty Steel Galati improves product quality with MULPIC plate mill system Romania's largest integrated steel mill, Liberty Galati, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a multi-purpose intermittent cooling system (MULPIC) and water treatment plant, which will enable it to expand its high value-added product portfolio at Primetals' plate mill. said August... 11.08.2023  14:57

• Most Chinese steel centers report production growth Improved domestic steel market sentiment in June saw seven of China's top ten steelmaking provinces post annual gains in crude steel production, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Although the impact of hot and humid weather on consumption... 04.08.2023  11:01

• EU and US still disagree on steel tariffs The European Commission wants a steel trade deal with the US to avoid a return of Article 232 and retaliatory EU tariffs, but will not sign an agreement that violates global trade standards, said EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Experts argue that elements of Washington's proposed... 27.07.2023  09:55

• Metinvest estimates Ukraine's revenue in case of full unblocking of ports at $20 billion a year The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest estimates Ukraine's foreign exchange earnings with the complete unblocking of the country's ports at $ 20 billion a year, at the same time, the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the "grain agreement" allows Ukraine to completely unblock sea... 24.07.2023  09:58