Metallurgy news

• Steel production in China in 2012 increased by 3.1% China remained the largest manufacturer in the world by increasing its production in 2012 by 3.1% to 716 million 500 thousand tons. The growth occurred mainly due to the improvement of domestic demand and new government orders to ensure the construction of the country's railways. It is reported by... 21.01.2013  00:01

• Equipment for dust-angular blowing of fuel will be installed on thirteen blast furnaces of Ukraine A significant rise in the age of natural gas forced Ukrainian metallurgists to modernize blasting, through the widespread introduction of the technology of dust-angular blowing of fuel (Put) into a domain furnace. The number of cast iron obtained using the Put technology in 2013 will be 45% of... 20.01.2013  00:01

• The Chinese Style Corporation (CSC) announced an increase in prices by 3% The largest integrated metallurgical company, Taiwan, China Steel Corporation (CSC), announced that in March 2013, its metal supply of its production will rise on an average of 3.08%. This is stated in the article by Taipei Times. The new increase in prices has become the third in a row,... 20.01.2013  00:01

• Steel production in Brazil in 2012 fell more than expected The production of metal production in Brazil in 2012 amounted to 26 million 200 thousand tons, which is 4% than in 2011. Steel smelting in 2012 decreased by 1.5% and amounted to 34 million 700 thousand tons. This is stated in a statement by the Institute of Brazil. The annual volume of metal... 20.01.2013  00:01

• In December 2012, the production of steel pipes in Ukraine decreased by 30% The State Statistics Service of Ukraine informed that in December 2012, compared with November 2012, the production of steel pipes to 112 thousand tons decreased by 30.4%. The annual production of pipes in Ukraine decreased by 8.2% compared to 2011 and amounted to 2 million 184 thousand... 19.01.2013  12:01

• The mayor of Taranto announced that the further fate of the ILVA fleet will be decided in the city referendum Here is how environmental issues are resolved in Italy: the mayor of the Italian Port Gorda Taranto, Mr. Ezio Stefano, appointed a city referendum on April 14, 2013, at which the fate of the Ilva steel plant will be decided. About this writes the publication AGI. The initiative group of the... 19.01.2013  10:01

• The production of metal rolling in Ukraine in 2012 decreased by 5.4% The State Statistics Service of Ukraine informed that in 2012, 18 million 457 thousand tons were produced by metallurgical enterprises of the country, which is 5.4% less than 2011. In December 2012, the production of metal production amounted to 1 million 440 thousand tons, which is 3.7% less... 19.01.2013  00:01

• The Ukrainian economy becomes depressive The decline in industrial production in December 2012 against November 3.9% actually confirms that Ukraine entered the recession zone in the fourth quarter of 2012, said Alexander Valchishen, head of the analytical unit of the Investment Capital of Ukraine group (ICU). “It is obvious that soon t... 19.01.2013  00:01

• The head of the tssenkrupp AG Nabsy Council remained at his post, although he admitted that he made many mistakes The head of the supervisory board of Thyssenkrupp AG, Mr. Gerhard Kromme, recognized the mistakes of him when working with assets in the USA and Brazil. It is reported by Reuters. “If you ask me if we could, as a supervisor to act differently, then to be honest: yes, we too trusted the l... 19.01.2013  00:01

• MMK named after Ilyich will spend about 120 million hryvnias on the ecology of Mariupol In 2013, the Ilyich Mariupol Metallurgical Plant plans to invest 118 million 700 thousand hryvnias in environmental programs. This was reported by the corporate publication of the plant "Ilyichevets". The amount of funds sent this year to the environmental measures of Mariupol became the record... 19.01.2013  00:01