Metallurgy news

• Converter overhaul completed at DMZ In the oxygen-converter shop of the Dneprovsky metallurgical plant (DMZ, Dnipro), a major overhaul of the converter No. 1 was carried out with the replacement of the neck and the tapered part. The renovation took place since December 2020. The workers of the metallurgical equipment repair shop... 29.03.2021  12:40

• World steel production increased by 6.6% World crude steel production in 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) amounted to 315.0 million tonnes in the first two months of this year. This is a 6.6% increase over production for the corresponding two-month period in 2020. The largest regional steel producer... 29.03.2021  12:35

• Biden will not put up with Nord Stream 2 Klaus-Dieter Frankenberger, a columnist for the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ), published a commentary on Joe Biden's position on the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline: “New US President Joe Biden has repeatedly emphasized how valuable and politically i... 29.03.2021  12:25

• EVRAZ uses 3D technology to repair equipment EVRAZ NTMK implements 3D technologies in the repair of the main metallurgical equipment. Purchased 3D scanners and printers enable 3D scanning and 3D printing of parts. The Creaform HandyScan scanner has already been introduced into production at EVRAZ NTMK. Engineers use it to create 3D models... 26.03.2021  11:47

• Novokramatorsk plant will send miners a new roadheader Novokramatorsk Machine-Building Plant prepares for shipment to customers - mines named after Heroes of Space and Dneprovskaya (PJSC DTEK Pavlogradugol) two roadheaders of the new P110-03 model with a longitudinal-axial cutting bit. Miners of PJSC DTEK Pavlogradugol appreciated the tunneling... 26.03.2021  11:42

• Suez Canal Lockdown Will Increase Price Pressure on Steel and Metals The waterway is used to transport steel and steelmaking raw materials including iron ore, pellets and hot rolled products between the CIS and Asia, including China; aluminum semi-finished products from the Middle East to Europe and for copper supplies from the West to China. The blocking of the... 26.03.2021  10:48

• Mexico extended AD duties on hot rolled sheet from Russia and Ukraine In March 2021, the Mexican Secretariat for the Economy (SE) announced its final decision on the anti-dumping revision of anti-dumping duties (AD) on imports of hot rolled sheet from Russia and Ukraine, deciding to keep the existing ADs on the matter. goods under the TN VED codes 7208.10.03,... 25.03.2021  11:09

• The world's first fossil-free sponge iron production Hybrit Development AB, owned by SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, is developing steelmaking technology using hydrogen gas instead of coal to minimize climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions from production. The HYBRIT pilot plant will be able to produce fossil-free sponge iron for the production of... 25.03.2021  10:37

• Steel production in Ukraine decreased in February Steel production in Ukraine decreased by 2% in February 2021. The metallurgical enterprises of the country produced 1.675 million steel, which is 2% less than in the previous year. In the ranking of the World Association of Steel Producers from 64 countries, Ukraine is 12th place. In February,... 25.03.2021  10:03

• Prices for sheet metal continue The growth of the global sheet metal market continues. The main sources of price increases continue to be the United States and the European Union, where base quotations for hot-rolled steel exceeded $ 1,450 and 800 euros per tonne EXW, respectively. But in other regions, the cost of steel products... 24.03.2021  12:46