Metallurgy news

• WTO postpones decision on US metals tariffs to second half of 2021 The World Trade Organization has postponed its ruling on metals tariffs imposed by the United States until at least the second half of 2021, giving President Joe Biden more time if he wishes to settle disputes. The WTO group, which tackles the challenges posed by China, the European Union,... 09.02.2021  10:09

• Rolled metal for the longest suspension bridge in South America The unique steel suspension bridge in Chile, South America stands out as one of the most challenging engineering projects ever undertaken. The Chacao Bridge project is located just 80 kilometers from the epicenter of the 9.5 magnitude earthquake that hit the country in 1960. The designers faced... 09.02.2021  10:01

• Metinvest in 2020 increased steel production by 9% in 2020 The largest mining and metallurgical holding of Ukraine Metinvest, by the end of 2020, increased steel production by 9% compared to 2019 - up to 8.268 million tons, pig iron - by 7%, up to 8.475 million tons, total coke production - by 3%, up to 4.808 million tons. According to a press release... 09.02.2021  09:40

• Metalloinvest modernizes blast furnace Steelmaker Metalloinvest announced that blast furnace # 2 of its subsidiary, Ural Steel, was officially commissioned last December after being upgraded with a production capacity of 2,000 tonnes of pig iron per day and a maximum capacity of 760,000 tonnes. cast iron per year. It is planned that... 08.02.2021  11:15

• Iron ore stocks in China hit new low Iron ore concentrate inventories at 186 selected Chinese mining companies fell to 1.6 million tonnes as of February 4, hitting a new low since Mysteel began researching reserves in January 2019. Declining production among mining companies and strong sales to steel mills resulted in a decline,... 08.02.2021  11:13

• CEO Martina Merz completely reorganizes Thyssen-Krupp At Europe's largest steel mill, 14,000 employees in Duisburg are waiting for Thyssen-Krupp's executive board to decide what to do with the steel production. The head of the group Martina Merz announced the corresponding decree for March. There are three options: steel remains in the group, steel... 05.02.2021  12:27

• Splitting the level of steel production between Asia and the rest of the world Steel production fell 0.9 percent last year. However, this is the average for the countries of the world. In the European Union, the decline exceeded 11%, and in the USA - 17%. At the same time, China increased production by more than 5 percent. China, India and Japan are invariably among the... 05.02.2021  12:09

• ArcelorMittal to reopen blast furnace in Belgium Smelter ArcelorMittal plans to restart Kiln B at its plant in Ghent, Belgium by the middle of this month. The 2.3 million metric tons (Mt) kiln was shut down last September to replace the lining. It should be noted that this is one of two furnaces at the plant in Belgium, the total capacity of... 05.02.2021  11:59

• Steel production in the CIS increased in 2020 The monthly production data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) suggests a marked increase in crude steel production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region during December 2020. Production in the region increased by 3.1% over the previous year. Smelting was 8.696... 04.02.2021  10:25

• EU rolled metal imports fell as suppliers exhausted quotas Hot rolled metal imports to Europe have declined slightly over the past two weeks as a direct consequence of the global decline in steel prices. However, the nominal price decline did not affect the European domestic market. This is due to the current anti-dumping measures, as well as the... 04.02.2021  10:14