Metallurgy news

• Italy sees unprecedented demand for rolled metal Italian service centers are experiencing an unprecedented surge in demand from the automotive and home appliance industries. Demand has been growing steadily since August, but the problem remains available. Despite the increase in prices for Italian rolled metal products, spot buyers and... 13.10.2020  11:32

• Steel demand in Japan will grow by 12% in October-December Japanese demand for crude steel is expected to rise 12% quarter-on-quarter to 21.1 million tonnes in October-December, according to a forecast released Oct. 7 by Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). adjust steel production accordingly to meet greater demand from end... 13.10.2020  11:30

• China's steel industry prepares for the low-carbon era In late September, Chinese President Xi Jinping surprised the world by announcing a very ambitious plan to reduce the country's carbon emissions by 2060. In the three weeks since then, I have received a growing number of inquiries from steel industry insiders asking how the Chinese steel industry... 13.10.2020  11:27

• Metalloinvest launches ball rolling complex at OEMK Metalloinvest launched a rolling mill at OEMK. The ball rolling shop will produce about 43,000 tons of grinding balls for the needs of the Company's enterprises. The project also takes into account the possibility of manufacturing and shipping a new product to third-party customers. The... 12.10.2020  11:18

• Steel shipments in the USA in August decreased by 23% y /y The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that US steel mills shipped 6,532,652 net tonnes in August 2020, up 8.2 percent from the 6,035,596 tonnes shipped in the previous month, July 2020, and 22.9 percent less than 8 472 088 tons. tons shipped in August 2019. Shipments from the beginning of... 12.10.2020  11:15

• Asian steel market hopes prices will rise as China returns from vacation The rise in domestic steel futures and China's physical markets following the country's return on October 9 after a week-long national holiday has raised hopes in Asian market participants looking to reverse the direction of prices, despite the lack of evidence that these gains have driven regional... 12.10.2020  10:57

• Blast furnaces will disappear from Europe along with mines Within 25 years, blast furnaces will have to replace new technologies that are still in the research or pilot phase. In other words: the steel industry must be rebuilt from scratch over the next 25 years. Too little renewable energy throws us beyond the metallurgical future. Direct downsizing of... 09.10.2020  11:35

• ArcelorMittal Poland permanently closes its raw materials department in Krakow ArcelorMittal attributes this decision to the macroeconomic situation resulting from the pandemic. “Virtually all steel industries have limited their activities; some of them decided to temporarily close their factories. Macroeconomic data show that the likelihood of a quick recovery in steel d... 09.10.2020  11:04

• Exports of rolled metal products of South Korea in September grew by 7.7% y /y South Korea's exports rose 7.7 percent year-on-year in September for the first time in seven months. They rose 3.6% in February but fell for six months in a row due to COVID-19. Whether the recovery in Korean exports will continue in the fourth quarter remains unclear as uncertainties persist such... 08.10.2020  10:45

• Huge investments in new ones are being made in steel projects despite Covid - 19 The Southeast Asian Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI) warned that large investments by regional steel producers in new steel projects could lead to a potential overcapacity situation. According to the association, there has been a significant increase in investment in converter steel mills in... 08.10.2020  10:41