Metallurgy news

• MMK hits record for HRC production in May According to the company, in May the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) reached a record level of hot rolled coil production. The volume was 534,174 tons at the 2000 hot rolling mill, which is the largest monthly production. The previous record was set in July 2018 with 527,955 tons. Hot... 12.06.2020  11:23

• Slab prices continue to rise amid reduced supply Slab suppliers from the CIS exited the market this week, with only the Ukrainian supplier having raw materials for casting in August. In the absence of supplies from the CIS, the Turkish retailer has booked 20,000 tonnes of British-made slab at a price of US $ 375 per tonne franc by September... 11.06.2020  11:02

• Unions ArcelorMittal Poland asks Prime Minister to intervene The company is using the Covid-19 epidemic to achieve savings in employment costs and government subsidies, according to union activists. ArcelorMittal Poland is the largest steel producer in Poland - it collects about 70 percent of the production potential of the Polish metallurgy. At the... 11.06.2020  10:38

• Steel demand will not rebound until Q3 - Crisil Nearly 60% of respondents said they expect demand to rebound from the third quarter, according to a survey of steel producers by credit ratings agency Crisil, as infrastructure and construction work picks up steam, migrant workers return to work, and government fiscal measures improve... 11.06.2020  10:09

• Steel market in China is preparing for a strong spurt in the summer Steel demand in China will significantly surpass last year's levels from mid-June to mid-July, driven by robust iron ore prices and growing strong demand after the Covid-19 restrictions were lifted earlier this year. However, according to market participants, high production and import volumes... 10.06.2020  11:16

• Steel shipments in the USA decreased by 31.5% compared to 2019 The American Iron and Steel Institute reported that US steel mills shipped 5,623,229 net tonnes in April 2020, down 27.9 percent from 7,802,192 tonnes shipped in the previous month in March 2020 and 31 , 5% less than 8,210,425 tons. shipped in April 2019. YTD shipments in 2020 were 29,732,832 net... 10.06.2020  11:11

• Steel demand to fall in 2020 due to coronavirus Global steel demand is expected to decline this year as coronavirus-related blockages and disruptions impacted industrial activity, in line with the latest Short-term Outlook from the World Steel Association (WSA), the international trade organization for the metals industry. The WSA predicts a... 09.06.2020  11:06

• European steel industry calls for restoring control over steel imports The European Union's steel industry has lashed out at EU trade authorities for failing to cut import quotas in a planned upgrade, saying producers in the bloc are at risk of bankruptcy. The European Steel Association and the executive directors of EU steel producers are targeting the bloc's... 09.06.2020  11:01

• ArcelorMittal Ilva under pressure from trade unions changes work plans Unions representing workers at the Ilva metallurgical plant in southern Italy went on strike on Tuesday to protest ArcelorMittal's reports of plans to cut thousands of jobs at the site. The call from unions FIM, FIOM and UILM came after Industry Minister Stefano Patuanelli accused the group of not... 08.06.2020  11:18

• 50 best steel companies in 2019 World Steel in Figures has published a list of the 50 largest steel companies by crude steel volume, in million tonnes: Rank Company tonnage 1 ArcelorMittal (1) - 97.31 2 China Baowu Group (2) - 95.47 3 Nippon Steel Corporation (3) - 51.68 4 Group KhBIS (4) - 46.56 5 POSCO - 43.12 6 Shagang... 05.06.2020  11:29