Metallurgy news

• Martina Merz is the new CEO of Thyssenkrupp Martina Merz took over as CEO of Thyssenkrupp AG on 1 October. This was unanimously decided by the Supervisory Board of Thyssenkrupp AG at an extraordinary meeting last Friday. The current Chairman of the Supervisory Board will be delegated to the Group's Executive Board for a maximum of twelve... 02.10.2019  10:46

• EU strengthens safeguards to curb steel imports growth According to the report, the European Commission to protect the steel market by adjusting the precautionary measures effective October 1. According to representatives of the European Association of Steel Producers (Eurofer), it was necessary to maintain the existing steel protection measures in... 02.10.2019  10:40

• POSCO is exploring options for setting up a steel mill in India South Korean steel giant POSCO has announced its intention to harness the enormous potential of India's burgeoning steel market by forming a joint venture with state-owned Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. Representatives of the POSCO company held a meeting... 02.10.2019  10:37

• ArcelorMittal Considers Selling Some Iron Ore Mills To Reduce Debt ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steel producer, was considering divesting part of its iron ore business to reduce its debt. ArcelorMittal has studied its iron ore assets in Canada, Brazil and Liberia, including the sale of some or all of its shares. The value of a business in Canada alone... 01.10.2019  10:50

• Ukrmetallurgprom told what to expect for metallurgists from the new tax policy The new tax policy, which is actively promoted by the government of Honcharuk, could kill Ukrainian business. In particular, the mining and metallurgical complex will suffer. Oleksandr Kalenkov, President of Ukrmetallurgprom, said that changes related to the increased fiscal burden introduced to... 01.10.2019  10:45

• Salzgitter Group selected as a supplier for the Baltic Pipe project The subsidiaries and associated companies of the Salzgitter Group will produce and supply about 30,000 tonnes of steel pipes and 90 steel pipe bends for the Baltic Pipes project. This is an important European gas infrastructure project that will transport Norwegian natural gas via Denmark to... 01.10.2019  10:29

• Ukrainian government wants to attract $ 50 billion in investments The goal of the government, according to Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk, will be the growth of the Ukrainian economy by at least 40% over the next 5 years. So in 2020, the country's GDP should increase by 5%, and in 2021-2024 it should grow by 7% annually. If the GDP growth rate doubles... 01.10.2019  10:20

• Congressmen urge Trump to exempt Israeli steel imports from tariffs Two congressmen on the House Tax Writing Committee, a Republican and a Democrat, want the Trump administration to free Israel from steel and aluminum tariffs. Representatives Brad Schneider, D-Ill and David Schneidert, R-Ariz., Asked Robert Lighthizer, the US Trade Representative, to add Israel to... 01.10.2019  10:20

• Global steel production surged on the back of China's leap: what's next? Global crude steel production increased in August as steel mills in China - the world's largest steel producer - increased production after slowing in July due to tough smog measures in Beijing. The World Steel Association ("WSA"), the international trade organization for the iron and steel... 30.09.2019  10:49

• "Zaporozhkoks" put into operation a new line for pitch granulation Zaporozhkoks, within the framework of the strategy of technological modernization of Metinvest Group, launched a new line for granulation of electrode pitch Ligran No. 2 in the resin distillation shop. Investments amounted to UAH 152 million. The Zaporozhkoks resin distillation shop produces... 30.09.2019  11:00