Metallurgy news

• Brazil caught up with the CIS on iron prices The merchant pig iron market was calm last week amid continuing reshuffle in fundamentals, but stronger sentiment last week pushed Brazilian suppliers to higher prices and higher US sales. Despite the fact that demand in the US remains sluggish, regular weekly sales continue to take place, which... 22.11.2021  12:10

• AISI Welcomes U.S. Infrastructure Bill The American Iron and Steel Institute welcomed President Joe Biden's signing of the Infrastructure and Jobs Investment Act on November 15, as the law, which includes provisions for American purchases, is expected to support domestic demand for steel. The $ 1.2 trillion bipartisan package, signed... 19.11.2021  13:24

• Steel prices to decline ahead of recovery in 2Q 2022 - S&P Paul Bartholomew, senior editor at S&P Global Platts, predicts that steel prices will potentially decline before recovering in the second quarter of the next calendar year. He believes that the slowdown in steel production growth will affect iron ore prices in the first quarter. However, he hopes... 19.11.2021  13:21

• Russia increased export of billets increased in 2021 Russia, the world's largest exporter of billets, in January-September 2021 recorded an increase in foreign sales of this material by 23.33% compared to the same period last year. According to SteelMint, the volume of exports for the reporting period amounted to 12.44 million tons (million tons),... 18.11.2021  10:52

• Steel production in China in early November decreased by 20% According to the China Iron & Steel Association, daily crude steel production in China in early November was 20% lower year-over-year, slightly above the October average. Industry sources expected China's steel production to remain low through November-December, but said it could rebound in... 18.11.2021  10:47

• EU invests € 1 billion in decarbonization projects The EU supports seven large-scale industrial decarbonization projects through its innovation fund, committing more than € 1.1 billion ($ 1.3 billion) to support advanced technologies in energy-intensive industries, hydrogen, carbon capture, storage and storage and renewable energy, European c... 17.11.2021  09:06

• Production of rolled metal in Ukraine for 10 months 2021 In January-October 2021, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises produced 15.99 million tons of rolled metal (105.4% compared to the same period in 2020), of which about 12.63 million tons, or 79.0%, were exported. In the same period of 2020, the share of exports amounted to about 82.9% (12.58 million... 16.11.2021  14:15

• Japan and US agree to negotiate additional tariffs on steel and aluminum Japan and the United States agreed to begin discussions on additional US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Japan during a bilateral meeting in Tokyo, Japan's Industry Ministry said Monday. The meeting was held between Japanese Industry Minister Koichi Hagiuda and US Commerce Secretary... 16.11.2021  14:01

• The fall in prices for rebar in China has been stopped The downward trend in domestic rebar prices in China was halted by increased trading activity on Tuesday, November 16, sources told Fastmarkets. East China (Shanghai): 4,700–4,730 yuan (US $ 737–742) per tonne unchanged. According to sources, Buyers raised their purchasing rates on Tuesday mor... 16.11.2021  13:59

• The European Union will restrict the export of steel scrap The EU is set to announce its final decision on the Waste Transport Regulation on 17 November. Some market players are of their own about what impact this will have on scrap exports, although it has been estimated that the EU will ban all scrap steel exports since then. Cinzia Vezzosi, President... 16.11.2021  12:05