Metallurgy news

• Production of iron and steel in Ukraine decreased According to the Association of Metallurgists of Ukraine Ukrmetallurgprom, in the first five months of 2022, pig iron production in Ukraine amounted to about 4.15 million tons, a decrease of 53.3% year on year. During the reporting period, the production of crude steel in Ukraine amounted to... 15.06.2022  18:21

• EUROFER supports extension of steel import guarantees In order to maintain the stability of the EU steel market and at the same time ensure an uninterrupted supply, the European Steel Producers Association (EUROFER) has decided to support the further implementation of steel safeguards. In addition, the quota has been increased from 3% to 4%,... 14.06.2022  11:12

• Currency depreciation and high energy costs hit demand for long products in Turkey The depreciation of the Turkish lira against the US dollar hit demand in the domestic long products market in Turkey, while the supply of Turkish rebar plants in the export market came under pressure due to falling prices for scrap metal, S&P Global Commodity Insights reported on June 10 sources in... 14.06.2022  10:47

• Green steel production requires hydrogen price below $2/kg The price of renewable hydrogen needs to fall below $2/kg to make green steel cost-competitive with conventional products, global steelmaker ArcelorMittal says. “Calculations show that the price has to fall below $2/kg, closer to $1/kg, to compete with current steel production prices,” said Iri... 14.06.2022  10:43

• Posco halts part of production due to ongoing trucker strike South Korea's largest steelmaker Posco halted work on some production lines at its plant in Pohang in North Gyeongsang province on Monday due to an ongoing strike by unionized truck drivers. As of 7:00 am local time, the company suspended production at all four wire rod plants and one of its two... 14.06.2022  10:39

• Production of steel pipes in Ukraine has decreased According to the Ukrainian pipe industry association Ukrtruboprom, steel pipe producers in the country reduced production from January to May to about 176,000 tons, down 16% from last year. In May alone, Ukrainian producers of steel pipes increased their output by 2.5 times compared to the... 09.06.2022  09:19

• UNESID: Spain's steel production has increased According to the statistics of the Spanish Association of Steel Producers (UNESID), steel production in Spain in March this year amounted to 1 million tons, up 3.2% compared to the previous month and down 23% compared to the same period last year. In total, Spain produced 2.98 million tons of... 09.06.2022  09:16

• Slab prices are down, they may have bottomed out World trade prices for slabs continue to decline in line with the overall global downward trend as it breaks down into a two-tier pricing system. Since Iran and Russia are in the lower price segment and somewhat limited in terms of sales geography, prices for their slabs are currently about... 09.06.2022  09:10

• TCUD: Turkish steel production up in April According to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers Association (TCUD), Turkey's steel production in April this year stood at 3.4 million tons, up 1.6% from the same month last year. Crude steel production from January to April was 12.8 million tons, down 3.2% year on year. In April, steel exports... 07.06.2022  10:31

• ArcelorMittal announces investment to increase plant capacity in Brazil ArcelorMittal, the world's second largest steelmaker, announced last Wednesday a new investment of 144 million reais in its plant in Sabara, located in the Brazilian province of Minas Gerais. Thanks to these investments, the capacity of the plant will increase by 35%. Jefferson De Paula,... 07.06.2022  10:24