Metallurgy news

• Voestalpine reopens the second blast furnace Austrian steelmaker Voestalpine announced that its Donavitz plant has restarted a second blast furnace to meet current orders, which can produce approximately 750,000 tonnes of pig iron per year. Voestalpine said the Donawitz plant has a total production capacity of approximately 1.5 million... 27.01.2021  10:08

• China's stainless steel production exceeds 30 million tonnes in 2020 China's crude stainless steel production for the full year of 2020 exceeded 30 million tonnes, reaching 30.14 million tonnes for the first time in history, up 739,400 tonnes or 2.5% from last year, according to the latest data released by Stainless Steel. ... Council of China Association of Special... 27.01.2021  09:42

• Spanish company Sidenor rebuilds steel plant Sidenor, a Spanish steelmaker and supplier of specialty steels, is expanding the capacity of one of its steelworks to cover 85-90% utilization. The Basauri plant will be reconstructed and its annual production capacity will increase to 500,000 tons. The company said that this technological... 26.01.2021  09:49

• Italian steel production declines in 2020 Italy produced about 20.3 million tonnes of raw steel in 2020, down 12.2% from 2019, according to the Italian steel industry association Federacciai. During this period, steel sheet production declined 16.2% year-on-year to about 9.4 million tonnes, and long products production dropped 9.5% to... 26.01.2021  09:47

• Leading US iron and steel associations urge Biden to keep steel tariffs Four of America's leading iron and steel associations and the United Steelworkers' Union have called on President-elect Joe Biden to ensure that the steel tariffs and quotas introduced in 2018 to protect national security are maintained. In a letter to the President-elect, the American Iron and... 26.01.2021  09:36

• Metallurgy on the threshold of the hydrogen revolution Steelworkers looking to hydrogen-based direct reduced iron, or DRI, to reduce carbon emissions can make changes to their operations at a lower cost, expecting increased hydrogen availability and costs. Smelters can invest in reducing carbon dioxide emissions through blast furnace injection,... 25.01.2021  10:25

• Uncertainty in steel prices in China after Chinese New Year Steel prices in China have been at a high level since last year due to rising prices for iron ore and coking coal, which also caused some mid-size and small traders to choose not to stockpile in winter and left market stocks remaining low. The price of rebar will be acceptable at around RMB... 25.01.2021  10:15

• Lockdown in the UK may last until summer The UK government planned to extend the third round of isolation until the summer. Although approximately 5 million people have been vaccinated in the UK, the UK government has no intention of returning to normal by April, as previously announced. The authorities have stepped up implementation... 25.01.2021  10:11

• Steel production in China exceeded 1 billion tonnes for the first time in 2020 In 2020, pig iron production in China amounted to about 885.5 billion tons, and steel production - about 1 billion tons, up 4.3% and 5.2%, respectively, compared to the same period last year. This was the first time in history that China's steel production exceeded 1 billion tonnes. By 2021,... 22.01.2021  09:54

• JSW Steel and JSPL seek COVID-19 vaccine for their employees Metallurgical companies JSW Steel and Jindal Steel are in discussions with Indian vaccine manufacturers to place orders for their employees. The JSW Group currently employs about 55,000 people and the vaccine will be distributed to its employees in factories, corporate offices, townships, etc.... 21.01.2021  09:11