Metallurgy news

• Steel production in China declines due to outbreak of Covid-19 Steel production in China will decline in the coming months due to the impact of the new coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak in 2019, which will halt last year's strong results that lasted until January, analysts say. Output from the world's largest steelmaker rose 7.2% year-on-year last month,... 27.02.2020  13:44

• The consequences of the coronavirus for steel companies One sector that has faced the heat of the coronavirus outbreak and business disruption in China is steelmaking. Raw material shortages are affecting many companies. Kalyani Steels RK Goyal Managing Director and Edelweiss Analyst Amit Dixit shared their views on the outlook for the metals sector.... 27.02.2020  13:32

• Fire at ArcelorMittal in Indiana The NW Times reported that no one was injured after the fire at the ArcelorMittal Indiana Harbor steel mill in East Chicago. United Unionworkers Union District 7 director Mike Millsap and USW Local 1010 president Steve Wagner said none of the steelworkers were injured in the Friday night fire that... 25.02.2020  10:32

• Coronavirus appears in South Korean steel mills The Korea Times reported that POSCO, Hyundai Steel and other steelmakers have announced a cut in steel production as the spread of the coronavirus will severely reduce not only production but also demand. Yuanta Securities analyst Yi Hyun Soo said, “The original forecast was that POSCO will see a r... 25.02.2020  10:00

• Liberty Steel wants to restart steelmaking plant in Georgetown Liberty Steel continues to speculate on the future of the Georgetown smelter as it tries to balance financial realities with the goal of bringing production back to full capacity. Liberty Steel Georgetown closed the store in September, saying it would need to invest $ 25 million to replace obsolete... 24.02.2020  11:26

• AK Steel announces financial results AK Steel has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2019. Q4 2019 Highlights • Q4 2019 net loss of $ 53.9 million, or $ 0.17 per diluted share; Adjusted net loss of $ 35.1 million or $ 0.11 per diluted share • Adjusted EBITDA in the fourth quarter of 2019 in the am... 24.02.2020  11:08

• SteelAsia will expand its activities and employ 20 thousand workers SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp., recently announced an expansion in the Philippines and will need more than 20,000 employees. SteelAsia President and CEO Benjamin Yao announced that the company plans to establish three to five steel mills across the country over the next three years to meet the... 21.02.2020  10:01

• EVRAZ orders Danieli QSP-DUE plant EVRAZ ordered Danieli's innovative Danieli Universal Endless plant to produce high value-added products for a new plant in Novokuznetsk in the Kemerovo region of Russia. EVRAZ's QSP-DUE plant will be designed for a total annual capacity of 250,000 tonnes of hot-rolled coils for strip thicknesses... 18.02.2020  10:24

• Global demand for oil and iron ore hit hard by coronavirus Global demand for oil and iron ore is falling as the coronavirus epidemic has brought industrial activity to a standstill in China, the world's manufacturing center. Global oil demand is expected to decline by 435,000 barrels per day per year in the three months to March, the first quarterly... 18.02.2020  10:12

• Tata Steel stakes on expanding Indian demand for rolled steel Tata Steel has slowed its ongoing expansion at the Kalinganagar steel mill in the eastern Indian state of Odisha. An innovative project for the expansion of the company, aimed at increasing the plant's capacity by 5 million tons per year, was carried out in early November 2018. Commissioning of... 18.02.2020  09:56