Metallurgy news

• Ukraine introduced duties on coated steel made in China Ukraine has introduced final anti-dumping measures against imported coated carbon steel products from China. The duties will take effect on August 12, Callanish notes. This decision followed an investigation initiated by the Interdepartmental Commission on International Trade of Ukraine in... 18.08.2023  13:13

• Turkish steelmaker Toscelik to build zinc refinery Turkish flat steel and profile steel maker Toscelik plans to build a 100,000-tonne-per-year zinc processing plant, according to a document submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change on August 16. The plant will be built in Osmaniye in southeastern Turkey, home to EAF-based... 18.08.2023  12:49

• Salzgitter Flachstahl's main blast furnace will be shut down German steelmaker Salzgitter said Aug. 16 that the downtime of the main blast furnace at its Salzgitter Flachstahl flat steel plant will last 100 days, with the mill's main furnace expected to be operational again sometime in November/December. Flachstahl in Salzgitter, Lower Saxony, earlier... 18.08.2023  12:48

• Liberty Steel Galati improves product quality with MULPIC plate mill system Romania's largest integrated steel mill, Liberty Galati, has placed an order with Primetals Technologies for a multi-purpose intermittent cooling system (MULPIC) and water treatment plant, which will enable it to expand its high value-added product portfolio at Primetals' plate mill. said August... 11.08.2023  14:57

• Most Chinese steel centers report production growth Improved domestic steel market sentiment in June saw seven of China's top ten steelmaking provinces post annual gains in crude steel production, according to the latest data released by the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Although the impact of hot and humid weather on consumption... 04.08.2023  11:01

• EU and US still disagree on steel tariffs The European Commission wants a steel trade deal with the US to avoid a return of Article 232 and retaliatory EU tariffs, but will not sign an agreement that violates global trade standards, said EU Trade Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis. Experts argue that elements of Washington's proposed... 27.07.2023  09:55

• Metinvest estimates Ukraine's revenue in case of full unblocking of ports at $20 billion a year The mining and metallurgical group Metinvest estimates Ukraine's foreign exchange earnings with the complete unblocking of the country's ports at $ 20 billion a year, at the same time, the withdrawal of the Russian Federation from the "grain agreement" allows Ukraine to completely unblock sea... 24.07.2023  09:58

• Two new blast furnaces to be commissioned in Southeast Asia in the coming months After Dexin Steel Indonesia launches the third blast furnace at Morowali Industrial Park, Central Sulawesi Province, the annual crude steel production capacity will be increased by 2 million tons to 6 million tons from next month. The planned annual output of steel bar, wire rod, billet and slab is... 24.07.2023  09:55

• Taiwanese steel exports fall in first half due to steel dumping in China Due to the increase in the oversupply of China's steel mills, a large amount of steel products have been dumped abroad at low prices, which has seriously affected the production and sale of related products in neighboring Asian countries. According to statistics from the Ministry of Finance,... 22.07.2023  13:50

• Japan and Saudi Arabia cooperate on decarbonization and energy Japan and Saudi Arabia have joined forces to develop decarbonization technologies and resources. During the recent visit of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Jeddah, Arabia, the leaders of the two countries signed 26 energy cooperation memorandums. Japan is providing technology to Saudi... 22.07.2023  13:34