Metallurgy news

• Ferrexpo suspends production due to damage to Ukraine's energy infrastructure Ferrexpo, a Ukrainian iron ore producer, said it had suspended production at its iron ore pellet plant in central Ukraine after a Russian missile attack damaged the country's energy infrastructure and no employees were injured in the attack. In the energy supply of Ukraine, priority was given to... 18.10.2022  11:33

• Russia plans to accelerate the development of new chromium deposits The Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade has developed a strategy for the steel industry by 2030 with the goal of reducing chromium ore imports to Russia to below 30% of market demand in order to reduce dependence on imports. To achieve this goal, Russia plans to develop the Saranovskoye field... 18.10.2022  11:05

• New long products plant in Bolivia to start operations in 2024 The Bolivian government has accelerated the construction of the Mutún steel complex to produce high quality steel to replace 50% of the nation's steel imports and receive US$75 million per year in the first phase. Mutun, located in the department of Santa Cruz in Bolivia, has the largest iron ... 17.10.2022  10:03

• CISA: daily steel production fell in October Daily crude steel production among China Metallurgical and Steel Association (CISA) member plants declined further in the first half of October, falling by 1.1% or 23,700 tons per day in 10 days to an average of 2.11 million tons in day, according to the association's new report on 13... 17.10.2022  09:56

• Turkey coal mine explosion kills 41 President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said an explosion at a coal mine in northern Turkey on Friday night killed 41 people and injured several more as search and rescue efforts came to an end. A fire broke out at a mine in northern Bartin province, Amasra district, on Friday. Initial evidence suggests... 17.10.2022  09:52

• Europe faces gas insecurity Europe is likely to survive cuts in Russian natural gas supplies this winter as the war in Ukraine continues, but the coming heating season will underscore the continent's ability to meet energy needs, experts said at the Columbia Global Energy Summit in New York. The flow of Russian pipelines,... 14.10.2022  10:59

• UK TRA reintroduces duties on galvanized pipes in Belarus and China The UK Trade Remedies Authority (TRA) plans to re-introduce galvanized pipes under HS code 7306 30 72 into anti-dumping measures following a review initiated by Tata Steel UK's application. In August 2021, following the completion of the transition review, the TRA recommended that anti-dumping... 14.10.2022  10:53

• Austrian company HAI invests 100 million euros in new facilities in Europe As part of a plan for continuous development in recent years, Hammerer Aluminum Industries (HAI), an aluminum products supplier in Austria, has announced a €100 million investment to build two new extrusion lines and a new logistics centre. A second 60 mega newton extrusion line was installed at ... 13.10.2022  12:12

• A growing number of Turkish factories are considering shutting down production A growing number of Turkish factories are considering shutting down production in the near future due to high electricity costs, Veysel Yayan, secretary general of the Turkish Steel Manufacturers Association (TCUD), told the Turkish newspaper Cumhuriyet. Yayan says a 600 percent rise in energy... 13.10.2022  12:10

• Japanese Nissan leaves the Russian market, having sold the Russian business Japanese automaker Nissan has announced that it has sold its Russian operations to a Russian automotive research institute, pulling out of the Russian market. The sale includes Nissan's production and research centers in St. Petersburg, as well as a sales and marketing center in Moscow. The deal... 13.10.2022  12:06