Metallurgy news

• PJSC "Zaporizhstal" in the first half of 2016 transferred 1.6 billion hryvnia to the budget In the first half of 2016, PJSC Zaporizhstal increased tax transfers to the budgets of all levels, paying the state UAH 1.6 billion in taxes. For the same period in 2015, tax transfers amounted to UAH 1.4 billion. The amount of transfers includes taxes, fees and other obligatory payments to budgets... 27.07.2016  12:32

• New military doctrine adopted in Belarus New Military Doctrine came into effect in Belarus. Its provisions are based on an assessment of the global military-political situation, including the European region. The military doctrine was adopted by the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus on June 16, 2016 and approved... 27.07.2016  12:19

• Turkey is ready to start construction of the Turkish Stream Turkish Economy Minister Nihat Zeybekci said on Tuesday in Moscow that the Turkish side is ready to begin construction of the first stage of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline. This suggests that the representatives of Turkey and Russia are still discussing this topic. “Political decisions are r... 27.07.2016  11:35

• China will accelerate the closure of steel plants? In the first half of 2016, China closed 13 million tonnes of production capacity in the metallurgical industry. This represents only 30 percent of the planned cut for this year. However, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology said that, as planned, the acceleration should take... 27.07.2016  11:04

• The world's best steel producers during the first half of 2016 According to the latest statistics published by the World Steel Association, the global crude steel output of the 66 countries reporting to the Association totaled 135.720 million tonnes in June this year. The monthly output has remained more or less stable compared to the output during the same... 26.07.2016  10:38

• MEPS: the steel market is waiting for a correction MEPS International expects a price correction in Europe in the fall, which should contribute to an increase in the number and attractiveness of offers of steel products imported from outside the European Union. Manufacturers are hoping, however, that the recently introduced anti-dumping measures... 26.07.2016  10:26

• Turkey's troubles could cut off Europe from oil regions The current rift between the EU and Turkey will also have implications for energy policy. The EU will gradually be isolated from the oil-rich regions. Turkey wants to act as a liaison between EU markets and the energy-rich regions of Central Asia, the Caucasus and the Middle East. If Turkey were... 25.07.2016  10:45

• Import of Russian coal to Poland is growing again Recently, Polish heating plants have chosen to supply coal from Russia because it is cheaper than local raw materials. Official figures provided last week show that between January and May 2016, 3.1 million tons of foreign-origin coal were imported to Poland, while a year ago in the same period,... 25.07.2016  10:08

• German consortium will build high-speed railways in Russia The consortium German Initiative, which forms Siemens, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bahn and several other companies, as reported by the Council of Russian Railways (RZD), has expressed a desire to join the project for the design of high-speed railways Moscow-Kazan. It is important to note that the... 24.07.2016  13:36

• Steel production decreased in the American continent in the first half of 2016 According to the latest figures released by the World Steel Association, South American crude steel yields dropped significantly during June from the previous year. Total monthly output fell 13.7% to 3.302 million tonnes. Steel production in the North also declined during the month. Argentina's... 24.07.2016  12:11