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• Steel production in France fell in August compared to the previous year According to statistics from the French Steel Federation (FFA), crude steel production in France in August was about 720,000 tons, down 31.1% from 1.05 million tons in the same month a year earlier. In the first eight months of this year, crude steel production in France was down 27.5% from the... 06.10.2020  14:01

• Steel product exports from Japan fell in August According to statistics, Japan exported about 2.6 million tons of steel products in August, an increase of 3.9% over the previous month and a decrease of 14.4% over the same period last year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, international demand has plummeted. Exports rebounded somewhat last month,... 06.10.2020  14:00

• New capacity improves resilience of the US steel industry Recent consolidation and new capacity in the US steel industry is spurring a faster transition to cleaner steelmaking technologies, steel executives said in a September 30 discussion at City Hall. Mark Millett, CEO of Steel Dynamics Inc. At an event hosted by the Association for Iron and Steel... 06.10.2020  13:53

• India's Manufacturing Sector Growth Accelerates In September In August, growth in India's manufacturing sector accelerated in September. The PMI reached its highest level since January 2012, helped by accelerated growth in new orders and production. At the same time, there was a resumption of growth in export sales and inventories, and an increase in... 05.10.2020  12:22

• MMC of Ukraine reduced production indicators for 9 months of 2020 During 9 months of 2020, the mining and metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine produced: -15.25 million tons of pig iron, which is 1.5% less compared to the same period in 2019, -15.39 million tonnes of steel tonnes, down 6.2% -13.79 million tons of rolled metal, which is 2.2% lower than last... 05.10.2020  12:14

• CISA Reports Highest Daily Steel Production in August Xinhua, citing data from the China Iron and Steel Association, reported that China recorded a record daily crude steel production in August amid consolidating economic recovery. Data from the China Iron and Steel Industry Association showed that daily crude steel production in August 2020 was... 05.10.2020  12:11

• Dubai Museum of the Future - poetry in steel Dubai Museum of the Future is one of the most challenging and unique construction projects in the world and a veritable architectural experiment. Its unusual torus shape with an elliptical void is made possible by its steel frame and façade panels. The elliptical design was designed by architect ... 02.10.2020  10:22

• Tenova Consteel launches melting plant at Acciaieria Arvedi in Italy Tenova has launched a record-breaking smelter, the new Consteel EAF, at Acciaieria Arvedi in Cremona, Italy, replacing the existing Consteel furnace originally installed in 2008. The kiln has an outlet size of 300 metric tons and is designed to provide a turn-on time of 37 minutes when charging a... 02.10.2020  10:12

• EU starts research on imports of cold rolled flat The European Commission has received protection from dumping imports from non-EU countries, arguing that imports of cold rolled stainless steel flat products from India and Indonesia are dumping and thus damaging the Union's industry. The complaint was lodged on 17 August 2020 by the European... 02.10.2020  10:09

• Steel prices in China may recover later in October Domestic steel prices may decline further in October, or even spread across regions for a while before they have a chance of recovery, Wang Jianhua, chief analyst at Mysteel, shared on September 30 in his October market review, explaining that the recovery could begin. if Chinese steel mills are... 01.10.2020  11:23