Metallurgy news

• Liberty Steel wins tender to acquire Dunaferr Liberty Steel, through its subsidiary Liberty Steel Central Europe Kft, is set to acquire bankrupt Hungarian steelmaker Dunafrr for 55 million euros. The Dunaferra coke plant was ordered to close last December, but Liberty sent coal trains from Elk Creek in the US, CSM in the Czech Republic and... 13.07.2023  11:27

• Hyundai Steel launches low-carbon steel brand HyECOsteel Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced the launch of its XCarb™ innovation fund to fund decarbonization projects in India. Canadian company CHAR Technologies will act as an accelerator program for its XCarb™ by investing US$5 million in the company through ArcelorMittal's XCarb™ Innovation Fund.... 13.07.2023  11:25

• ArcelorMittal closes Fos-sur-Mer steel plant According to ArcelorMittal, steel production at the ArcelorMittal steel plant in Fos-sur-Mer in southern France will be stopped. The reason was the decision of the labor inspectorate, which revealed an excessively high level of exposure to toxic products and dust on workers, as well as... 03.07.2023  09:50

• Türkiye becomes the largest buyer of Chinese hot-rolled steel Turkey overtook Vietnam to become the largest buyer of Chinese hot-rolled coil in May, despite the start of an increase in import duties in the country. “Demand from Turkey was strong a couple of months ago, especially after the devastating earthquake in February. The higher import duties imposed b... 01.07.2023  09:11

• Hungary extends bid deadline for sale of Dunaferr steel plant The Hungarian government has extended the tender deadline for local flat steel producer Dunaferr, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday, June 29. The previous application deadline was June 30, 2023, but it has been extended to July 14. to the document seen by Fastmarkets. “The liquidator may e... 01.07.2023  09:08

• UK extends anti-dumping duty on Chinese plate The UK Government has agreed to the recommendation of the Office of Remedies (TRA) to extend anti-dumping duties on plate of Chinese origin for another five years from 1 March 2022. The TRA issued its final decision on Wednesday after recommending in February that anti-dumping duties be... 01.07.2023  09:04

• 247TailorSteel opens new plant in the Netherlands The 247TailorSteel service center group has further expanded in the Netherlands with the opening of a second manufacturing facility last week. The 40,000 m² plant in Oud-Gastel, near Roosendal, is the company's largest plant. It was equipped with five laser cutting machines, four bending ... 26.06.2023  10:08

• Worldsteel: global production of crude steel fell in May According to statistics from the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global crude steel production in May was 161.6 million tonnes, down 0.2% from the previous month and down 5% from last year. Among them, Asia's crude steel production reached nearly 120 million tons, down 6% from last year,... 24.06.2023  10:29

• India ranks first in the supply of rolled metal products to the EU According to statistics, imports of hot-rolled coil (HRC) to the EU in April amounted to about 837,000 tons, up 47% on the previous month, but down 5.4% on the same period last year. The increase on a monthly basis was mainly due to higher demand for restocking from December last year to February... 21.06.2023  10:53

• ArcelorMittal and John Cockerill to build the world's first iron electrolysis plant ArcelorMittal, the world's leading steelmaker based in Luxembourg, has announced a partnership with John Cockerill, a Belgian engineering company, to build the world's first industrial low-temperature iron electrolyser. Volteron™ plant scheduled to start up in 2027 In the first phase, the V... 17.06.2023  12:43