Metallurgy news

• Ukrainian grain exports may fall by 9.5 percent - analyst Grain exports from Ukraine in the season from July 2016 to June 2017 may decrease by 9.5 percent to 32.4 million tons due to a lower harvest and a decrease in the use of feed, an analyst from UkrAgroConsult said on Tuesday. Ukraine is projected to harvest 54.9 million tonnes of grain in 2016,... 27.04.2016  10:43

• Russia is looking for partners for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Turkey At present, the Russian delegation is negotiating with large Turkish construction companies on the issue of participation in the construction of the Akkuyu NPP. The first Turkish nuclear power plant will include four VVER reactors, each with a capacity of 1200 megawatts. The project is estimated at... 27.04.2016  10:28

• The French won a mega-contract for the construction of submarines French company DCNS has received the largest contract for 56 billion euros for the construction of 12 new generation submarines for Australia. The DCNS concern won the tender for the German ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and the Japanese Mitsubishi. The rejection of the Japanese offer is a blow to the... 27.04.2016  10:02

• Steel production in CIS countries recovered in March Crude steel production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) increased marginally on an annualized basis in March, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. Steel production in the CIS increased by 2.3 percent during March 2016. Belarus's total crude steel... 26.04.2016  11:28

• Global pig iron production rose sharply in March According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, global pig iron production increased 13.6 percent from the previous month to 99.306 million tonnes during March this year. World pig iron production in the previous month totaled 87.427 million tonnes. The total pig iron... 26.04.2016  10:47

• Iran overtakes India in DRI production According to World Steel, Iran overtook India to become the largest DRI producer during the month of March. India and Saudi Arabia were the second and third largest producing countries for DRI. Data released by the World Steel Association indicates that global production of direct reduced iron... 26.04.2016  10:05

• ThyssenKrupp begins construction of a furnace in Duisburg ThyssenKrupp awarded contracts for the construction of a ladle furnace in Duisburg, a port city in western Germany. This will expand the range of high-quality steel for the automotive industry. The company plans to invest about 40 million euros in the project. Construction is expected to begin... 25.04.2016  10:58

• 30 years since the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant The largest man-made disaster of the 20th century occurred 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986. As a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia have suffered the most. To eliminate the consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in... 25.04.2016  09:55

• Alcatel supplies equipment to Iran Five years ago, a consortium of four leading telecom operators from four countries signed an agreement to build and maintain a new cable system called the Europe-Persia Express Gateway (EPEG). The system is designed to operate from Germany in Eastern Europe, Russia, Azerbaijan, Iran and the Persian... 25.04.2016  09:34

• Austrian steel giant receives large order from Russia The Austrian group Voestalpine will provide several hundred thousand tons of special plates for the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This is the largest order the Group has received in its history. The exact figures for the volume of orders have not yet been published. Nord Stream... 23.04.2016  08:38