Metallurgy news

• Oil price continues to rise On Friday, world oil prices are in the "green" zone against the backdrop of investor optimism in connection with the fall in the production of "black gold" in the US for the sixth week in a row, as evidenced by the statistics of the country's Ministry of Energy and Friday trading data. As of... 04.03.2016  10:18

• China helps Russian companies weather the crisis China and Russia are forging partnerships to break US dominance in the global economy. In order to get through the current crisis, the Bank of China is funding large-scale Russian companies. Russian energy giant Gazprom has secured a € 2bn loan from China. This is the largest loan the company h... 04.03.2016  09:56

• PJSC "Zaporozhogneupor" completed the relining of converter No. 1 of PJSC "Azovstal" in record time PJSC "Zaporozhgneupor" has completed the lining of converter No. 1 of the metallurgical plant "Azovstal". 900 tons of refractories were laid in record time - in 64 hours The work, which was carried out around the clock, was carried out by a team of highly qualified refractory masons of the... 03.03.2016  12:41

• Russia and Azerbaijan are fighting for the European gas market Two Russian projects for gas supplies to Europe, the South and Turkish Streams, failed for various reasons. At the same time, the implementation of the Azerbaijani "Southern Gas Corridor" does not cause difficulties, which is confirmed by the meeting of ministers of various European countries... 03.03.2016  12:03

• EU-28 crude steel production fell in January EU-28 crude steel output fell 7.6 percent in January on an annualized basis, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. The output in the region amounted to 13.428 million tons during the month. Germany recorded the highest level of steel production among EU countries... 03.03.2016  11:11

• Will steel prices rise in 2016? At the end of last year, global sales of steel products plummeted to their lowest level in more than a decade, as record high Chinese exports triggered an oversaturation of the steel market that lowered the value of transactions around the world. According to experts, the steady decline in steel... 03.03.2016  09:39

• CIS steel production fell 5 percent in January Steel production in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) declined by more than 5 percent during January this year. Belarus, Russia and Uzbekistan reported declines in production during the month. At the same time, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Moldova showed growth in steel production over this... 02.03.2016  10:38

• PJSC "Zaporizhstal": production results in February 2016 In February 2016, PJSC Zaporizhstal registered an increase in pig iron production by 5.8%, steel - by 9.8%, rolled products - by 7% compared to the same period in 2015. In February 2016, 295.0 thousand tons of pig iron, 323.3 thousand tons of steel, 283.3 thousand tons of rolled products were... 02.03.2016  10:02

• Turkish company Vestel closes production of household appliances in Russia The well-known Turkish company Vestel for the production of household appliances is closing an enterprise in Russia, as the head of Vestel said. He said that the closure of production is not connected with the deterioration of relations between Turkey and Russia. The head of the company noted... 02.03.2016  09:50

• Syria partition plan According to media reports, the US has developed a partition plan for Syria. Earlier, the CIA published a report that deals with the complete division of Syria. The Turkish newspaper Yeni Shafak reported on the specific plan of the US government on the Syrian section. According to the plan,... 01.03.2016  11:26