Metallurgy news

• Tests of a new Ebola vaccine to be conducted at the RUSAL medical center in Guinea UC RUSAL, a major global aluminum producer, became one of the organizers of the round table “Russian vaccine against Ebola: first lessons and a look into the future”. RUSAL has been operating in Guinea for over a decade and has become the country's largest foreign employer, and also opened a hos... 15.04.2016  09:43

• US to allocate $ 50 million to Ukraine During the meeting, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Serhiy Yarovoy and Assistant Secretary of Defense of the United States Michael Carpenter made a statement that the United States was going to allocate about $ 50 million to support the National Guard and the State Border Service of... 14.04.2016  10:56

• The European Union plans to discuss the possibility of importing gas from Iran to the EU The European Commission, led by Federica Mogherini, will visit Iran on April 16 to discuss “potential interaction and cooperation, which includes energy, economic relations, transport, environment, migration, humanitarian aid, drugs, civil defense, science and cooperation in the field of peaceful n... 14.04.2016  10:34

• Copper prices rise significantly on the back of stronger imports in China Copper prices on the London Metal Exchange are rising strongly in response to the surge in metal imports from China. Copper on the LME is valued at $ 4,850.00 per tonne, after rising 1.8 percent. In March, China's copper imports rose 36 percent to a record 570,000 tons, according to data... 14.04.2016  10:17

• Electricity is more expensive for Polish metallurgists than in Germany and France Energy-intensive companies in Germany and France pay much less for electricity than their counterparts in Poland. This is the conclusion made by Polish experts, comparing the components of the cost of electricity resource-intensive enterprises in Poland, Germany and France. In France,... 13.04.2016  10:35

• Chinese Ambassador to UK Demands Joint Efforts to Address Steel Sector Crisis Chinese Ambassador to the UK Liu Xiaoming called on both countries to work together to address the current crisis facing the steel industries of both countries. Liu noted that by blaming each other, we will not find any solution to the problem. He believes that China is being made a... 13.04.2016  09:49

• European Investment Bank provides a loan to Ukraine The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Ukraine with a loan of 400 million euros. The loan is intended to be injected into the real sector and into construction companies, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, which should benefit from the money of EU taxpayers. How the funds are... 13.04.2016  09:22

• Doha meeting may not live up to expectations The renowned American expert Edward Chow believes that the upcoming meeting of the main oil producers in Doha will only result in promises of further cooperation in order to stabilize the market. Chow is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC. Oil... 12.04.2016  12:06

• Brazil voted to impeach President Rousseff In connection with the alleged violation of the budget law by President Dilma Rousseff, the Brazilian Parliamentary Commission voted to impeach. The issue of removing the president from office will be considered in the lower house of parliament. In order for the request to go to the Senate, it must... 12.04.2016  10:40

• Tata Steel sells UK's largest Scunthorpe plant Indian steel company Tata Steel sold some of its production assets to UK investment fund Greybull Capital on Monday, saving thousands of jobs, but not deciding the fate of the UK's largest steel mills. At the end of March, struggling with the effects of declining global demand for steel, Tata... 12.04.2016  09:49