Metallurgy news

• Protective quotas for the first quarter confirm China's return to Europe Data on the level of use of EU protective quotas for the first quarter point to a sudden increase in imports of Chinese origin into the bloc. During the first four days of January, when new protective quotas became available, China completely exhausted six of its country-specific product quotas,... 10.01.2023  10:31

• South Korea increases imports of stainless steel sheets The import volume of stainless steel sheets to South Korea has exceeded 90,000 tons. The rapid increase in plate imports in December after November appeared to be due to increased supply worries following the POSCO flooding incident last September and the result of aggressive import... 09.01.2023  11:32

• Indian steel mills raise prices for hot-rolled coil Several of India's leading steel mills raised hot rolled coil prices last week in January due to limited resources available for sale. India's exports to Europe and the Middle East increased last month, although domestic price increases were not supported by demand as export duties were lifted... 09.01.2023  11:29

• Ukraine plans to increase electricity imports The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine approved the regulation on the specifics of regulation of electricity imports in the autumn-winter period of 2022-2023 under martial law in Ukraine. The rules establish that consumers using imported electricity should not limit their choice of electricity. At... 09.01.2023  11:07

• Vietnamese Hoa Phat Group increased steel sales by almost a third in December Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam's largest steel producer, said its sales of steel products, including structural steel, hot-rolled coil (HRC) and billets, totaled about 558,000 tons in December last year, up nearly 26% year-over-year. . the same month a year ago. For the full year of 2022, Hoa Phat... 08.01.2023  12:12

• ArcelorMittal buys Polish scrap metal company ArcelorMittal has signed an agreement to acquire Poland's Zaklad Przerobu Zlomu (Zlomex) scrap metal recycling company. ArcelorMittal says Zlomex operates scrap yards in Krakow and Warsaw in Poland, which "recycled and shipped almost 400,000 metric tons of ferrous scrap last year." The... 06.01.2023  12:46

• NLMK shareholders voted against the payment of dividends Shareholders of Russian steelmaker NLMK voted against paying dividends for the first nine months of 2022, rejecting the company's attempts to restore its dividend policy. NLMK's board of directors had previously recommended a RUB2.6 ($0.035) dividend payout for the reporting period, but the... 06.01.2023  11:38

• China will invest in the metallurgy of Southeast Asia In 2023, China will seek to control the growth of steel production and replace old equipment with more environmentally friendly equipment through capacity replacement. But, on the other hand, it will invest more manufacturing capacity in the ASEAN countries so that its colossal steel industry can... 06.01.2023  11:33

• Taiwan imposes a ban on the export of stainless steel plate to Russia and Belarus According to the announcement of the Ministry of Economy of Taiwan on January 4, 2023, in order to prevent Taiwan from exporting high-tech goods to Russia and Belarus for the production of military weapons, the volume of restricted exports to these two countries has been expanded, adding categories... 05.01.2023  10:35

• Chinese steel mills cut production due to poor forecasts Reduced domestic and overseas orders are forcing many metal fabrication factories in China's southern province of Guangdong to close weeks earlier than usual, while some are also cutting production plans for next year, manufacturers said. Extended shutdowns in the world's largest consumer of... 05.01.2023  10:29