Metallurgy news

• Export of wire rod from China increased in June According to the report, the General Administration of Customs of the People's Republic of China said that China's wire rod exports stood at about 445,000 tons in June, up 113% year on year and up 36% from the previous month. Among them, South Korea was still the main importer of wire rod from... 27.07.2022  10:12

• Pilbara Ports registers record exports The Pilbara Ports Authority (PPA) has once again broken its annual throughput record, registering a throughput of 733.1 million tonnes in fiscal year 2021-22. This is 1% more than in the previous financial year and shows a solid performance despite the challenges caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.... 27.07.2022  09:56

• Steel production in India up 6% to 10mt in June - worldsteel India's crude steel production rose over 6% year on year to 10 million tonnes in June 2022, according to the World Steel Association. According to the World Steel Association (worldsteel), India is the only country that recorded a positive increase in steel production in June. In the same... 27.07.2022  09:54

• ArcelorMittal partners with Spanish company Gestamp ArcelorMittal has announced a successful collaboration with Gestamp, a leading Tier 1 vehicle supplier in Spain, on the use of low carbon steel for use in automotive components during the testing phase. Their ultimate goal is to make these automotive components suitable for vehicle production in... 26.07.2022  09:43

• UK government imposes new sanctions against Russia According to the UK Department of International Trade, the UK has revised its sanctions rules against Russia. The amendments prohibit the import of oil and products of its processing, coal and products of its processing, as well as gold from Russia. The UK will also prohibit the provision of... 26.07.2022  09:41

• Steel trade in China to decline in coming months China's semi-finished steel exports fell 3.1% month-on-month to 278,000 tons in June, falling for the first time in three months, the country's customs data on July 21 showed. While June volume was still well above the 1,618 tons exported a year earlier, sluggish overseas demand led to a sharp... 22.07.2022  13:33

• EU approves Germany's plans to develop energy-intensive industries The EU competition authority has approved a German project worth around 5 billion euros to develop energy-intensive industries, as the European economy has been hit hard by the Russian-Ukrainian war. The current geopolitical crisis and soaring energy prices continued to affect the development of... 22.07.2022  13:01

• Japan crude steel production down in June Japan's crude steel production stood at 7.45 million tons in June this year, down 7.6% from the previous month and 8.1% from the same month last year, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). of the year. Pig iron production for the reporting period amounted to 5.25 million tons,... 22.07.2022  13:00

• Export of welded steel pipes from Turkey increased From January to May this year, Turkey exported 838,000 tons of welded steel pipes, up 120,000 tons from last year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Exports totaled US$950 million, up 60% year on year. Among them, exports to Romania were the largest at 110,000 tons, with a... 21.07.2022  12:37

• Chinese steel mills actively cut production China's crude steel production fell 3.3% year on year in June, while steel production fell 2.3% year on year, according to statistics. In June, demand for the steel industry and automotive steel improved and infrastructure construction expanded, but construction machinery in real estate and home... 21.07.2022  12:35