Metallurgy news

• Rating of the best steel producing countries in the world The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published a list of the ten largest crude steel producers for September this year. China continued to be the leader in steel production with a production volume of 73.8 million tonnes (mt). Compared to September last year, the volume of production in... 01.11.2021  12:25

• UK electric arc furnaces will operate at night Liberty Steel UK has announced the resumption of production at its GREENSTEEL Rotherham electric arc furnace. Operations were scheduled to restart overnight to maximize efficiency and reduce energy costs. According to the press release, the work will take place from 11:00 pm to 6:00 am, when... 01.11.2021  12:21

• EU and US reach agreement on steel trade The European Union and the United States have announced that they have reached an agreement to end an ongoing trade dispute over metal products that began with the Turmp administration's Section 232 tariffs. Recent reports confirm that trade barriers for European steel suppliers in the US will... 01.11.2021  12:19

• How much would steel cost you without carbon? Due to the challenge of protecting the climate and, above all, the need to pay huge fees for carbon dioxide emissions, the steel industry is looking for ways to stop using coal. Decarbonization of the steel industry will lead to a shift away from blast furnace technology. However, the concept of... 29.10.2021  10:06

• New MES system for OMK seamless pipe complex The Manufacturing Execution System (MES) allows you to set order parameters, schedule production, track production, manage warehouses for raw materials and semi-finished products, collect and monitor quality data, and create production reports via the Internet. with powerful tools for monitoring... 29.10.2021  10:05

• China's addiction to imported semi-finished products is cooling China's imports of semi-finished steel products have recently declined due to the recent sharp drop in domestic steel prices amid sluggish domestic demand. Q235 150mm square billet price in Tangshan, North China has been steadily declining by a total of RMB 430 per tonne ($ 67.2 per tonne) from... 29.10.2021  10:00

• Poland received a fine from the EU, this time a million euros a day Another million euros is now added to the daily penalty of half a million euros for not stopping production at the Turuv mine near the border with the Czech Republic. The Turuv brown coal mine and the power plant of the same name are owned by PGE Górnictwo and Energetyka Konwencjonalna. The ... 28.10.2021  12:17

• Rod mills are a popular product range of NKMZ In the division of mining and forging and pressing equipment of NKMZ, the manufacture of a rod mill with a central unloading MSC 3600x4500, intended for grinding iron ore, has been completed. Mills of this type are installed in the first stage of grinding and are the first to receive the largest... 27.10.2021  13:48

• Critical magnesium deficiency in Europe threatens steel production European industry officials have warned that the EU must take action and ensure a stable supply of magnesium, as magnesium reserves will be depleted by the end of November, jeopardizing the production of various industries, including the steel industry. The global annual demand for magnesium is... 27.10.2021  12:20

• World steel production in September 2021 World crude steel production for 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 144.4 million tonnes in September 2021, down 8.9% from September 2020. Steel production by region Africa produced 1.4 Mt in September 2021, up 51.0% over September 2020. Asia and Oceania... 27.10.2021  11:28