Metallurgy news

• German steel production plummets in June German steel production fell 27.3% year on year to 2.48 million tonnes in June, German steel federation WV Stahl reported on July 20. June marks the third consecutive month of "significant" production cuts in Europe's largest steelmaking country. “The negative consequences of the coronavirus c... 21.07.2020  12:46

• MMK completed the modernization of the blast furnace Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works completed the technical re-equipment of blast furnace No. 2. The company plans to commission the upgraded unit in August. MMK started a large-scale modernization of the second blast furnace in February 2020. The general contractor for technical re-equipment is... 20.07.2020  13:27

• Jobs at risk at Tata Steel's UK plant A plan to shut down two blast furnaces and replace them with electric arc furnaces (EAFs) could lead to thousands of job losses at Tata Steel Port Talbot. Meanwhile, unions have already decided to fight proposed plans to end steel production in South Wales. Tata Steel accounts for almost 50% of... 20.07.2020  13:20

• NUMSA pickets at ArcelorMittal plants in South Africa The National Union of Metallurgists of South Africa announced that it will hold a picket at several sites at ArcelorMittal on Monday. NUMSA said: “The picket will take place on Monday morning, after which the union will hand over a memorandum of demands. Picketing will take place at ArcelorMittal i... 20.07.2020  12:57

• Severstal certifies valves in Sweden and Norway Severstal received a certificate of conformity, which allows it to sell reinforcing bars of strength classes B500B, B500NC, K500V-T, K500S-T in Western Europe. The certificate of conformity to standards NS3576-3: 2012, SS-EN10080: 2006 + SS212540: 2014 confirms the high level of mechanical... 17.07.2020  12:15

• EUROFER welcomes long-term budget and EU recovery plan A special European Council will be held in Brussels on July 17-18 to discuss the EU's long-term budget and the next generation EU /EU recovery plan. The European Steel Association welcomes the Recovery Plan, but calls on leaders to take additional immediate action to ensure a fast and sustainable... 17.07.2020  12:11

• ArcelorMittal to restart blast furnace at Dunkirk steel mill in August ArcelorMittal is set to restart one of two temporarily shutdown blast furnaces at its Dunkirk plant in northern France in August, a spokesman for the world's largest steelmaker said on July 16. ArcelorMittal plans to restart blast furnace No. 3, which has a capacity of 3 million tonnes /year of... 17.07.2020  11:51

• JSW Steel USA Sends Layoff Notices to Mingo Junction Workers JSW Steel USA has sent out layoff notices to 160 workers at its Mingo Junction plant as the company plans to temporarily close due to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The notice of adjustment and retraining of workers was sent to announce the temporary cessation of production at the... 16.07.2020  12:32

• Production and consumption of rolled metal in Ukraine in the first half of 2020 During 6 months of 2020, Ukrainian metallurgical enterprises produced 9,030,000 tons of rolled metal (95.3% compared to the same period in 2019), of which about 7,430,000 tons, or 82.3%, were exported. In the same period of 2019, the share of exports was about 85.6% (8,110,000 tons with a total... 16.07.2020  12:25

• Production growth must match growing steel exports By all accounts, including the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the economic and social activities of countries around the world, one emerging opinion tells us that this experience of several months (5-7 months) is best considered as a sudden deviation from the secular growth trajectory. a kind... 16.07.2020  12:19