Metallurgy news

• Putin: Russia is not afraid of US competition in Europe In Hamburg, Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed confidence that in the liquefied natural gas (LNG) market, Russia does not need to fear US competition. “We are convinced that we have a great price advantage over the US proposal because the US needs to transport LNG on a much longer route t... 09.07.2017  12:00

• Expert opinion: Russian metallurgy has every opportunity to improve its competitiveness It is known that metallurgy is one of the main branches of the Russian export sector. However, over the past 15 years, there have been significant changes in the global metallurgy market, with steel production increasing rapidly in India, Brazil and Turkey. China is the main steel producer in the... 08.07.2017  13:12

• US and Russia agree to ceasefire in Syria US Secretary of State Tillerson confirmed the agreement. The United States and Russia unexpectedly agreed to a ceasefire in southwestern Syria. The ceasefire, which also includes Jordan, is set to go into effect on Sunday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Friday in Hamburg. In Hamburg,... 08.07.2017  12:51

• Sergey Taruta is ready to act as the guarantor of the solvency of the DMK The problem of shutting down the Dnieper Metallurgical Plant from a local one turns into a global one - today the lack of production at the city-forming enterprise is already fully reflected in most of the spheres of Kamensky's life. If the situation is not changed in the near future, then not... 08.07.2017  10:40

• G20 Discusses Rolled Metal Excessive Amid Tensions Over US Actions European officials said the G-20 leaders will discuss the metal overproduction at a summit in Germany as tensions escalate over US President Donald Trump's plan to use Cold War-era law to restrict steel imports for national security reasons. Trump began investigating the matter in April, and as... 07.07.2017  14:34

• After Merkel-Trump Meeting: More Differences in Trade and Climate Issues German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said that positions on international trade and climate protection continued to diverge on Thursday following a meeting in Hamburg between Chancellor Angela Merkel and US President Donald Trump. Sigmar Gabriel and the head of American diplomacy, Rex... 07.07.2017  12:31

• Prices for stainless steels are falling According to a report by MEPS International, stainless steel prices have fallen and may continue to fall in July and August. In addition, the trend is likely to persist over time in Europe and North America and may hit the bottom of the current cycle. In the United States, the decline in... 07.07.2017  12:09

• What does the Indonesian government want to do with the coal sector? Indonesian authorities are trying to restrict coal mining and exports in the country in order to secure more reserves for future use as fuel in coal-fired power plants in Indonesia. Local coal miners find it difficult to resist producing and exporting more coal as coal prices are now 50 percent... 06.07.2017  12:41

• NLMK Stoilensky GOK produces its 3 millionth tonne of pellets Stoilensky GOK, part of the international steel company NLMK with operations in Russia, the European Union and the United States, produced its three millionth tonne of iron ore pellets at its granulating plant, one of the largest in Europe. The plant has a design capacity of 6 million tons of... 06.07.2017  12:28

• US trade actions threaten Ukraine and strengthen Russia As the American president prepares for his first meeting with the president of the Russian Federation this week, at the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, the US Department of Commerce is making two important trade decisions that threaten Ukraine's economic and geopolitical stability. In 2014,... 05.07.2017  18:50