Metallurgy news

• Sweden sells its German coal mines The Swedish government approved the state-owned enterprise plan, wanting to sell its four German coal mines and related assets to Czech investors. In accordance with the plan announced on Saturday, the operations of Vattenfall AB, which is located in the Lausitz region of East Germany, will be... 05.07.2016  13:40

• Another project with an environmental component is being implemented at the plant of the wrong Ilyich Mariupol Metallurgical Plant named after Ilyich (Ilyich Iron and Steel Works named after Ilyich, Zota Nekrasov) Metinvest Group in September this year will overhaul converter # 2, including the improvement of the gas cleaning system. The press service of the enterprise said that the cost of the... 05.07.2016  13:10

• Russia has reduced the export of iron ore Russian trade statistics show that iron ore exports from the country have declined significantly since the beginning of this year compared to the previous year. Exports of iron ore in April this year decreased by 47.7% compared with exports during the same month a year earlier and amounted to... 05.07.2016  12:20

• Trade unions: ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih does not accept back employees mobilized in the ATO The management of the Kryvyi Rih Mining and Metallurgical Plant ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih (Dnepropetrovsk region) does not seek to reinstate its employees who were called up during the ATO period to undergo urgent military service in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) and were dismissed... 04.07.2016  13:01

• Turkish Foreign Ministry announced its readiness to provide Russia with Incirlik military base Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Turkey could provide Russia with the Incirlik military airbase, TRT reported. As part of the fight against the terrorist organization Islamic State (IS), Turkey provides a military base for use by all countries that are active against IS, the minister... 04.07.2016  12:49

• ThyssenKrupp develops outside Germany Since the beginning of July, ThyssenKrupp Steel Service Center has been operating under the name ThyssenKrupp Materials Processing Europe. The new structure will help expand work with international clients. This segment is primarily targeted at customers in the automotive, electrical,... 04.07.2016  12:29

• PJSC "Zaporizhstal" signed a contract for the supply of a bell-less charging device for blast furnace No. 3 PJSC Zaporizhstal signed a contract with Danieli Corus for the supply of a bell-less charging device as part of a large-scale reconstruction of blast furnace No. 3. The contract value is about UAH 165 million. As previously reported, Zaporizhstal PJSC has begun preparations for a large-scale... 04.07.2016  11:11

• Gazprom increased gas exports to Europe by 14 percent Gazprom's gas sales to Europe in the first half of 2016 increased by 14.2% year-on-year, mainly due to an increase in the utilization rate of the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe, whose capacity was used by 70% last year. ... The increase in the capacity of the gas pipeline and its... 03.07.2016  10:24

• Coal prices jumped to nearly $ 60 Global coal prices have risen significantly recently after a record low in the first quarter of 2016, market analyst JS Research said. The price per tonne of coal jumped nine percent to trade around $ 60. "We believe this rise was driven by a reversal in crude oil prices, declining production in... 02.07.2016  13:01

• Tata Steel is concerned about the situation in the UK New concerns have emerged over the future of Tata Steel's UK assets, which include the huge Port Talbot. Understandably, Indian owners are worried that the current political uncertainty in the UK could undermine efforts related to the proposed sale. Concerns about the proposed changes to the... 02.07.2016  12:41