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Steel created to kill 99.9% of Covid-19 virusA unique alloy of stainless steel with the addition of copper is able to deactivate all known strains of the coronavirus. Scientists in Hong Kong said they have developed the world's first stainless steel that kills the Covid-19 virus in a matter of hours. The new alloy can inactivate 99.75% of the…
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Steel stocks at Chinese mills fell 9%Inventories in the five major steel mills of 184 Chinese steel mills, which Mysteel regularly monitors, have declined faster this week, according to the latest survey, with inventories declining 8.7% from November 25 to December 1 to 5.1 million tonnes. Market sources said the faster depletion of…
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Spanish steel production rises in OctoberAccording to the statistics of the Spanish Association of Steel Producers (UNESID), in October the production of crude steel in Spain amounted to about 1.28 million tons, which is 2.6% more than in the previous month, and also increased by 8.8% compared to the same month last year. In the first ten…
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Ukraine has increased the export duty on ferrous scrap to 180 euros per tonUkraine has decided to raise the export duty on ferrous scrap from the current 58 euros per tonne to 180 euros per tonne. The new duty will take effect at the beginning of 2022. The government will spend about a month making a parliamentary decision. The Ukrainian Association of Metallurgists…
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Steel demand exceeds forecasts this yearThe World Steel Association (worldsteel) expects steel demand to rise 4.5% this year, a significant increase from the 0.1% recorded during 2020. Her latest short-term forecast suggests future waves of the Covid-19 virus will be less devastating. and a devastating one with a 2.2% growth forecast for…
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Scrap metal will become the main raw material for sustainable metallurgyThe recent COP26 conference, which was attended by over 100 countries, has drawn global attention to the climate crisis. While there has been repeated criticism from recyclers that the preservation and recovery of vital materials has been largely overlooked, it is clear that global efforts to…
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SpaceX begins construction of Starship launch pad in FloridaThe company has begun construction of the Starship pad at Launch Complex 39A, which is part of NASA's Kennedy Space Center near Cape Canaveral, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk said Friday (December 3). “Construction of the Starship Orbital Launch Pad at the Cape has begun,” Musk said via Twitter…
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Iron ore price has risenIron ore prices rose on Friday, despite the fact that production at steel mills remained sluggish due to government restrictions in China. Blast furnace utilization rates at 247 steel mills nationwide declined for the seventh straight week to 74.8% as of Friday, up from 75.2% a week earlier…
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Steel stocks in China fell againFrom November 26 to December 2, total inventories of five major finished steel products in commercial warehouses in 132 Chinese cities monitored by Mysteel updated their 10-month low, dropping another 3.9% or 623,800 tonnes in the week to 15.2 million tonnes. The five main finished steel products…
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The results of the work of the MMC of Ukraine for 11 months 2021For 11 months of 2021, according to preliminary data, metallurgical enterprises of Ukraine produced: pig iron 19.44 million tons (104.6% compared to January-November 2020); steel 19.64 million tons (105.0%); rolled products 17.55 million tons (105.0%).
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