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The Dneprovsky Metallurgical Plant has started overhaul of the stove # 6 of blast furnace # 1MAccording to Vladislav Lazebny, deputy chief of the blast-furnace shop for engineering, the main task of repairing air heater No. 6 is to restore the refractory lining of the furnace combustion chamber by the method of semi-dry gunning. After dismantling the plugs, separating the valve and smoke…
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In 2020, China produced 78% of the total volume of AsiaSteel production statistics published by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) suggest an almost 1.6% increase in production in the Asian region in the previous year. Among the major regional producers, China showed production growth, while Japanese and Indian production declined compared to…
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NLMK sues US SteelNLMK believes that it has a strong case against US Steel for blocking its Section 232 tariff exemption requests using false statements. NLMK's requests to exclude slabs were rejected under Section 232 after US Steel stated it was ready and willing to supply slabs to the domestic market. “These…
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Australia's richest man calls for coal to be abandoned in metallurgyWhile Australia's richest man says his country needs to pursue green steel production from hydrogen and renewable energy, he is displeasing the coal-rich country. How realistic is it to get rid of metallurgical coal in energy-intensive steel production? This is possible if the cost of producing…
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MMK Group operating results for the 4th quarter and 12 months of 2020PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (“MMK” or the “Group”) announces operating results for the 4th quarter and 12 months of 2020. Pig iron smelting increased by 6.0% qoq to 2,521 thousand tonnes on the back of increased demand for metal products and increased production. Steel production…
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Voestalpine reopens the second blast furnaceAustrian steelmaker Voestalpine announced that its Donavitz plant has restarted a second blast furnace to meet current orders, which can produce approximately 750,000 tonnes of pig iron per year. Voestalpine said the Donawitz plant has a total production capacity of approximately 1.5 million tonnes…
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China's stainless steel production exceeds 30 million tonnes in 2020China's crude stainless steel production for the full year of 2020 exceeded 30 million tonnes, reaching 30.14 million tonnes for the first time in history, up 739,400 tonnes or 2.5% from last year, according to the latest data released by Stainless Steel. ... Council of China Association of Special…
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Spanish company Sidenor rebuilds steel plantSidenor, a Spanish steelmaker and supplier of specialty steels, is expanding the capacity of one of its steelworks to cover 85-90% utilization. The Basauri plant will be reconstructed and its annual production capacity will increase to 500,000 tons. The company said that this technological…
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Italian steel production declines in 2020Italy produced about 20.3 million tonnes of raw steel in 2020, down 12.2% from 2019, according to the Italian steel industry association Federacciai. During this period, steel sheet production declined 16.2% year-on-year to about 9.4 million tonnes, and long products production dropped 9.5% to 11.1…
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Leading US iron and steel associations urge Biden to keep steel tariffsFour of America's leading iron and steel associations and the United Steelworkers' Union have called on President-elect Joe Biden to ensure that the steel tariffs and quotas introduced in 2018 to protect national security are maintained. In a letter to the President-elect, the American Iron and…
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