Metallurgy news

• Merkel is under US influence The head of the Committee on International Affairs in the Russian Duma, Alexei Pushkov, believes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is personally responsible for the fact that the EU expanded its sanctions against Russia, stating: sanctions, then weakened them.Merkel's tough stance on this issue... 24.12.2015  09:40

• Interpipe Vtormet is headed by Gennady Shevchenko Gennady Shevchenko has been appointed Acting Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC INTERPIPE Dnepropetrovsk Vtormet. Gennady Shevchenko took up his duties on December 22, 2015. Previously, Mr. Shevchenko held the position of Deputy Operations Director and Head of the Slag Yard of the... 23.12.2015  08:44

• Azovstal asks Mariupol residents to stay calm: the strange noise is pipeline blowing On December 22, from 11:00 to 15:00, steam purging of the pipeline of the new turbo-blower station No. 3 is planned at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. The execution of a technological operation is one of the stages of putting a modern unit into operation and is accompanied by an increase in... 22.12.2015  12:02

• Russia imposed a food embargo against Ukraine From January 1, 2016, a ban is introduced on the import of agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs into Russia, the country of origin of which is Ukraine. The adopted decision is aimed at the dissemination of special economic response measures against Ukraine. “The decision was made i... 21.12.2015  17:05

• Global steel production fell by almost 3 percent in 11 months According to the World Steel Association Worldsteel, world steel production in January - November 2015 decreased by 2.8 percent and amounted to 1 billion 471.403 million tons. In November, steel production in the countries of the association was 127 million tons, which is 4.1 percent less than... 21.12.2015  16:53

• Steel prices in BRIC countries fell 4 percent in December Steel prices in the BRIC countries (Brazil, Russia, India and China) fell by an average of 4 percent in December 2015. This was reported by the analytical bureau MEPS. In its review of the steel markets released on Monday, MEPS reported that it is seeing a decline in customer activity in the... 21.12.2015  16:49

• Lakshmi Mittal leaves the list of the richest businessmen in South Africa The fall in quotations of the South African division of the largest metallurgical company in the world overthrew the main shareholder of ArcelorMittal from the top of the list of the richest entrepreneurs in South Africa. Although Lakshmi Mittal is not a citizen of the Republic of South Africa,... 18.12.2015  14:07

• Kryvorizhstal certified its products for compliance with Polish and Israeli standards PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih" passed certification audits for compliance with the Israeli and Polish standards SI 4466 and PN-H-93220: 2006, the press service of the company reported. The test results confirmed the compliance of the products with the established requirements. “During the a... 17.12.2015  12:13

• New Year 2016 2016 according to the Eastern calendar is considered the year of the Fire Red Monkey. This is the ninth sign of the eastern horoscope, which is included in the Yang (masculine) group of animals. The monkey will fully enter into its legal rights only from February 8, on the eve of the Chinese New... 17.12.2015  11:29

• Ferrexpo denied the message of blogger Kirill Zhivotovsky about mass layoffs in Ukraine The Swiss iron ore company Ferrexpo, whose majority shareholder is a businessman and People's Deputy of Ukraine Konstantin Zhevago, denied reports of mass layoffs at the controlled Poltava and Eristovsky GOKs. As the Interfax-Ukraine agency was informed in the company, the information on the... 16.12.2015  17:00