Metallurgy news

• World steel production in January 2014 amounted to 130 million tonnes World Steel Association Worldsteel reported the results of the steel industry in 65 member countries in January 2014. According to the published data, world steel production remained at the level of the previous month and amounted to 129.783 million tons of steel, which is 0.4 percent less than in... 21.02.2014  10:14

• The Ukrainian hryvnia will drop to 10 per dollar The international rating agency Standard & Poor's announced today the pre-default state of the Ukrainian economy, downgrading Ukraine's sovereign rating by one point. The outlook is negative, the agency said. In addition, a significant foreign currency account deficit will provoke a drop in the... 21.02.2014  10:05

• Majestic Steel USA charts ambitious growth plans Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Majestic Steel, a metalworking service center, is optimistic about its prospects in 2014 and is making plans for further development. He focuses on building a fruitful team. Allen Garrett, the new director of business development, said: "We are pleased to... 21.02.2014  09:38

• Global gold demand declines 15 percent in 2013 -WGC According to the latest data from the World Gold Council (WGC) report, global demand for gold in 2013 fell by 15 percent. Nonetheless, the WGC expects gold consumption to be heading towards a recovery point, and such a crushing drop like last year will not happen again. According to the WGC,... 20.02.2014  13:14

• India prepares for final round of fight against US over tariffs on its steel India has entered the final stage of litigation with the United States at the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the imposition of high import duties on its steel. Major Indian steelmakers such as Tata Steel, Jindal Steel and Essar Steel have lost their competitiveness in the US market due to... 20.02.2014  10:59

• Lakshmi Mittal loves Ukrainians more than Rinat Akhmetov PJSC "ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih" is the leader in terms of average wages among enterprises of the mining and metallurgical complex of Ukraine. In 2013, the Ukrainian division of the largest metallurgical company in the world ArcelorMittal of the British businessman of Indian origin Lakshmi... 20.02.2014  09:22

• Russia received money for gas and advises not to think about $ 2 billion for now. What is happening in Ukraine is interpreted by Moscow as an attempt at a coup d'etat. Press secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov told the journalists about it. The night before (February 18), the Presidents of Russia and Ukraine, Vladimir Putin and Viktor Yanukovych, did indeed have... 19.02.2014  13:25

• Gerdau supplies steel for new Wilshire Grand project Gerdau, a multinational steel company, will supply approximately 24,000 tonnes of rebar for the new Wilshire Grand in downtown Los Angeles. The 73-story 1,100-foot building is valued at over $ 1 billion and will be the tallest building west of the Mississippi when completed in late 2016. Gerdau... 19.02.2014  11:29

• Steel scrap is losing ground in East Asia The ferrous scrap market continues to weaken overall in East Asia and there are signs of further decline in the domestic scrap market in Japan. Shipments of scrap shipments to South Korea last week traded at $ 375 per tonne C&F for # 1 HMS, down $ 10. However, major steelmakers in South Korea... 19.02.2014  10:50

• On the Maidan in Kiev, protesters shoot at their own - the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Given the nature of the injuries among the victims, it can be assumed that these injuries could have been inflicted on the victims by the protesters themselves According to a message published on the website of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, police in Kiev are shooting at... 19.02.2014  09:43