Metallurgy news

• Mariupol plant named after Ilyich carried out more than 200 major overhauls The financial costs of PJSC Ilyich Metallurgical Plant named after Ilyich PJSC of Metinvest Group for major overhauls and renovation of production facilities in 2013 exceeded UAH 300 million. This was reported by the press service of the MMK im. Ilyich. In total, over the past year at the Ilyich... 18.02.2014  19:17

• The development of new standards for the design, production and installation of metal structures is nearing completion Within the framework of the work of the Committee for normative and technical activities of the Ukrainian Center for Steel Construction (USSS), projects of a new version of the DBN for the design of metal structures, as well as DSTU for the production and installation of metal structures have been... 18.02.2014  12:32

• Stemcor may cut pellet production at Odisha British steel producer and trader Stemcor may cut iron ore pellet production at its Odisha plant due to weak local demand and the recently imposed tax on iron exports from India. The government imposed a 5 percent duty on the export of iron ore pellets at the end of last month, taking another... 18.02.2014  11:32

• Metallurgical companies close down factories in Aspropyrgos The steel industry in Greece ends its struggle for survival and begins the countdown to the closure of the Greek group Halyvourgia Manesis and Halyvourgiki, owned by the Constantinos Angelopoulos group in Aspropyrgos in Western Attica. On Monday, the Greek group Halyvourgia informed the... 18.02.2014  11:02

• POSCO coerced into deal with Dongbu Steel South Korea's Dongbu Steel decided to sell its Incheon plant as part of a program to improve its financial structures, but no domestic steelmaker showed interest in the purchase. Dongbu Steel's Incheon Factory mainly produces cold rolled steel sheets, galvanized sheets and steel pipes. The... 18.02.2014  10:31

• BlueScope Steel buys Fletcher Building in New Zealand BlueScope Steel, Australia's largest steelmaker and owner of a New Zealand steel mill, will buy the assets of Fletcher Building's Pacific Steel under a $ 120 million contract. The deal will result in the closure of the Fletcher steel mill in Otahuhu at the end of 2015. The deal strengthens... 17.02.2014  11:26

• World zinc production in 2013 amounted to about 600 thousand tons Zinc production in 2013 reached 600 thousand tons, and primary copper production - 187 thousand 738 tons. At the same time, it is expected that this year, zinc production in Australia will decline by 5 percent, which will lead to a global deficit of this metal. The third largest zinc mine in the... 17.02.2014  10:57

• Tata Steel's fears over possible UK exit from EU The steel firm, which employs about 1,500 people at Teesside, believes there is a danger of UK isolation if it leaves the European Union. Tata Steel warned in a survey submitted to the government that if the UK leaves the EU, it will feel weakened. In terms of revenue, about 50 percent of Tata... 17.02.2014  10:22

• 22 new blast furnaces launched in China in 2013 According to statistics released by the China Iron and Steel Industry Association, a total of 27 blast furnaces went into production in China in 2013, of which 22 furnaces were recently added, and 5 furnaces were overhauled and technologically upgraded. The 22 new blast furnaces have a total... 16.02.2014  14:26

• Japan expects aluminum deficit Japanese metallurgical group Sumitomo Corp predicts that after the fall in the price of aluminum, its production capacity will be sharply reduced. The aluminum industry may face a shortage of winged metal in 2015 for the first time since 2006, the corporation said. The price of aluminum on the... 15.02.2014  11:26