Metallurgy news

• ThyssenKrupp CFO Announces Improving European Steel Demand Steel demand in Europe is gaining momentum, especially in the southern and eastern part of the EU, but prices remain low. This statement was made by the financial director of the largest metallurgical company in Germany, ThyssenKrupp. “The expansion in sales looks very good for the European m... 15.02.2014  11:19

• The European Union does not need Ukraine either now or in the future Speaking on Friday at the London School of Economics, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso hastened to reassure residents of foggy Albion about rumors about Ukraine's possible EU membership. “We do not exclude such a possibility, but Ukraine is not ready to join the European Union. I... 15.02.2014  11:10

• After the devaluation of the national currency by 20 percent, Kazakhstan promises to raise wages by 10 percent The National Bank refused to further support the national currency tenge in the interbank foreign exchange market. As a result, within one day, the national currency of Kazakhstan devalued by 20 percent. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev called on industrial enterprises... 15.02.2014  10:58

• Goodbye to the revolution. The right sector leaves Grushevsky The leader of the radical wing of the Ukrainian opposition, Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh, published a statement saying that the organization is ready to vacate Hrushevsky Street to restore transport links. “Today, at our request, the last hostage was released by a court decision. In this regard, t... 14.02.2014  16:08

• Ferrous metal rolling became the basis of Ukraine's merchandise exports in 2013 - State Statistics Service In 2013, Ukraine exported ferrous metallurgy products worth $ 16.909 billion, which is 6.7 percent less than in 2012. Including ferrous metals for $ 14.319 billion and products from them - for $ 2.590 billion. This is stated in the data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. "The basis of... 14.02.2014  16:00

• Mechel Announces Successful Trials of New Coal Shipping Terminal Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian companies in the mining and metallurgical industry, announces the successful tests of a new terminal for loading coal in the Primorsky Territory in the port of Posiet. This will allow the company to significantly increase its exports to the Asia-Pacific... 14.02.2014  11:46

• China's steel exports rise 38 percent in January According to the assessment of the Iron and Steel Industry Association of China, the growth of exports of steel and rolled metal products in January 2014 was 38 percent Export of steel and metal products from China in January 2014 amounted to 6 million 770 thousand tons, which is 37.6 percent... 14.02.2014  11:18

• US Department of Commerce continues to support fines on steel imports from China US Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman said Ohio federal regulators will support fines against Chinese steel importers that undermine the prices of US steel producers. According to the company fleetguard , lawmakers announced that the US Department of Commerce decided to maintain anti-dumping... 14.02.2014  11:06

• EU Commission approves deal between ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu The European Commission today approved the divestiture and the possibility of divesting the assets of Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) and Outokumpu Service Centers (VDM) to ThyssenKrupp, which was announced on November 30, 2013. Commission Vice President Joaquin Almunia, responsible for competition... 14.02.2014  10:36

• Ukraine will release design manuals according to Eurocodes Within the framework of cooperation of the Ukrainian Center for Steel Construction (USSS) and the Steel Construction Institute, U.K. (SCI) in 2014 a series of technical publications will be issued in the area of ​​steel structure design according to the Eurocodes . The entry into force of the Eu... 13.02.2014  12:02