Metallurgy news

• Finnish Valmet has confirmed the quality of the Ukrainian stainless pipes of the CENTRAVIS company CENTRAVIS, a leading global supplier of high-quality solutions in the seamless stainless steel pipe segment, has announced its inclusion in the list of approved suppliers of Valmet, one of the largest industrial corporations in Finland. This will allow CENTRAVIS to participate in tenders for the... 16.11.2015  17:07

• Russia is ready to restructure Ukraine's debt Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Ukraine may not return three billion US dollars this year, subject to its restructuring. According to him, Russia is ready to restructure the state debt of Ukraine with payment of one billion each in 2016, 2017 and 2018. "We offered better terms for... 16.11.2015  16:38

• Ukraine's economy lost another seven percent of GDP in the third quarter The real gross domestic product (GDP) of Ukraine in the third quarter of 2015 decreased by 7 percent compared to the third quarter of 2014 (then the drop in GDP was 5.3 percent). This is evidenced by operational data, which was released by the State Statistics Service on Monday. Compared to the... 16.11.2015  15:10

• Reuters: Islamists are preparing an attack on Washington A new video of the Islamic State, ISIS, warns of an impending attack on Washington and other countries involved in the bombing of Syria. This was reported by Reuters. In the video, the ISIS fighter promised to "hit the very center of the United States in Washington, just like the center of... 16.11.2015  14:31

• Over the week, Ukrainian cast iron has fallen in price by 15 percent: customers "insist on continuing the banquet" During the week, Ukrainian export quotations of pig iron decreased by an average of 15 percent and reached the range of 155-160 US dollars per ton on FOB terms in the ports of Ukraine. This was reported on Monday at the state enterprise Derzhzovnishinfom. The November sales of the leading... 16.11.2015  12:23

• Americans have found a way to make titanium stronger without compromising ductility November 16, Washington. Doctors from the Metallurgy Department of the National Technical University of North Carolina and specialists from the Department of Materials Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have invented an innovative way to increase the strength of titanium without reducing... 16.11.2015  11:14

• Poroshenko: enhanced security measures in Ukraine will last at least 2 weeks According to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, enhanced security measures in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris will be used for at least two weeks. According to him, the French special services have established a connection between the perpetrators of the terrorist attack with... 15.11.2015  12:59

• The Minister of Internal Affairs of Ukraine warned citizens about possible terrorist attacks in Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Lvov and other cities The Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD) and the Security Service (SB) of Ukraine have information on the preparation of terrorist attacks and provocations with the use of military firearms and explosive devices in Kiev, Kharkov, Dnepropetrovsk, Lvov and a number of other cities of the country. The... 15.11.2015  10:54

• Ukraine has increased security measures in connection with the terrorist attacks in Paris President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko on the morning of November 14 held an emergency meeting with representatives of the security forces, during which he instructed to strengthen security measures at airports, public places, as well as introduce a special regime on the country's borders. “The U... 14.11.2015  12:21

• TimkenSteel stops paying quarterly dividends The world's largest producer of high-quality round steel SBQ, the American company TimkenSteel, is suspending its quarterly dividend program for the first time since 2014. The decision of the Board of Directors is based on a sharp deterioration in the market situation. The last dividend was... 14.11.2015  10:44