Metallurgy news

• Philippines qualifies mines for environmental protection The Philippines is the world's largest supplier of nickel ore. Since July 1, the government has launched an environmental review, which has resulted in the Philippines closing 10 mines, including 8 nickel mines, pushing the global nickel price higher. This was announced by the Philippine... 29.09.2016  10:02

• Thailand introduces anti-dumping tax on stainless pipe imports from four countries Thailand's Ministry of Commerce has announced an anti-dumping tax on imports of stainless steel pipes from China, Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam. Tax rates range from 2.38% to 310.74% and are intended for a period of five years. The tax is effective immediately from September 2016. Thailand... 29.09.2016  09:46

• Ukraine will be able to increase the volume of gas from Slovakia From October 1, the technical capabilities of gas transportation from Slovakia to Ukraine will increase. Eustream reports that an additional 1.131 million m3 of gas will be pumped eastward every day. This means that more than 18 million m3 of gas per day will be sent to Ukraine to the so-called... 28.09.2016  10:53

• Oil prices climb after the announcement of US data Oil prices rose Wednesday morning after sharp losses in the previous session, as data showed an unexpected result for US oil inventories, despite concerns about a lack of agreement among producers to curb the output of raw materials. Crude oil futures fell about 3 percent on Tuesday after Iran... 28.09.2016  10:34

• Steel imports decrease in the EU Europe has become more vigorous in defending its own market, ensuring a decrease in imports from the East. But the market situation has not changed significantly. The European Union actively opposes imports at dumping prices, especially from the eastern border. In accordance with the current... 28.09.2016  10:12

• Zinc market is in short supply The world zinc market recorded a deficit in January-July this year. This is after recording a surplus throughout 2015. According to WBMS, the global zinc market deficit amounted to 106 thousand tons during the first seven months of this year from January to July. It should be noted that the... 27.09.2016  11:23

• Ten largest steel producing countries According to the latest statistics released by the World Steel Association, global steel output was 134.125 million tonnes in August this year. Monthly production growth was modest at 1.9% compared to August last year. The ten largest countries in the world in terms of total crude steel... 27.09.2016  10:39

• Iran is negotiating the purchase of aircraft Iran has begun formal negotiations with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer. A delegation from the Brazilian company visited Tehran last week to negotiate the details of the deal with Iranian airline executives. During a three-day stay in Tehran, Embraer representatives held talks with... 27.09.2016  10:10

• Outokumpu Finland announces increased sales of stainless steel Outokumpu Finland released an operating report for the 2nd quarter (April-June), according to which the company's stainless steel shipments totaled 629,000 tonnes, an increase of 2.1% from 616,000 tonnes in the same period last year. In addition, the company's chrome sales totaled 34,000 tonnes... 26.09.2016  10:04

• Asia accounts for about 70 percent of global steel production China, Japan and India produced nearly 64 percent of the world's 134.1 million tonnes of steel in August, data from the World Steel Association showed. Global crude steel production from 66 countries reporting to the association data rose 1.9 percent to 134.1 million tonnes last month compared to... 26.09.2016  09:39