Metallurgy news

• Van Leeuwen enters the Brazilian market through the acquisition of Tubexpress The Van Leeuwen Pipe Group has acquired the Brazilian company Tubexpress, which supplies pipes and pipes for the petrochemical, oil and gas industries. The deal took effect from January 2014. Van Leeuwen's strategy is to expand and strengthen its market position in a number of countries and... 04.02.2014  09:20

• Russian Foreign Ministry is very concerned about the behavior of the Ukrainian opposition The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation is very concerned about what is happening in Ukraine today. Russian diplomats are especially irritated by the calls of the opposition leaders to join the militia squads. “All of this directly contradicts the opposition’s declarations of ad... 03.02.2014  12:46

• Six Turkish manufacturers get the right to supply pipes for TANAP Turkish metallurgists enthusiastically welcomed the invitation for six local producers to participate in supplying steel pipes to the TANAP pipeline under construction, which will carry Azerbaijani gas to Europe via Turkey. A total of 18 companies were invited to place their bids for the supply... 03.02.2014  10:44

• The Metallurgprom merger has a new director On January 28, 2014, the Metallurgprom enterprise merger was headed by a new general director - Alexander Danilovich Zrazhevsky. The majority of members of the Board of Directors of OP Metallurgprom voted for the corresponding decision, ugmk.info reports. Recall that the previous head of... 03.02.2014  10:24

• Turkey intends to increase steel production by 8 percent in 2014 Turkey's steel production in 2014 may increase by 8 percent compared to 2013. This forecast was announced by the Turkish Metallurgical Association TCUD. According to preliminary data, Turkish steel production this year will reach 37.5 million tons. The main reasons for such a sharp growth in... 03.02.2014  10:24

• Kalyani Steel Seeks Opportunity to Establish a Plant in Western Asia Kalyani Steel, part of the largest steel group Kalyani, is considering building a new plant in Western Asia on a plot of land close to a port and low-cost energy sources. Kalyani Steel in Pune is one of the leading carbon and alloy steel forging electric arc furnaces and produces almost all types... 03.02.2014  10:12

• Ford manager says Severstal should work hard for the US auto industry Severstal and other companies in the US market should do their best to develop new high-strength steel for the automotive industry, said Severstal North America's vice president of quality and advanced engineering. Mr. Johnson made such a statement in Detroit during the auto show, where Ford... 02.02.2014  12:58

• Tejas Tubular sets up production center in Norfolk Tejas Tubular Products Inc has announced that it is going to build a plant in Norfolk, Nebraska, which will create 200 jobs for Madison County over the next few years. The company, which makes pipelines and housings for the transportation and drilling of oil and gas, announced that it plans to... 02.02.2014  11:51

• BlueScope has been cleared for a competitor's purchase BlueScope Steel has been approved for the purchase of one of its competitors in the building products market. The Australian Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has decided not to oppose BlueScope's desire to acquire other Australian businesses that compete in the construction... 02.02.2014  11:05

• Mexico hits record steel production in 2013 According to the World Steel Association Worldsteel, Mexico's steel production reached 18 million 400 thousand tons in 2013, up almost 2 percent from 2012. The growth of metallurgical production took place against the backdrop of a general decline in the Mexican economy. The country's largest... 01.02.2014  13:01