Metallurgy news

• Turkish steel exports fell by 7.3 percent Today, the Association of Turkish Exporters Steel (CIB) summed up the results of the past year. According to the Association, compared with 2012, in 2013, the exports of Turkish steel products decreased by 7.3 percent and reached 18.4 million metric tons. In turn, the income of Turkish steelmits... 06.01.2014  19:03

• 2014 will be the best year for stainless steel manufacturers-Meps According to the analysts of the British research group, Meps, the predominance of “cautious” optimism in the mood of “cautious” optimism became the basis that in 2014 the situation in the stainless steel sector will be better than in 2013. The market participants surveyed expressed the opinion that... 06.01.2014  15:11

• Global Pipe plans to increase production In the first quarter of 2014, Global Pipe, which is the first manufacturer of linear pipes in the Middle East, plans to increase production to 200 thousand tons at its new modern plant located in the industrial city of Jubail. The plant was commissioned in January 2013. He is a joint venture... 06.01.2014  14:58

• The growth of industrial production of China slows down The Chinese production sector grew the slowest pace over the past three months, including December. The demand for goods in the country also decreased, adding fears about the restoration of the second economy of the world. The final index of supply managers, which determines the activity in the... 05.01.2014  19:02

• USS-Posco plans to dismiss 690 employees in the USA USS-Posco, a joint venture between the corporation has become the United States and the Korean company, reports the dismissal of 690 employees at the end of this month. The production plant was USS-Posco is located in Pittsburgh, California, and a notice of dismissal in the California economic... 05.01.2014  17:42

• In the case of illegal extraction of iron in the Indian state of Orissa, 25 people are accused The court of the Kendujhar district, located in the Indian state of Oriss, accused 25 people of organizing illegal iron ore mining. The main accused in this case is the Dipak Mohanti, who was the head of the mine Urebur, in which illegal mining of minerals took place. The damage from the activities... 05.01.2014  10:58

• Arselormital re -opens the Harriman steel plant The leaders of Arcelormittal announced that the company plans to resume the work of its object in Harriman, Tennessi, which was closed in 2011 due to poor market conditions. The company announced that the enterprise would again open by April 2014 again, and is going to hire another 61 new... 04.01.2014  11:07

• Northwest Pipe Company acquires Permlok Corporation The northwestern pipe company, a leading manufacturer of welded steel pipes and pipe products, announced that it purchased the Permelok corporation, a steel pipes manufacturer using the patented Permalok pipes connection system. The Permlok pipes blocking and accession system complements and... 04.01.2014  10:27

• Ukraine increased the production of steel in 2013 by 1 percent According to the operational data of the Association of Metallurgprom enterprises, Ukrainian metallurgical plants in the past, 2013, melted 32 million 684 thousand tons of steel, which is 1 percent more than in 2012, when about 32 million 390 thousand tons were obtained. In addition, Ukrainian... 03.01.2014  18:11

• Tata Steel will increase the cost of varietal rental In the period from January to March 2014, the Indian division of Tata Steel intends to increase prices for its products. It is assumed that this increase will affect all types of varietal rental produced by the Tata Steel unit. It is important to note that the coming rise in price of varietal... 03.01.2014  17:13