Metallurgy news

• Metinvest implements a program to support the export potential of Ukrainian machine plants Since October 2015, Rinat Akhmetov's Metinvest Group has begun deliveries of double-certified thick plates according to EN 10025-2 and GOST 14637 for sale on the Ukrainian market. This was reported by the press service of the company on Thursday. “In the context of weakening domestic demand, the ... 01.10.2015  22:08

• Oligarch Zhevago received a discount on the Ukrainian railways The State Administration of Railway Transport of Ukraine (Ukrzaliznytsia) has established an 8 percent discount on the transportation of iron ore pellets in its own dump cars from Zolotnishino station to Izmail station. This is reported by Interfax with reference to the telegram "Ukrzaliznytsia"... 01.10.2015  11:47

• LPR authorities banned technical specialists from leaving Rovenki The authorities of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic are experiencing staff shortages and are banning the departure of technical specialists. This was announced on his Facebook page by the head of the Information Resistance group Dmitry Tymchuk. "The LPR authorities have issued a... 01.10.2015  11:23

• Nine people were hospitalized as a result of an explosion at the Karabashmed plant October 1, Chelyabinsk. On Thursday morning in the metallurgical shop of CJSC "Karabashmed" there was a depressurization of the cooling system of the exhaust gases of the smelting furnace, resulting in an explosion. Nine people were hospitalized. Four of them are in critical condition. All the... 01.10.2015  11:23

• Exports of steel products increased in Russia Over the past 8 months of 2015, export sales of metallurgical products showed a certain growth. Basically, the export of ferrous metallurgy products, especially semi-finished products, increased. In the period from January to August, exports of metallurgical products increased by 10 percent... 30.09.2015  17:18

• Volkswagen received serious government support The German Ministry of Economy, distributing taxpayers' money, has already directed public funds to the German automaker Volkswagen, and given the scandal with falsified emissions, now it is wondering: how good are these investments? Thus, Volkswagen AG receives about 15.4 million euros in... 30.09.2015  12:06

• Japan's metallurgy remains stable despite fires and low prices Moody's rating agency believes that the country's two largest steel producers - Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (NSSM, A3 stable) and JFE Holdings, Inc (JFE, Baa1 stable) - will be able to maintain their credit level for the next 12-18 months. because companies' efforts to cut costs partially offset... 30.09.2015  11:16

• NLMK modernizes production at its metal processing plant in Verona The steelmaking plant NLMK Verona, which is part of the NLMK Europe Tolstoy Liszt division, has put into operation the pressing equipment, which has been improved as part of the modernization program. The implementation of the project is aimed at expanding the range of products, reducing production... 29.09.2015  19:06

• EU steel production in August Crude steel production in the EU-28 was stable, albeit marginally, by 0.1 percent during the month of August on an annualized basis, according to the latest data released by the World Steel Association. The region's steel output for the month amounted to 12.150 million tons. Germany recorded the... 29.09.2015  12:05

• Obama's secret meeting with Putin For the first time in more than two years, a political conversation took place on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York between US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. In accordance with the statement of the US government, the meeting focused mainly on the... 29.09.2015  11:01