Metallurgy news

• Vallourec supplied steel for the construction of infrastructure for the FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup will take place in Qatar in 2022, but the construction of the necessary infrastructure has begun a long time ago. Vallourec provided profiles for the construction of the stadium infrastructure in Doha. The Qataris decided to build not only the stadium, but the entire area,... 05.06.2016  12:55

• Moscow agrees to arm OSCE monitors in eastern Ukraine For the first time, the Russian government accepts that observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) can conduct their operations in eastern Ukraine, provided that some OSCE monitors could be armed, as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Saturday. "With a... 05.06.2016  12:18

• Brazil and Australia Significantly Increase Iron Ore Exports The export volumes of iron ore from the leading exporting countries made a significant jump during 2016. Brazilian iron ore exports rose nearly 6% year-on-year in the first four months of 2016. Meanwhile, Australia's steelmaking exports increased by nearly 10% during March this year. Brazil's... 04.06.2016  13:31

• Russia plans Hyperloop route between Moscow and St. Petersburg Russian Railways RZD is working on implementing its own high-speed transport technology with the American company Hyperloop One. The technology will be used for the first time on a 700-kilometer highway between Moscow and St. Petersburg. To perform road works, it is proposed to use advanced... 02.06.2016  11:24

• Severstal Distribution supported EBITDA In the first quarter of this year, the Severstal Distribution Group achieved EBITDA of $ 8 million, despite the fall in prices for steel products, in the reporting period EBITDA is maintained at the level of the first quarter of 2015. Severstal Distribution Group's revenue for the first three... 02.06.2016  10:25

• PJSC "Zaporizhstal": production results in May 2016 In May 2016, PJSC Zaporizhstal registered an increase in pig iron production by 3.6%, steel - by 1.3%, rolled products - by 1.7% compared to the same period in 2015. In May 2016, 344.4 thousand tons of pig iron, 366.8 thousand tons of steel, 307.5 thousand tons of rolled products were... 01.06.2016  15:03

• Cameron is unsure about the future of the UK steel industry "There is no guarantee that efforts to bail out the UK steel industry will succeed," UK Prime Minister David Cameron said Wednesday, chilling hopes that the government will be able to save thousands of threatened jobs in the sector. At the end of March, the metallurgical concern Tata Steel put... 01.06.2016  11:51

• The largest grain harvest in the world is expected in Russia Warm winters and spring rains in Russia are projected to boost grain harvests to a record high this year, according to market researchers in Moscow. Farmers are expected to harvest 109.3 million tonnes of grain this year, surpassing a record 108.2 million tonnes in 2008. The figure was 104.8... 01.06.2016  11:14

• POSCO knocked out 4th place in world steel production POSCO, the largest steel producer in South Korea, regained its status as the world's fourth largest steel producer, according to the World Steel Association. The Pohang-based company achieved 41.9 million tonnes of steel in 2015 and was ranked fourth in the world in terms of steel output, moving up... 01.06.2016  10:12

• Coal reserves increased at thermal power plants of Ukraine in April Coal stocks in warehouses of thermal power plants (TPPs) in Ukraine in April increased by 3.9 percent to 2.746 million tons, according to the Ministry of Coal Industry. In particular, the reserves of long-flame coal amounted to 1.633 million tons, while the reserves of hard coal amounted to... 31.05.2016  14:08