Metallurgy news

• Zaporizhstal reduced the energy intensity of the production of metal rolling In January - June 2013, Zaporizhstal MK produced a metal roll with energy costs of 21.8 GJ per ton, which is 6.4 percent less than in APPG -2012 (23.3 GJ/ton). This is stated in the report of the management company of the Metinvest plant. A set of measures aimed primarily at identifying energy... 28.07.2013  10:02

• Magnitogorsk by 10 percent increased deliveries to the domestic market of Russia In the first half of 2013, Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant OJSC (MMK, Russia, Magnitorgorsk) increased the sales of the metal rolling in the domestic market by 9.7 percent, to 4 million 600 thousand tons. At the same time, the average cost of one ton of steel sold in the domestic market was $ 685... 28.07.2013  09:41

• Akhmetova is asked to finance the metallurgy of Serbia Yesterday in Kyiv, during a meeting of the President of Ukraine, Viktor Yanukovych and President of the Republic of Serbia Tomislav Nikolich, the parties discussed a number of issues of cooperation between the two countries. In particular, the Serbian president said that his country is interested... 28.07.2013  09:34

• Putin in Kyiv awarded Popov with orders and medals and invited Yanukovych to think about security During the events of the 1025th anniversary of the forcible baptism of Rus' dedicated to the solemn celebration, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Kyiv Metropolitan and All Ukraine by Vladimir of Alexander Nevsky, and six more metropolitans of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow... 27.07.2013  12:34

• Ukrainian metallurgists want to sell steel in Iraq The Minister of Economic Development and Trade Igor Prasolov met with the Minister of Trade of Iraq Hyrallah Hassan Babeker. During the negotiations, the Ukrainian official informed the representative of Iraq that Ukraine wants to increase the export of metal distribution to the Arab Republic. In... 27.07.2013  12:10

• Lakshmi Mittal became the third in the list of rich owners of the most expensive British football clubs The influential Indian edition of Times of India writes today that the native of India, and now the English billionaire Lakshmi Mittal has become the third richest person in British football. The steel tycoon acquired a share in Loftus Road Club QPR, which also made it the sixth rich in the world... 27.07.2013  11:44

• Thyssenkrupp at a crossroads: get 2 billion for a factory in Alabama or 3 billion for the Brazilian and American plants at once Today it became known that Thyssenkrupp received an offer from the Consortium Arcelormittal and Nippon Steel to sell a metallurgical plant in Alabama, the United States for $ 2 billion. This is somewhat better than the proposal of the Brazilian Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) voiced last week... 27.07.2013  10:38

• Ukraine breaks negotiations on the Association with the EU The European Union warned Ukraine on Friday that the time allotted to resolve trade disputes and the signing of a signal trade agreement expire, and the last round of interstate negotiations did not give absolutely any results. Ukraine has repeatedly announced the intention to sign an agreement... 27.07.2013  10:37

• VAMA presents a new brand of automotive steel in China A joint venture created by Arcelormittal and Valin officially introduced its brand in Lawy in China. Valin Arcelormittal Automotive Steel Co Ltd (VAMA) introduced the strategy of their VAMA brand, reflecting the unity of various cultures of companies and committing the ideas of reliability and... 26.07.2013  17:11

• China can import more than one thousand tons of gold in 2013 In 2013, China imports more than a thousand tons of gold and will become the world leader in the consumption of this metal ahead of India. This is stated in the World Gold Council report by World Gold Council (WGC). According to WGC forecasts, gold consumption in India due to an increase in... 26.07.2013  15:42