Metallurgy news

• German finance minister calls for EU army German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble expects to increase spending on military operations of European states, the goal of which is a united EU army. This became necessary due to the refugee crisis. “We will have to spend a lot more money on common European defense initiatives. Ultimately, o... 27.12.2015  12:23

• Russia and India will form a strategic partnership Russia and India are planning to further advance the "strategic partnership". Relations between the countries must be strengthened at the political and economic levels, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Moscow. During the meeting, new... 27.12.2015  11:50

• Metinvest offers lenders LPN loan restructuring Metinvest BV (Netherlands), the parent company of the international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group Metinvest, is offering holders of its $ 1.125 billion LPN to impose a moratorium on any payments on securities until May 27, 2016. On the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE), the Group... 25.12.2015  14:57

• ArcelorMittal University in Kryvyi Rih hosted training under the British Council program - Active Citizens From 19 to 22 December 2015, ArcelorMittal University in Kryvyi Rih hosted training sessions under the British Council's Active Citizens program. Following such cities of Ukraine as Kiev, Odessa, Lviv, Ivano-Frankovsk, Sumy, Chernigov and Vinnitsa, about 30 people became participants in the... 25.12.2015  14:12

• Fiscal Service of Ukraine made Zaporizhstal a Christmas present According to the press service of the Zaporizhstal metallurgical plant of Rinat Akhmetov's Metinvest Group, the State Fiscal Service has fully returned the overdue debt on value added tax reimbursement to the plant in the amount of UAH 1 billion 14 million. "To date, there is no overdue VAT debt... 25.12.2015  13:52

• The ten largest steel producers in the world in November 2015 According to the latest statistics published by the World Association of Steel Producers, the output of crude steel in 66 countries of the world that submitted data to the Association amounted to 126.826 million tons in November this year. Monthly output was down 4.1 percent from November last... 24.12.2015  15:05

• Merkel is under US influence The head of the Committee on International Affairs in the Russian Duma, Alexei Pushkov, believes that German Chancellor Angela Merkel is personally responsible for the fact that the EU expanded its sanctions against Russia, stating: sanctions, then weakened them.Merkel's tough stance on this issue... 24.12.2015  09:40

• Interpipe Vtormet is headed by Gennady Shevchenko Gennady Shevchenko has been appointed Acting Chairman of the Management Board of PJSC INTERPIPE Dnepropetrovsk Vtormet. Gennady Shevchenko took up his duties on December 22, 2015. Previously, Mr. Shevchenko held the position of Deputy Operations Director and Head of the Slag Yard of the... 23.12.2015  08:44

• Azovstal asks Mariupol residents to stay calm: the strange noise is pipeline blowing On December 22, from 11:00 to 15:00, steam purging of the pipeline of the new turbo-blower station No. 3 is planned at the Azovstal metallurgical plant. The execution of a technological operation is one of the stages of putting a modern unit into operation and is accompanied by an increase in... 22.12.2015  12:02

• Russia imposed a food embargo against Ukraine From January 1, 2016, a ban is introduced on the import of agricultural products, raw materials and foodstuffs into Russia, the country of origin of which is Ukraine. The adopted decision is aimed at the dissemination of special economic response measures against Ukraine. “The decision was made i... 21.12.2015  17:05