Metallurgy news

• Clean energy will increase costs for US metallurgists The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing a new "Clean Power Plan" (CPP) for the electricity sector, in which the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) said the new plan could raise electricity costs for steelmakers in This, in turn, will hit the competitiveness of the country's... 02.12.2014  10:17

• Tin consumption will increase with the growth of battery production The development of the new battery industry has been gaining momentum in recent years, putting pressure on lead acid battery manufacturers in China and elsewhere in the world. “The market for new energy batteries has great potential and promise,” said Zhou Zhaoxu, deputy director of Chaowei Pow... 01.12.2014  13:11

• China's stainless steel production could grow 8 percent in 2015 During the Shanghai Summit, a senior analyst at Baosteel Stainless Steel Co gave a speech on the analysis and outlook for the stainless steel market. The report was compiled based on the demand for stainless steel products made in China at home and abroad. As a result, China's stainless steel... 01.12.2014  12:02

• Brazil sets anti-dumping duties on seamless pipe imports The Brazilian government is imposing anti-dumping duties on seamless steel pipes imported from Ukraine and China, according to the official publication of the Brazilian Foreign Trade Council, Camex. Thus, the Brazilian government is protecting its only domestic producer, Vallourec & Mannesmann,... 01.12.2014  11:07

• Zaporizhstal increases shipments of steel products by water transport During the navigation period of 2014, the metallurgical plant Zaporizhstal shipped 850 thousand tons of steel products to consumers through the ports of the river basins of Ukraine in Zaporozhye, Nikolaev and Kherson. In addition, most of the plant's metal products, over 700 thousand tons, or 82... 30.11.2014  14:18

• The largest steel producers reduced production in October Global steel production in October remained almost flat last month as declines in China, Japan and the US managed to offset higher productivity in Europe, Russia and healthy growth in India and South Korea. Global steel production continues to suffer from economic cooling in China, the world's... 30.11.2014  13:43

• Hyundai Steel buys Dongbu Special Steel The consortium led by Hyundai Steel Co., the second largest steel mill in South Korea, said on Friday that it acquired Dongbu Special Steel as part of strengthening its competitiveness in the domestic market. The purchase cost $ 265.8 million and took place a month after the consortium was... 29.11.2014  15:30

• BMZ opened an office in the Emirates Belarusian Steel Works expanded its distribution network by opening BelmetSteelDMCC, headquartered in Dubai, the largest industrial city in the United Arab Emirates. Alexander Olesik, BMZ representative, said that the main goal of the new company is to sell all types of BMZ products to the... 29.11.2014  12:51

• TRIMET uses molten aluminum as a power source TRIMET, Germany's largest aluminum producer, is experimenting using its vast volumes of molten metal as batteries. The German government is desperately saving electricity and using renewable energy sources like sun and wind, but is unable to store this energy in large quantities without specialized... 28.11.2014  11:19

• ArcelorMittal applies for the acquisition of the Ilva steel mill ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steelmaker, has filed a non-binding bid with Italian steelmaker Marcegaglia to bid for an Italian steelworks embroiled in a major environmental scandal. The firm has put up for sale the Ilva steel mill, located in the city of Taranto in the Puglia region of... 28.11.2014  10:12