Metallurgy news

• USA making a decision to import hot rolled flat products from South Korea The US Department of Commerce (USDOC) has tentatively set subsidy rates for two South Korean hot rolled flat steel companies as part of an administrative countervailing duty (CVD) review. The period for consideration of this case is from January 1, 2019 to December 31, 2019. An initial subsidy... 08.11.2021  12:09

• Vale and Posco Explore Emission Reduction Technologies Vale has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with South Korean steel company Posco to jointly explore and develop technologies to reduce CO2 emissions in steelmaking. Potential solutions to reduce fossil fuel consumption include the production of Vale's high quality iron ore products such... 08.11.2021  12:03

• Steel prices in China in November will depend on raw material prices In November, China's steel prices will be more reflective of its own fundamentals and may stand a chance of recovering from declines for most of October due to thermal coal prices, Wang Jianhua, chief analyst at Mysteel, shared his monthly forecast. This month, the impact of coal-related raw... 05.11.2021  12:31

• Ukrainian metallurgists urge Zelenskiy to protect their exports from 25% US duty The Association of Enterprises of the Mining and Metallurgical Complex appealed to the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskiy about the need to resume a dialogue with the US Government to abolish the 25% duty on the import of Ukrainian metal products to the American market. On October 31,... 05.11.2021  12:26

• Nippon Steel Improves Earnings Forecasts Again Due To Strong Demand Japan's largest steelmaker, Nippon Steel Corp 5401.T, boosted its annual net profit forecast by 41% on Tuesday as strong global demand boosted steel product prices and higher prices for iron ore and coking coal boosted prices. its reserves. This move follows an upward revision in August. Net... 05.11.2021  12:22

• ArcelorMittal prepares for layoffs at Bosnian factories ArcelorMittal and other steel and metal producers in Bosnia have warned they will be forced to lay off workers and halt production in some factories due to rising electricity prices. According to Nikhil Meht, CEO of ArcelorMittal Zenica, input costs have risen significantly in recent years,... 04.11.2021  10:22

• UK and US seek solutions on steel and aluminum tariffs UK Foreign Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan met several times with US Trade Representative Catherine Tai to find a solution on steel and aluminum tariffs between the two sides. In May of this year, the UK began to investigate whether continuing to apply US steel tariff retaliation is in the... 04.11.2021  10:19

• Ukraine plans to increase export duty on steel scrap Due to the rapid rise in steel scrap prices in Turkey, scrap exports from Ukraine are also rapidly increasing. According to the Ukrainian Association of Secondary Metals (UAVtormet), the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine has made a proposal to increase the export duty on steel scrap to 200 euros... 04.11.2021  10:15

• CSC prepares an additional payment for steel exports according to EU rules China Steel Corp plans to introduce a moderate premium on steel exports in August next year ahead of new EU carbon regulations, the company said yesterday. The draft version of the EU's Carbon Borders Regulation Mechanism is due to be released in 2023 and implemented in 2026, affecting 248... 04.11.2021  10:10

• Rising coking coal prices will reduce profitability of steel mills in the second half of the 22nd fiscal year Primary steel profit margins will decline by a third to 24-26% in the second half of this fiscal year compared to the first half, as raw material costs rise sharply due to more than doubling coking coal prices since July. However, for the full fiscal year, the operating margin will average... 03.11.2021  09:51