Metallurgy news

• Tata Steel forced to import iron ore Due to the closure of Noamundi, the largest mine in the eastern state of Jharkhand, one of the most important steel companies in India, Tata Steel, will soon be forced to import a significant amount of iron ore for its Indian metallurgical enterprises. Due to the expiration of the license, the... 17.09.2014  15:41

• KZOTsM increases energy efficiency At the Kirov plant, the main specialization of which is the processing of non-ferrous metals (KZOTsM), which is part of the UMMC-OCM, measures are being taken to increase energy efficiency. This type of work is carried out as part of the implementation of the energy efficiency program, which the... 16.09.2014  13:58

• Zimbabwe will expand opportunities for mining enterprises in the Russian Federation Fundamentally new horizons are now open for Russian companies. It became known about the signing of a document regulating cooperation in a number of important and serious issues. According to the drawn up protocol, new opportunities are now opening up for investment companies, consisting in... 16.09.2014  12:20

• Bashmed is building a mine at the Yubileinoe deposit The plans of the Bashkir copper, which is part of the UMMC, by 2027 will bring an underground mine to the design capacity of the Yubileinoye copper-pyrite deposit. It is expected that its capacity will exceed 2 million tons. The construction of the underground mine has been carried out since... 15.09.2014  17:17

• India-based JSW Steel is ready to buy Lucchini assets India's largest private company, JSW Steel Ltd, has made an official offer to Lucchini to buy its assets. At the moment, the proposal is being studied by Lucchini's management and the company has not yet provided comments on the details of the proposal. As you know, Lucchini was the third... 15.09.2014  13:59

• Ukrainian group acquires the leading manufacturer of valves in Latvia The Ukrainian scrap metal company, KVV Group, has acquired the metallurgical company Liepajas (LM), a Latvian manufacturer of fittings. The transaction amount is 107 million euros. LM ceased production at the facility last May and put the factory up for sale earlier this year and has reportedly... 13.09.2014  12:38

• Hebei proposes to build an electrometallurgical plant in South Africa Hebei Iron and Steel Group (Hebei), the largest steel producer in China, is planning a joint venture in South Africa to build a new plant. The construction of the first stage of the project with a production capacity of 3 million tons of steel will begin in 2015, and the production of the plant... 13.09.2014  12:18

• US decides not to impose duties on Turkish exports of steel bars Namik Yekini, Chairman of the Union of Turkish Steel Exporters, said that in order to prevent the export supplies of Turkish producers from decreasing, the Union used all available means, as a result of which the American court agreed with the arguments presented on this issue. He said that he... 13.09.2014  11:46

• EU stainless steel market under pressure from imports Although the European Union has launched anti-dumping investigations into the sale of stainless steel imported from mainland China and Taiwan, some European businesses continue to import stainless steel from Asia, increasing volumes. The main stainless steel manufacturer in China is Baosteel.... 12.09.2014  12:23

• INTERPIPE STEEL steel production decreased by 25 percent in January-August INTERPIPE STEEL, an electric steelmaking complex for the production of steel pipes and railroad wheels, the Ukrainian company INTERPIPE, announced that from January to August 2014 its crude steel production decreased by 25 cents compared to the same period last year to 609,000 tonnes. The company... 12.09.2014  11:19