Metallurgy news

• Iron ore reserves in Chinese ports are reduced further The inventory of the amount of iron ore in 36 Chinese ports showed that its remains on February 1, 2013 are less than 78 million 850 thousand tons, which is 1 million 900 thousand tons less than a week earlier. Of the total reserves, about 2 million 400 thousand tons of iron ore raw materials were... 05.02.2013  00:01

• Trade Unions beat the alarm - in Ukraine they want to close 35 mines The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine and private owners plan to suspend production, preserve and finally close 35 coal mines, said Mikhail Volynets at a press conference, at a press conference. Today there is an approved list of mines to be closed, the leader of the trade union claims. "There... 04.02.2013  00:01

• In Russia, they are preparing to sell cast iron and steel on the exchange Today, at a meeting with journalists, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia Andrei Kashevarov spoke about the prospects for organizing ferrous metals exchange trade. Firstly, ferrous metals are a rather complicated product, said Andrei Kashevarov. And secondly,... 04.02.2013  00:01

• Ukrainian Dniproospetsstal took fourth place in the ranking of leading manufacturers of stainless steel The DniproSpetsstal -M trading house took the fourth line of the rating of Russian sales companies engaged in the sale of stainless steel products in 2012. This was reported by the Association "Special Brown". Special experts made a rating of stainless steel suppliers in the Russian market to... 04.02.2013  00:01

• Take -off prices for reinforcement in Egypt is caused by oscillations of the dollar exchange rate In January 2013, the prices for reinforcing steel in Egypt rose by more than 10%. Prices are also rising for the rest of the metal production, especially imported. About this writes Daily News Egypt. Egyptian steel companies raised steel prices to 4850 EGP (Egyptian pounds) in January, compared... 04.02.2013  00:01

• The world demand for copper will grow by 5% in 2013 - Southern Copper Corporation The world's largest integrated copper manufacturer Southern Copper Corporation (CSS) suggests that the growth of copper demand in 2013 will be more than 5%, including due to strong consumption in China and developing economies. "The demand for copper has repeatedly suffered from adverse... 04.02.2013  00:01

• The European Union is preparing to accept barrage duties for Chinese galvanizing According to Steelguru, most EU members agreed to introduce new barrage duties on Chinese steel coated in the construction industry. The European Union may agree on the size of the fee of 45.5% for galvanizing and 12.8% for the rest of the metal distribution from China. This, while the... 04.02.2013  00:01

• Rinat Akhmetov’s enterprises are actively interested in Russian coal and Ukrainian gas The business structure of the owner of the majority of the metallurgical and mining sector of Ukraine Rinat Akhmetov actively build up the extraction of coking coal in Russia, and also show interest in the development of natural gas on the Black Sea shelf and the extraction of non-traditional gas... 03.02.2013  00:01

• Shell transaction will bring energy independence to Ukraine The agreement with Shell was an important step in ensuring the greater energy independence of Ukraine and the attractiveness of the country for investors. This was written in his article in “Financial Times” Managing Director for Energy and Natural Resources of the European Bank for Reconstruction a... 02.02.2013  00:01

• The Government will help the small business of Ukraine Small and medium -sized businesses will be easier to get loans with low rates. This was stated by Prime Minister of Ukraine Nikolai Azarov on his Facebook page. Such loans are provided for by the state program for activating the development of the economy for 2013-2014. One of the users of... 02.02.2013  00:01