Metallurgy news

• Latin American steel imports from China increased 95 percent Imports of finished rolled steel from China to Latin America hit a record 1.9 million tonnes between January and March 2014, up 95 percent from the 951,938 tonnes imported in January-March 2013. The region contains 11 percent of the 16.5 million tonnes of finished steel exported by China to the... 05.05.2014  10:32

• ThyssenKrupp offers a new zinc coating ThyssenKrupp presented zinc-magnesium coatings for the automotive industry: ZM EcoProtect and ZM PrimeProtect. They have several advantages over existing pure zinc coatings and can now provide protection for the entire vehicle body. Zinc-magnesium coatings offer superior corrosion protection. In... 04.05.2014  14:25

• Prospects for the pipe industry in the EU The first data and estimates of the production activity of the pipe industry in Q1 2014 show a slight increase of about 0.5 percent YoY for steel pipe production in the EU. However, the discrepancies at the state level remain significant. Fundamental pipe demand is expected to improve during the... 04.05.2014  11:26

• OJSC Tulachermet and SMS group signed a contract for 180 million euros OJSC Tulachermet and SMS group signed a contract for the supply of metallurgical equipment. The cost of the order will be around 180 million euros. The contract was signed in Dusseldorf, Germany. The construction of a converter and rolling mills on the basis of a complex in the immediate vicinity... 04.05.2014  11:01

• The aluminum market will be in short supply HSBC experts in the metal outlook report say that the global aluminum market is expected to change oversupply to shortages this year. HSBC said that aluminum production outside of China will decline in 2014 and 2015. China's current aluminum production accounts for 46 percent of world... 03.05.2014  12:00

• USA confirms duties on Japanese flat products The US International Trade Commission found that local metallurgy was being supplanted by cheaper imports from Japan. They set a tariff policy for Japanese nickel-plated flat products. Thomas Steel Strip Corp, a division of Indian conglomerate Tata Steel, complained about an import of steel used... 03.05.2014  11:18

• Mexico hijacks illegal iron ore ship Mexican authorities hijacked a drug cartel ship carrying 68,000 tons of illegal iron ore. Authorities received an anonymous phone call after the ship left the port of Lazaro Cardenas. The mayor of the city was arrested on suspicion of having links with drug traffickers. Mexico has seized more than... 03.05.2014  10:21

• An overview of the use of steel in the EU automotive industry EUROFER believes that the soft growth scenario for vehicle sales and production from 2014 to 2015 looks plausible, which will require even more high-strength and light steels. EU passenger car sales showed a further increase in the first two months of 2014. YoY sales rose 6.6 percent in the largest... 02.05.2014  12:37

• Italian steel king Emilio Riva dies ANSA has reported that the Italian king of steel, Emilio Riva, has died at the age of 87. The Italian Steel Federation said Italy had lost a big captain in industry. The Riva Empire is the third largest in Europe and the 18th largest in the world. It includes the troubled ILVA group with the... 02.05.2014  12:03

• Iron Ore Bond Financing Should Help Chinese Metallurgists Baoshan Iron and Steel believes that the Chinese method of financing the use of iron ore can help local metallurgists by reducing raw material prices. The Baosteel chairman said that "financing of iron ore import deals ran into risks, but if mitigating those risks can bring iron ore prices back... 02.05.2014  10:30