Metallurgy news

• Hebei acquires a stake in Duferco The Hebei Metallurgical Group, based in China, has announced its decision to acquire stakes in global steel trader Duferco to meet the demand from the country's growing exports of steel products. For the first time in this country, a state-owned company made a decision to acquire a block of... 21.11.2014  09:51

• Russia has accumulated about 150 tons of gold this year Russia has become the world's largest official gold buyer this year, although this may be due to the country's problems and the depreciation of the ruble. Russia has amassed about 150 tons of gold this year, according to news reports citing the head of the Russian central bank. "This means that... 20.11.2014  10:53

• Robots for recycling e-waste presented Researchers at the University of Australia, New South Wales, have demonstrated techniques for using robots to handle piles of electronic waste. In accordance with the objectives of the project of Professor Sami Kara, robots can be programmed to recognize the designs of various electronic devices,... 20.11.2014  10:07

• EU stainless market poised to show modest growth in 2015 In its latest report, research agency Moody predicts a moderate recovery for the EU stainless steel market in 2015. Stainless steel production in the region will slightly increase over the next year. The growth of cheap imports of stainless steel products from China and Taiwan is likely to be... 20.11.2014  09:34

• Norilsk Nickel has successfully completed re-certification to international QEPMS standards Norilsk Nickel has successfully passed the recertification of the quality of the Integrated Management and Environmental Management System (QEPMS), which confirms its compliance with ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001: 2004 standards. The certification audit was carried out by an independent... 19.11.2014  11:31

• OJSC Severstal receives the award for the Best Annual Report OJSC Severstal, a leading vertically integrated steel and mining company, was awarded a special award in the category “Best annual report in the non-financial sector” based on the results of the 2013 report, based on research conducted by the Expert Group of RA Rating Agencies. The competition fo... 19.11.2014  10:27

• POSCO will export auto grade steel sheets to Germany POSCO intends to supply steel sheets to Volkswagen's plant in Germany. For the first time, South Korea's largest steelmaker will export its products for an automotive assembly plant in Germany. A senior POSCO official said that "Volkswagen recently completed testing of our steel products at... 19.11.2014  09:53

• Russian export of stainless steel in 1-3 quarters of 2014 According to the latest revised data provided by the Association of Consumers and Suppliers of Special Steels and Alloys, the volume of Russian exports of stainless steel products from January to September 2014 compared to the same period in 2013 fell by 65.3 percent to 6,927 tons. In... 18.11.2014  17:37

• New $ 1.2bn aluminum smelter to be built in U.S. In order to play its part in meeting the growing demand for aluminum, the American Specialty Alloys Company has decided to invest $ 11.2 billion to build an aluminum plant in the southeastern United States. The company said in its report that the new plant will produce 600,000 tonnes of aluminum... 18.11.2014  16:40

• The global zinc market is in short supply throughout 2014 The latest statistics published by the International Lead and Zinc Research Group (IGISC) indicate that the global zinc market had a deficit of 309,000 tonnes during the nine months of 2014. According to MGISC, the zinc deficit in the international market has worsened significantly compared to a... 18.11.2014  09:33