Metallurgy news

• After the devaluation of the national currency by 20 percent, Kazakhstan promises to raise wages by 10 percent The National Bank refused to further support the national currency tenge in the interbank foreign exchange market. As a result, within one day, the national currency of Kazakhstan devalued by 20 percent. President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev called on industrial enterprises... 15.02.2014  10:58

• Goodbye to the revolution. The right sector leaves Grushevsky The leader of the radical wing of the Ukrainian opposition, Right Sector, Dmitry Yarosh, published a statement saying that the organization is ready to vacate Hrushevsky Street to restore transport links. “Today, at our request, the last hostage was released by a court decision. In this regard, t... 14.02.2014  16:08

• Ferrous metal rolling became the basis of Ukraine's merchandise exports in 2013 - State Statistics Service In 2013, Ukraine exported ferrous metallurgy products worth $ 16.909 billion, which is 6.7 percent less than in 2012. Including ferrous metals for $ 14.319 billion and products from them - for $ 2.590 billion. This is stated in the data of the State Statistics Service of Ukraine. "The basis of... 14.02.2014  16:00

• Mechel Announces Successful Trials of New Coal Shipping Terminal Mechel OAO, one of the leading Russian companies in the mining and metallurgical industry, announces the successful tests of a new terminal for loading coal in the Primorsky Territory in the port of Posiet. This will allow the company to significantly increase its exports to the Asia-Pacific... 14.02.2014  11:46

• China's steel exports rise 38 percent in January According to the assessment of the Iron and Steel Industry Association of China, the growth of exports of steel and rolled metal products in January 2014 was 38 percent Export of steel and metal products from China in January 2014 amounted to 6 million 770 thousand tons, which is 37.6 percent... 14.02.2014  11:18

• US Department of Commerce continues to support fines on steel imports from China US Senators Sherrod Brown and Rob Portman said Ohio federal regulators will support fines against Chinese steel importers that undermine the prices of US steel producers. According to the company fleetguard , lawmakers announced that the US Department of Commerce decided to maintain anti-dumping... 14.02.2014  11:06

• EU Commission approves deal between ThyssenKrupp and Outokumpu The European Commission today approved the divestiture and the possibility of divesting the assets of Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) and Outokumpu Service Centers (VDM) to ThyssenKrupp, which was announced on November 30, 2013. Commission Vice President Joaquin Almunia, responsible for competition... 14.02.2014  10:36

• Ukraine will release design manuals according to Eurocodes Within the framework of cooperation of the Ukrainian Center for Steel Construction (USSS) and the Steel Construction Institute, U.K. (SCI) in 2014 a series of technical publications will be issued in the area of ​​steel structure design according to the Eurocodes . The entry into force of the Eu... 13.02.2014  12:02

• Indonesian Nickel Export Ban Leads To Shortage Nickel prices were weak, but when the Indonesian government banned the export of unprocessed nickel ore outside the country, it caused a shock that reversed the trend in the nickel market. Mark Selby, senior vice president of business development at Royal Nickel Corp, believes that higher nickel... 13.02.2014  11:50

• Tata Steel abandons project in Vietnam Steel Company Tata Steel (Tata Group, India) announced that it is completely withdrawing from its $ 5 billion steel project in Hatin as the license is delayed and the business environment becomes more complex. In 2007, Tata Steel and Vietnam Steel Corporation signed a Memorandum of Cooperation... 13.02.2014  10:47