Metallurgy news

• 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

• US imports of oil country tubular goods from South Korea peaked South Korea continues to be the top supplier of oil country tubular goods (OCTG) to the United States, according to government data released this week. Figures released for the month of August show that total US imports of oil country tubular goods from South Korea reached 90,590 tons,... 12.09.2014  10:30

• Nickel exports in Russia increased in January-July 2014 Russia exported 120,200 tonnes of rough nickel during the first seven months of 2014, an increase of 0.5 percent year over year, according to the Russian Federal Customs Service. In monetary terms, nickel exports from Russia amounted to $ 1.912 billion. The growth in exports was driven by an... 11.09.2014  12:33

• Long products market will be oversaturated in the short term - IREPAS The International Association of Manufacturers and Exporters of Rebar has published a report suggesting an oversupply in the global long products market, which will emerge in the near future. Companies that are engaged in construction of buildings from metal structures or use long products in... 11.09.2014  11:06

• Tata Steel will start production in Kalingi Nagar in 2015 Tata Steel announced that it plans to begin phase 2 operations at its steel plant located in Kalingi Nagar, Jaipur, in March 2015. Around the same time, the company is also set to begin production at a ferroalloy plant in the Ganjam area, in Gopalpur. These two projects will provide jobs for... 11.09.2014  10:28

• South Korean scrap imports rose 5.2 percent in July According to the updated data, South Korea's scrap imports during July this year increased slightly compared to the previous year. However, imports of scrap steel in the country decreased in the first seven months compared to imports during the corresponding period last year. The total volume of... 10.09.2014  14:01

• US steel shipments rise 2.4 percent month-over-month - AISI The latest report released by the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), an association of North American steelmakers, noted that US steel shipments rose 2.4 percent in July 2014 from the previous month. In addition, shipments in July this year were up 2.6 percent from the same month the... 10.09.2014  12:57

• Japanese and Indonesian companies set up a joint venture to build a steel plant Indonesian steel company PT Krakatau steel and Japanese company Osaka Steel signed a declaration on a new joint venture, PT Krakatau Osaka Steel. The deal was signed by the presidents of the companies who consider the creation of the joint venture very timely, as there is an increase in demand for... 10.09.2014  12:06