Ball Corporation announced an agreement to sell its tinplate steel aerosol packaging facilities in Garin and San Luis, Argentina, to Envases del Plata SA, an Argentinian metal packaging company. The transaction is expected to close later this year and we expect the business will continue to be operated consistent with its successful long-term performance. Post-close,…
The steel billet import price in Egypt fell in the week to Thursday August 22, with market activity limited because buyers want to wait until the court makes a decision on safeguard duties. Egypt’s Administrative Court suspended the temporary duties in July, prompting a flurry of court activity, which eventually led to the final session to discuss the…
Hot rolled coil demand, in Denmark, is better than in many other European countries, but shows little sign of improvement. Swedish business activity is quite steady, having recovered from a downturn during the spring. Cheap Russian slab supplies put downward pressure on coil values, in Finland. Demand is healthy, in the Netherlands and market participants…
NLMK Group, a global steelmaker, is pleased to announce the appointment of Vyacheslav Vorotnikov as Managing Director of NLMK Lipetsk, effective 5 August 2019. Mr. Vorotnikov previously held the position of NLMK Lipetsk’s Director of Production Planning and Organization. Sergey Filatov, who previously headed NLMK Lipetsk, has decided to step down as Managing Director for…
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) was awarded a certificate by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) for its contribution to sustainable development and environmental initiatives in the Chelyabinsk region, as well as for the successful implementation of its ‘Energy Management of Industrial Enterprises’ programme. UNIDO is a specialised agency of the United Nations,…
PJSC TMK (TMK) and PJSC NOVATEK (NOVATEK) signed a Strategic Partnership and Cooperation Agreement at the 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. Dmitry Pumpyanskiy, Chairman of TMK’s Board of Directors, and Leonid Mikhelson, Chairman of NOVATEK’s Management Board signed the document. The agreement outlines key policies and approaches for supplying TMK’s premium casing and tubing…
UC RUSAL together with the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, announced the completion of the vaccination against the Ebola virus in the Republic of Guinea. Two thousand people have received the GamEvac-Combi vaccines during the testing programme conducted in Guinea at the Scientific Diagnostic Centre for Epidemiology and Microbiology (SDCEM). The centre was…
Paul Grenchick was surfing with friends along the Indiana shore of Lake Michigan on Thursday evening. Little did he know, just up the river, thousands of fish were dying, and investigators were struggling to determine exactly how much cyanide and ammonia had flowed into the lake after a spill at an industrial plant earlier in…