As a result of the cave-in of rock a miner was mortally injured in the city of Rovenki. “On September 22 the taskmaster of the mine named after Cosmonauts perished”, the emergency ministry of the so-called Lugansk People’s Republic, a terrorist organization created and supported by Russia, reported. The body has already been lifted to…
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WDBJ7 reported that Banker Steel Company announced the completion of the structural steel for the One Vanderbilt project in New York. The steel used in One Vanderbilt was fabricated in the Virginia and New Jersey plants of NYC Constructors, a subsidiary of Banker Steel Company. One Vanderbilt’s tiered steel tower is complete at 1,401 feet,…
The three-month lead price on the London Metal Exchange rose by 1.2% at the close of trading on Friday September 20, climbing beyond the $2,100 per tonne support level, while forward spreads in LME nickel tightened over the afternoon. Lead futures closed at $2,120 per tonne, its highest closing price since March, while just under…
SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, the owners behind the HYBRIT initiative, will participate in the Climate Week NYC and UN Climate Action Summit in New York. The message they will bring is that it is possible to reach net zero emissions in the iron and steel industry and energy sector. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invited…
The import market for pig iron in the United States fell in the week ended Friday September 20, with buyers still not ready to resume purchases and expecting lower prices because of the weak scrap sector and planned maintenance outages in December. Fastmarkets’ price assessment for pig iron, import, cfr Gulf of Mexico, US, was…
Toyota Tsusho America and Modumetal have announced an agreement of a non-binding MoU for the establishment of a joint venture to deploy Modumetal’s patented nanolaminated alloy product NanoGalv, which can be used for industrial fastener and bolting applications. The joint-venture company will be known as ModuTAI, which plans a new production facility in Houston Texas…
Questions about the fate of stocks held by the defunct Fanya Metal Exchange have been a weight on negotiations in many minor metals markets since the bourse collapsed in 2015, and have contributed to the uncertainty that has stifled trade for much of 2019. Buying appetite in the spot market has weakened, and prices for…