Indian steel industry has transformed substantially during 2018-19, with several mills changing ownership under IBC, commissioning of new capacities, as well as unveiling of new expansion plans by some of the Indian steel giants. Indian Steel Sector Map 2019, an update version of 2018 map, depicts capacities of various steel makers at various locations and…
DetailsBase metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange tumbled across the board on the morning of Monday August 26, reflecting a further escalation of trade tensions between the United States and China after both sides said they would ramp up tariffs against each other. Last Friday, China said it would impose tariffs on $75 billion…
DetailsChinese steel producer Shandong Iron and Steel Groups Shandong Province based subsidiary Shandong Iron and Steel Co Ltd has reported net profit slump 65.58% YoY in the first half of 2019. The company’s net profit attributable to shareholders reached CNY 577.5 million (USD 81.5 million) in the first six months, compared with CNY 1.68 billion…
DetailsPrices in most of the global markets for steel billet softened in the week ended Friday August 23 amid poor demand and falling raw materials prices. Fastmarkets’ daily index for iron ore 62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao, was $87.81 per tonne on Friday, down by $1.76 per tonne week on week. Meanwhile, Fastmarkets’ daily index…
DetailsChina’s Anyang Iron & Steel is investing 5.84 billion yuan ($828 million) in a new steel production facility in Henan province. The move is part of a capacity replacement program approved by Henan’s provincial authorities in December 2017 to conform to new… Источник
DetailsAluminium alloys from China will be subject to at least 20% in tariffs by September while for hundreds of steel products it will be at least 35% if the latest round of tariffs threatened against China take effect, sources indicated to Fastmarkets. That is because the new tariffs US President Donald Trump signaled against China…
DetailsPAO Severstal and Air Liquide have signed a new long-term contract for the supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon in Cherepovets. Air Liquide will invest around 50 million euros in the construction of a state-of-the-art Air Separation Unit (ASU) which will improve the energy efficiency and the overall environmental footprint of the Severstal production process.…
DetailsHere are another five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday August 23 that are worth another look. The government of Canada has announced measures to prevent the transshipment of aluminium into the United States, building on commitments made when the US removed its Section 232 import tariffs in May. The Chinese government…
DetailsThe weakening of the yuan to a decade-low against the US dollar is causing a lot of disruption to steel trading markets in Asia, sources told Fastmarkets this week. “The situation is very chaotic now, and bids and offers are all over the place,” a trader in East Asia said on Monday August 5. China’s…
DetailsIt has been three years since the commissioning of the polymer-coating unit No. 5 at the Lysvensky Metallurgical Plant, which currently manufactures products with decorative designs under the SteelArt brand. These products consist of a metal base with a three-layer polymer coating, which accurately imitates the look and feel of natural materials such as stone,…
DetailsChina’s iron ore futures dropped 2% on Thursday, falling for a sixth day in a row, as traders remained wary about expected increase in supplies from miners. “Sentiment of traders has collapsed… People don’t know how much further the iron ore will go down and everyone is desperately getting rid of the goods they hold,”…
DetailsMUMBAI: Synergy Group Corp, a South American conglomerate that owns majority shares in airlines including Colombian carrier Avianca Holdings, has shown exploratory interest in investing in Jet Airways, said a person aware of the development. The conglomerate submitted an expression of interest for the bankrupt and grounded airline after the August 10 deadline set by…
DetailsBrazilian iron ore exports fell by 4.7% on the year in July, with Vale’s successful resumption of some of its suspended operations slowing the rate of decrease in comparison with those a few months earlier, data released last week by Brazil’s ministry of economy showed. The country exported 34.27 million tonnes of the steelmaking raw…
DetailsPAO Severstal (MICEX-RTS: CHMF; LSE: SVST), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, today announces its operational results for Q1 2019. Q1 2019 GROUP HIGHLIGHTS Hot metal output increased 6% q/q in Q1 2019 to 2.36 mln tonnes (Q4 2018: 2.23 mln tonnes) following short-term maintenance works at BF#2 in…
DetailsAn investment group owned by Turkey’s military pension fund is in last-minute talks about a takeover of British Steel in a deal that could save thousands of jobs. Ataer Holding, a wholly owned vehicle of Oyak, the state military retirement scheme, which is also the largest shareholder in Erdemir, the Turkish steel group, is in…
DetailsChina’s Hebei Iron & Steel (HBIS) has failed to get approval from the Hebei government to purchase a majority stake in Tata Steel’s businesses in Thailand and Singapore. “HBIS have not been able to procure the requisite approvals from the Hebei government, one of the key conditions precedent for the proposed… (Ukrainian metal)
DetailsNLMK Group (LSE: NLMK, MOEX: NLMK), a vertically integrated steelmaker, has published today its preliminary Q1 2019 operating results. Q1 2019 highlights: Steel output decreased by 4% qoq to 4.2 m t due to the overhauls at the Russian sites and seasonal factors. A 3% yoy steel output reduction is also due to the overhauls…
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