As of today, artificial intelligence "catches" 20% of defects and in half of the cases makes a decision to eliminate it....
Ferrous metallurgy
US Cold Rolled Steel Price Exceeds $ 1,000 /Ton
Due to the shortage of steel billets, some metallurgical plants in the United States may simply stop....
Azovstal increased production of rolled metal products by 0.9% in January-November 2020
In November, Azovstal produced about 340 thousand tons of general rolled products, 370 thousand tons of steel, 320 thousand tons of pig iron....
Kramatorsk Energomashspetsstal increased steel production by 9.3%
In November, the plant produced 4 thousand tons of steel...
Dnipro Metallurgical Plant exceeded the November production plan by 15%
The production program for November was exceeded by all divisions of the plant. At the same time, DMK sales increased by almost 20% against the...
Nikopol Ferroalloy Plant sold more in November than it produced
This indicates a recovery in demand in the industry and indirectly confirms the growth of production in the metallurgical industry of Ukraine....
Russia may limit the export of scrap metal
Russian pipe manufacturers talk about a significant shortage of raw materials and possible losses in production volumes up to 3 million tons....
Steel exports from China in November increased compared to October and will continue to grow in December
Steel exports from China may grow even more in December, amid growing orders for hot rolled steel and wire rod from Vietnam, Pakistan, South America...
British Defense Department wants to gain control of a steel plant in South Yorkshire
The South Yorkshire-based company is top secret, but it is believed to be producing advanced steel components for the British Trident...
ArcelorMittal stops steel production in Spain due to workers' strike
The Quinone plant will be idle for as long as it takes to resolve all issues with the unions, the company said....
DMK invested 84 million hryvnia in the reconstruction of the rotary kiln gas cleaning system
Dnipro Metallurgical Plant is replacing a worn-out electric filter of the furnace with a bag filter....
Fully automated steel plant to appear in Canada
The complete management of this plant will be fully automated and integrated into the new process control system....
Revenue of Metinvest's Metallurgical Division in September increased by $ 24 million
In September Metinvest sold 484 thousand tons of semi-finished steel products, 866 thousand tons of finished metal products and 203 thousand tons of...
Mariupol plant named after Ilyich produced the first 20 thousand tons of galvanized steel of European quality
Eurozink is in demand not only in Ukraine, but has left for Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, Iraq, Czech Republic, Serbia and Greece....
German high-speed trains will ride on Ukrainian wheels
Interpipe became the first manufacturer in the post-Soviet space to become a certified supplier of railway wheels for Deutsche Bahn....
Italian steel plant - largest in Western Europe - launches blast furnace
The launch of a blast furnace at the Ilva Iron and Steel Works marks the conclusion of negotiations between the Italian government and ArcelorMittal....
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih completed overhaul of blast furnace No. 7
In total, ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih currently has three blast furnaces in operation - No. 6, 7, 9. Another blast furnace, No. 8, has been shut down...
British Steel Teesside increases headcount for the first time in many years
Recruiting began less than a year after the steel plant was downsized by about 500 people....
Metinvest completed several overhauls at Azovstal Iron and Steel Works
Overhaul of the converter, air compressor of the oxygen shop and air separation unit VRU-60 has been completed....
Pandemic forced ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih to reorient trade flows
Losses of the largest Ukrainian metallurgical enterprise in foreign markets reached one million tons of steel....
US Hot Rolled Coil Prices Gain $ 20 Over the Week
At the same time, the delivery time of rolls to order increased from 8 to 9 weeks, which indicates a further increase in the deficit....
Swedish state-owned mining company to switch to hydrogen for DRI production
New wind and renewable capacity in Europe and around the world, as well as dramatic cuts in cell costs and carbon capture and storage potential, are...
Production of dead-bottom molds has been restored at the Dnieper Metallurgical Plant
The specialists of the enterprise have made tooling - molds for deep-bottom molds. The first of them was cast on November 20....
Interpipe digitalizes logistics for the convenience of Ukrainian and European clients
With the help of the new system, it will be possible to know exactly the time of shipment and delivery of rolled metal or railway purchased to...
Chinese to launch the country's first hydrogen metallurgical plant
The enterprise will operate according to a scheme already tested in Europe - to melt steel from direct reduced iron obtained with the replacement of...
Indian metal factories sound alarm on metal price surge
The surge in commodity prices, as well as the impact of the Covid-19, hit small and medium-sized enterprises in India hard....
ArcelorMittal increases prices for hot rolled steel coils for the European market to 600 euros per tonne
New steel prices at the world's largest steelmaker's European plants take effect immediately....
Interpipe cut pipe sales by 30% in October after growing 40% in September
The company expects that in November there will again be positive sales dynamics due to the growth in demand within Ukraine....
German Salzgitter announces production of the first green steel slab
In the new process, iron ore has been reduced to pure iron with a small portion of natural gas and a larger volume of hydrogen in a direct reduction...
Azovstal is overhauling coke oven battery No. 1 as part of eco-modernization
During the repair, a complex of large-scale works is planned with the replacement of reinforcing equipment and restoration of the coke oven battery...