The Swiss commodity trading group IMR Metallurgical Resources AG recently bought the Tata Steel mines in South Africa and is now planning to acquire...
Ferrous metallurgy
China Steel Corporation in Kaohsiung Adopts Advanced Rolled Steel Production System
China Steel Corporation in Kaohsiung has started production of S6 continuous steel with new technology using a plant modernized by Primetals...
China's steel industry profit surges 40 percent
Rising steel prices and strong production growth have allowed Chinese steelmakers to post record profitability in 2018....
EU launches anti-dumping investigation into Chinese imports of steel wheels
The European Commission has launched an investigation into whether Chinese manufacturers are dumping steel rims to Europe at prohibitively low...
Feralpi Group modernizes hot rolling line
The new EBROS hot billet welding technology will allow the Feralpi Group to increase productivity....
Zaporizhstal reduced the production of iron and steel
In January, the metallurgical plant Zaporizhstal of the Netherlands mining and metallurgical holding Metinvest B.V. reduced the production of iron...
World steel production in 2018 increased by 4.6%
World crude steel production in 2018 reached 1 billion 808.6 million tons, an increase of 4.6% compared to 2017. Steel production increased in all...
India increases production of finished rolled steel
At the same time, India continues to be an importer of finished steel, although its foreign purchases during this period decreased by 3.1 percent...
Rio Tinto predicts lowest iron ore production in 2019
Due to lower shipments in the fourth quarter, Rio produced 86.6 million tonnes of iron ore, down one percent from a year earlier....