Natural fibers such as flax, hemp, jute or kenaf are used in large quantities in the automotive industry to reinforce plastics, according to the...
Scientists have discovered new properties of organic fibers
MMK's representative named one of the best purchasing directors in Russia
Pavel Vasev, head of the category purchases department of the Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works, won the 2019 Best Purchasing Director professional...
Severstal and the Tretyakov Gallery open new creative workshops
Severstal and the Tretyakov Gallery open new creative workshops...
British Steel is on the brink of collapse: 25,000 jobs at risk
Financial problems could send the largest metallurgical enterprise in Great Britain under external control, and tens of thousands of workers to the...
Ford plans to lay off 7,000 employees worldwide
American car manufacturer Ford Motor is cutting 7,000 jobs worldwide as part of its company restructuring program launched in January this year....
Iron and iron casting market will grow by 4 percent annually
By 2026, the capacity of the iron and iron casting market will reach USD 202.7 billion....
China Trade Conflict Reflects Asian Stainless Steel Market
The slowdown in economic growth in China, exacerbated by a trade dispute with the United States, weakened a buoyant demand for stainless steel in a...
BMK has confirmed the quality of reinforcement mesh
Beloretsk Metallurgical Plant (BMK JSC, part of the Mechel Group) has confirmed the certificates of conformity for welded reinforcing mesh for...
Canada has promised to urgently ratify the USMCA agreement
The USA and Canada canceled mutual duties on steel and aluminum, which were introduced in the summer of 2018....
The industrial tourist route "Izhstal" was examined by the Head of the Udmurt Republic
The Izhstal plant (part of the Mechel Group) was visited by the Head of the Udmurt Republic, Alexander Brechalov. He got acquainted with the tourist...
Japanese scientists have created a self-healing battery
Professor Atsuo Yamada and his team have recently developed a material that can significantly extend battery life as well as provide them with...
A line worth about 70 million rubles was launched at the Uralkabel plant
The new equipment of the Italian company Frigeco is intended for the production of various types of cable products, but primarily for auto and air...
Kuzbassrazrezugol bought two more EKG-35s with the UZTM brand
Two new excavators will operate at the Krasnobrodsky and Kedrovsky open-pit mines....
US lowers import duties on Turkish steel to 25 percent
The President of the United States has leveled import duties on steel for Turkey on a level with other countries, but excluded the country from the...
Scientists have discovered "ultrapure" boron nitride
The "ultrapure" boron nitride discovered by scientists from the University of Bristol opens up new opportunities in the field of the...
Guoxuan and Tata AutoComp from China form a joint venture
Chinese battery manufacturer Guoxuan Hi-tech Power Energy has signed a joint venture agreement with Tata AutoComp Systems in India....
MMK will present its products at an exhibition in Italy
The 8th international exhibition of the steel and metalworking industry Made in Steel-2019 opened in Milan, in which Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant...
Gold rises in price, other metals depreciate
Stock prices for gold rose by a percentage point and approached the level of 1300 USD per ounce. In turn, prices for industrial metals (nickel,...
USA records record steel production
Thanks to President Trmp's protectionist policies, the US steel industry is operating at record levels of capacity utilization, smelting nearly...
Aluminum market overview in Q1 2019
The largest aluminum producer Rusal has prepared a report on the aluminum market in the first quarter of 2019....
Brazil's only blast furnace shut down
The largest metallurgical company Arcelor Mittal has stopped operation of the only blast furnace in Brazil and is returning the leased equipment to...
Honda will continue to sell diesel models in India
The new BS-VI emission standards will enter into force on April 1, 2020 across the country....
German Thyssenkrupp will look for new partners in the metallurgical business
The largest metallurgical company in Germany has abandoned plans to create a joint venture with India's Tata Steel in favor of developing its...
Pioneer smelting will take place at BMZ
& bsp; & bsp; On May 18, the reconstruction of the first pioneer smelting will take place at OJSC “BMZ” - the managing company of the “BMK”...
GAIL Completes Vendor Selection for Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Pipeline Project
State gas company GAILNSE 0.34% India, on Friday announced that it has completed all major contracts for the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga gas...
US President Imposes New Sanctions Against Iranian Steel Industry
The new restrictive measures provide for the blocking in the United States of the assets of persons related to the metallurgical production in Iran....
ArcelorMittal announces significant drop in earnings due to low steel prices
ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel company, said Thursday that its first-quarter net profit fell due to falling prices, while competition...
A school was reconstructed and an ice arena built in Verkhnyaya Pyshma
The objects were visited by the Governor of the Sverdlovsk Region Yevgeny Kuyvashev and the General Director of UMMC Andrey Kozitsyn....
Izhstal honors war and labor veterans
The Izhstal plant (part of the Mechel Group) hosts events dedicated to the 74th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The veteran...
China's steel and iron ore weakening amid renewed trade tensions
Chinese steel and iron ore futures fell on Wednesday after hitting multi-week highs in the previous session as the market remains concerned about...

