Scientists at Purdue University in the USA have invented a new alloy for making water pipes....
South African court blocks union plan to go on strike
The South African Labor Court rejected a request from the Association of Miners and Buildings Union (AMCU) for an industry strike covering the...
Copper production in China still falls short of growing demand
China will import less refined cathode copper, forecasting imports this year at 2.9 million tonnes, up from 3.4 million tonnes in 2018....
Sterlite Copper appoints new CEO
Sterlite Copper, a subsidiary of Vedanta, appoints a new CEO amid competition to open a plant in India....
Steel production projected in India
India does not intend to curtail its programs to support the metallurgical industry and plans to achieve an annual production of 300 million tons....
Projected growth in consumption of steel by Japanese shipbuilding companies
Ship steel orders in Japan will grow by 3 percent....
Ferroalloys market has great prospects
The rapid pace of industrialization and the growing consumption of steel in infrastructure projects create conditions for the rapid growth of sales...
Car makers want new steel
Automakers strive to reduce vehicle weight, but have no right to sacrifice passenger safety. Therefore, they want new high-strength steels from...
JSC "Uralelectromed" began installation supervision of a press with an effort of 1000 tons
The equipment will expand the technological capabilities of the workshop, increase the volume of production....
MMK improves energy efficiency of production
Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works continues to implement projects to improve the energy efficiency of production processes. The total economic...
Australian and New Zealand stocks decline due to global problems
Australian stocks tumbled on Monday as mining and financial assets dwindled after US and Chinese economic data were released, signaling further...
Rio Tinto says Amrun bauxite mine is fully operational
Weipa has been mining bauxite for over 50 years, and the new mine will extend operations for another 50 years...
Russian scientists create smart steel
According to researchers, the new alloy is 15 - 30 percent stronger than the currently known steel grades....
Australian metals index rose 0.7 percent
Stocks in Australia and New Zealand rally amid modest trade and optimism for China....
Metallic Additives Manufacturing Conference Program Launched
North American metal additive company AT is going to hold an online conference where it will talk about its plans to develop a new metal additive....
The increase in Chinese imports of lead is not yet able to stir up the market
China last year imported 128,000 tons of refined lead, bringing the cumulative two-year volume to 206,000 tons. This is the highest figure since...
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Prefers Indian Steel Makers
Toyota has two factories near Bengaluru. One of them produces Fortuner and Innova models, and the second one produces Corolla, Liva, Etios, Yaris...
Yanshan Iron & Steel will build a new lithium processing plant
China's Yanshan Iron & Steel has signed an agreement to build a new lithium carbonate plant in China's Nanbao National Economic...
New 3-D printing material outperforms high speed steel
A staff member at the Australian Government Research University (RMIT) has developed a high-strength material for 3D printing tools....
China cuts VAT to 13 percent
Reducing the value added tax will increase the revenues of the PRC manufacturing sector....
US military can get 3-D printers to print steel parts
Researchers plan to equip the US Army with mobile devices that will print a broken steel part right on the battlefield....
Indian metallurgists move to 100% quality control of steel
Indian metallurgists are going to implement one hundred percent quality control of their products....
End of the trade war? China and the US are close to a deal
In the near future, the parties may sign a new document that will end the confrontation over tariff disputes. According to insiders, all or most of...
Chinese metallurgists hope to save on iron ore
Celestial steel mills delay replenishment of iron ore, considering cheaper alternatives...
Chinese steelmaking equipment passed "field " test
The CCM2 continuous production machine was successfully upgraded in 2015 by Primetals Technologies and has been operating smoothly ever since....
Chinese steel mills face layoffs
China's steel mills miscalculated in their efforts to increase capacity. The demand for metal in this country has significantly decreased due...
Rio Tinto was looking for copper, but found gold
An Australian-British concern accidentally discovered a new gold deposit in the west of the country....
The study of defects of 3D-printing metals using X-rays has begun
X-rays help researchers determine the cause of 3D printing defects on metal....
World steel production slightly increased in January 2019
Global steel production in January 2019 showed a modest 1 percent increase over the previous year. According to the World Steel Association...

