Germany-based long steel producer Saarstahl has announced that it is investing €46 million in the modernization of rolling mills, including €30 million for the rolling stand in V?lklingen and €16 million for the wire mill in ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel, Rolling Mills
The first quarter of this year was a bad one for Russian steel-consuming industries, Russia's Metal Supply and Sales magazine has reported. Domestic industrial production was up just 1.4 percent compared to the same period last year. There ...
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China's state-owned Sinopec said Wednesday it has signed a pact with Kuwait Petroleum Co to enhance cooperation in the oil sector, including refining. Sinopec, or China Petrochemical Corp., said the deal was signed Tuesday in Beijing in ...
Tags: Oil, Refining, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the January- April period of this year, Ukraine's production of iron ore rose by 0.4 percent year on year to 27.772 million mt, iron ore concentrate production went up by one percent year on year to 23.122 million mt, but the output of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, ore mining
Strong regional multi-stakeholder partnerships will be the key for a dynamic, flexible and growth-driven petrochemicals industry, said industry experts at the sixth Supply Chain conference, organized by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals ...
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China-based polysilicon maker Daqo New Energy has almost doubled its annual production capacity from 6,200 tonnes to 12,000 tonnes in an expansion project totaling US$22 million, and will invest another US$59 million to further expand ...
Tags: Polysilicon, Metallurgy, Mineral
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that it has reached an agreement with Cemex Concretos, Inc. and Cemex de Puerto Rico, Inc. (CEMEX) to settle the companies' violations of requirements to control stormwater discharges ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Service
We had the opportunity to speak with Kim Marti Subirana from Celsa Group, the president of IREPAS, during the SteelOrbis Spring 2014 Conference & 70th IREPAS Meeting held on March 30-April 1 in Barcelona. Mr. Marti, how do you view the ...
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The world's second biggest steelmaker Japan-based Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. (NSSMC) has announced its financial results for the full financial year 2013-14 ended March 31, posting a net profit of JPY 242.75 billion ($2.4 billion), ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Baker Hughes reported that for the week ending May 9, the US rig count increased by one to 1,855, following a seven-rig decrease the week before.? The rig count is still up by 86 from 1,769 rigs during the same week a year ago.? The oil rig ...
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Germany-based steelmaker Salzgitter Group has announced its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of the current year. The company's pre-tax loss amounted to €8.7 million in the first quarter, compared to a pre-tax loss ...
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Duisburg, Germany-based steel and metal distribution company Kl?ckner & Co. has reported a net profit of €3 million for the first quarter this year, compared to the net loss of €16 million in the same quarter of the previous year. ...
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Swedish specialty steel producer SSAB has announced that it has extended the period of the share exchange offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki to end on June 27, 2014, unless the offer period is ...
Tags: specialty steel, steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, completed nearly 100 environmental compliance and enforcement actions in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington from July 1, 2013 through December 31, 2013. Violations of environmental ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, EPA, Certification
The $156 million final judgment against Nucor Corp. Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co., American Alloy Steel Inc. and JSW Steel (USA), for conspiring to drive competitor MM Steel LP out of business was delayed Monday by US District Judge Kenneth ...
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