Germany-based plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will revamp one of the two compact strip production (CSP) casters of the Indian steelmaker JSW Steel. The modernization of the CSP slab at the steelmaker's Dolvi steel plant in the ...
Tags: JSW Steel, Slab Casting
Russia's Rusal produced 883,000 mt of aluminum in the first quarter of 2014, down 12.3% year on year, mainly due to output cuts and mothballed production at certain smelters in Europe and the Urals, the company said Tuesday. Value added ...
The prices of L8 and L10 steelmaking pig iron in northern China's Hebei province traded at Yuan 2,470-2,480 ($401-403)/mt on Tuesday, up from Yuan 2,420-2,470/mt on April 1, both inclusive of 17% VAT. The slight rise in prices was ...
Tags: Pig Iron, Steelmakers
Speaking on behalf of World Steel Dynamics (WSD) at SteelHome's 10th Steel Development Strategy Conference held recently in Shanghai, Wu Wenzheng, president of SteelHome, said that WSD's global steel output forecast for 2014 is 1.61 billion ...
Tags: Scrap Prices, Steel
In March this year, Turkey's crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year and increased by 4.8 percent month on month to 2.84 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
Tags: Crude Steel, steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In February this year, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 114,427 mt, up 10.37 percent month on month and decreasing by 30.34 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value ...
Tags: Slab, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Arizona Tile has opened a new Sun Valley, Ariz. location at 11308 Penrose Street. This new facility allows consumers the ease and accessibility of tile showroom and tile order desk, slab showroom and slab order desk, all under one roof. ...
Tags: Construction, Tile
In March of the current year, Turkey's steel exports declined by 21.5 percent to 1.59 million mt, while the value of these exports decreased by 16.5 percent to $1.32 billion, both on year-on-year basis, according to the Turkish Steel ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Armstrong Commercial Flooring has introduced Flip Spray Adhesive for revenue-generating spaces that require a quick flooring renovation. The same confidence in quality and performance in all Armstrong adhesive products is repeated in this ...
There was a time when the typical floor tile used in the U.S. was under a foot. Today, a 12-inch tile is considered small, as Americans have discovered the unique styling attributes of large format tiles. In fact, it wasn't too long ago ...
Tags: Tiles, floor tile, Construction, Decoration
In February of the current year, Turkey's steel imports declined by 21.2 percent to 958,000 mt, while the value of these imports decreased by 13 percent to $877 million, both on year-on-year basis, according to the data released by the ...
Tags: steel imports, iron, steel
No matter the category, technology has been playing a major role in the types of products manufacturers are able to produce, and the tile industry is no different. In fact, many would argue there's a technological revolution taking place in ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Thinner Tiles, Tile
In February this year, Turkey's crude steel output increased by 0.7 percent year on year and declined by 5.8 percent month on month to 2.67 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
Tags: crude steel, Steel, Mineral
Nokia's new Lumia Icon smartphone offers a lot of compelling features. But they don't make up for the fact that the device runs Windows Phone software, which has proved unpopular with both consumers and developers. The Icon is Nokia's new ...
Tags: Nokia, smartphone
Cevisama, the International Ceramic Tile Fair, recently took place at the Feria Valencia center in Spain. The Spanish tile industry continues to be vibrant and sales are on the rise for a third year. Spain has grown its tile exports, ...
Tags: Spanish Tile, Tile, Construction