Indian steelmaker JSW Steel has announced that it has acquired a further equity stake in Punjab-based Vallabh Tinplate Pvt Ltd (VTPL), raising its stake to 50 percent. As SteelOrbis previously reported, in early April JSW Steel completed ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Tinplate
In March this year, Japanese crude steel production was up 15.1 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased by 2.9 percent year on year, totaling 9.73 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
The Supreme Court of India has lifted the iron ore mining ban in the Indian state of Goa, with an upper limit of 20 million mt per year, according to media reports. An expert panel is expected to submit a report within six weeks ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron Ore
In the first quarter this year, Turkey's building construction cost index increased 5.8 percent quarter on quarter and was up 11.3 percent year on year, according to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). ...
Tags: Construction, Metallurgy, Mineral, Building Construction
Sri Madhusudan, managing director of Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has said that the company has an ambitious plan to achieve a turnover of around INR 200 billion ($3.3 billion) in the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel
China will appeal to the World Trade Organization (WTO) against its ruling that China's regulation of its rare earth exports had violated WTO rules, an official said on Thursday. The appeal will be lodged Thursday, Chinese Ministry of ...
Tags: Rare Earth, WTO rules
Renewable energy company Lightsource has this month invested in a ground-mounted photovoltaic power plant, which boasts a capacity of 8.4MWp, approximately 40 miles from Bristol. The solar investor struck up a deal with ET Solutions AG, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Power Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today ordered Molycorp Minerals, LLC, to pay a $27,300 penalty for improper management of hazardous waste at its San Bernardino County mine and mineral processing facility. The violations were ...
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Yang Jiasheng, chairman of the Metallurgical Mines' Association of China (MMAC), stated at SteelHome's 10th Steel Development Strategy Conference held in Shanghai at the weekend that China's demand for iron ore has entered a period of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Iron Ore
Russian steelmaker NLMK Group has announced? that it has started hot testing the second pulverized coal injection (PCI) unit in its blast furnace operations at the main production site in Lipetsk (Novolipetsk). The company has started ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
According to local reports, US Steel won't sell any of its unused port lands in Hamilton, Ontario to potential competitors, but it will consider proposals from the city. The 3.28-square-kilometer property became available in late 2013 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
In the first quarter this year, Ukraine's ferroalloy production increased by 43 percent compared to the same period last year to 260,000 mt, according to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA). Accordingly, in the given ...
Tags: Ferroalloy, Metallurgy, Mineral
In February this year, Turkey's chrome ore exports amounted to 156,465 metric tons, down 4.65 percent compared to February 2013 and up 6.56 percent compared to the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical ...
Tags: Ore, Steel, Chrome Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Guangdong Province-based Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings Limited, China's largest manufacturer and exporter of longitudinal welded pipes, has announced that it has recently won tenders to supply a total of 55,000 mt ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit for the Lone Star NGL facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just west of Houston. The ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy