Belarus-based Byelorussian Steel Works (BMZ) has stated the electric arc furnace-1 at its Electric Steel Melting Shop-1 has produced its 15 millionth metric ton of steel, as the thirtieth anniversary of the foundation of BMZ approaches. ...
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Speaking at the SteelOrbis 2014 Fall Conference & 71st IREPAS Meeting in Berlin, Kim Marti, international sales director of Spanish steel producer CELSA Group, said that the key risks to the global economy, such as geopolitical tensions ...
NLMK Kaluga, a subsidiary of Russian steelmaker NLMK Group and producer of long steel products for construction, has stated that it has produced its one millionth metric ton of steel. NLMK Kaluga is a next-generation EAF mill, part of ...
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German steelmaker ThyssenKrupp has announced that it has decided to shut down one of the two electric arc furnaces at Acciai Speciali Terni (AST), its stainless steel plant in Italy, in 2015-2016 to focus on cold rolled products. ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, demand has continued to improve in the global long steel products market, especially in the Americas and ...
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US steel sheet prices stayed flat on Tuesday as mills remained reluctant to offer lower prices, but sources noted that downward pricing pressure is continuing to develop. Platts maintained its hot-rolled coil assessment at $675-685/st, ...
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Turkish iron ore imports increased by 25% in the first quarter, on the back of higher blast furnace-based steel output and mills' restocking activity, according to statistics published this week. Data released by the Turkish Statistical ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, the global long steel products market is still characterized by uncertainty amid the adverse effects of ...
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Republic Steel Executive Vice President-Commercial Ted Thielens said this week that the company’s new EAF is almost ready to resume production after weeks of repairs necessitated by a fire on November 30 that destroyed control ...
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Russia’s United Metallurgical Co (OMK) has completed buying spring steel producer, Chusovoy Steelworks, which occupies 60% share of the Russian spring steel market. OMK had ever owned Chusovoy between 1997 and 2011. In 2014, OMK ...
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In the first 10 months this year, French crude steel output decreased by 1.32 percent year on year to 13.19 million mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given period, electric arc furnace ...
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A fire that broke out Saturday at Republic Steel’s Lorain, Ohio plant injured five workers and caused millions in dollars in damage, according to a statement from the company.The fire reportedly occurred during the hot commissioning ...
Republic Steel announced Tuesday that it has initiated hot commissioning of its new electric arc furnace (EAF) in Lorain, Ohio. The initial heats will be cast into 6-inch x 6-inch billets and will be rolled on the 9/10-inch rolling mill, ...
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The European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Association (EFR) has published the findings of a study evaluating the impact of the measures recommended by the European Commission's Steel Action Plan on the recycling industry. EFR is ...
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In the first nine months of this year, French crude steel output decreased by 1.27 percent year on year to 11,901,000 mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given period, electric arc furnace ...
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