Jiangsu Shagang Group, China's biggest scrap buyer, cut buying prices Saturday for the raw material by Yuan 30/mt ($5/mt), in response to a slide in rebar prices, a company source said. After the adjustment, Shagang will pay Yuan ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap, Rebar
DuPont has developed a new water-based, low-VOC coating solution based on Teflon PTFE for fasteners in highly corrosive environments. This easy to handle one-coat system is particularly suitable for applications requiring very high ...
Tags: DuPont, Low-VOC Coating, Coating
A zero-gravity ISSpresso coffee machine from Lavazza will be supplied to astronauts on the International Space Station later this year. Developed by Lavazza and engineering firm Argotec, ISSpresso is a capsule-based espresso system ...
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Austrian steel producer voestalpine has announced that it will invest around €140 million over the next few years, constructing a new plant which will produce premium special steel products for the Chinese market. Construction is ...
Tags: Voestalpine, Invest, Energy
Mexican steelmaker Industrias CH (ICH) expects to increase its steel production in line with new energy reform and growth in the automotive sector. Sergio González, chief financial officer of the company, said that the installed ...
In July of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.86 million metric tons, up 0.52 percent compared to July 2013 and up 0.67 percent compared to June, according ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
UAE-based steelmaker Emirates Steel has announced that it is now focusing on high-margin, high-strength value-added products amid better demand prospects and mega expansion plans in the pipeline within the Middle East region. Emirates ...
Tags: Emirates Steel, products, Mineral
Gerdau S.A. reported Wednesday that shipments of steel products reached 4.5 million mt in the second quarter of 2014, a reduction of 2.4 percent when compared to Q2 2013. Net Sales reached R$10.4 billion in Q2 2014, an increase of 5.7 ...
Tags: Steel Products, Mineral
Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the second quarter of the current year, stating that demand for special steels is expected to clearly outperform demand for standard products, especially in market areas ...
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Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. announced Thursday that the Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Lourenco Goncalves to the positions of Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Goncalves replaces ...
Mercedes-Benz has updated its special protection model with S 600 Guard which will provide an all round protection in the transparent and the non transparent areas. The new Guard model features V12 engine, which generates 390kW (530hp) ...
Villacero, Mexico's largest steel distributor, announced this week that it has signed an agreement with Finnish steelmaker Ruukki to distribute special steel products in Mexico, marking the 30th country in which the European firm has a ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In May of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.76 million metric tons, up 2.71 percent compared to May 2013, but down 2.6 percent compared to April, according ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In April of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.89 million metric tons, up 4.09 percent compared to April 2013 and up 1.51 percent compared to March, ...
Tags: Steel Product, domestic sectors
Sweden-based special steel producer Ovako has announced that the commercial court of Nanterre in France has made a decision regarding the bid concerning the assets of French engineering steel producer Ascometal in favor of the French ...
Tags: Bankrupt Ascometal