As part of its blast furnace (BF) and basic oxygen furnace (BOF) upgrade programme, NLMK Lipetsk will reduce its environmental footprint and boost equipment productivity. The next stage of NLMK…
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Chinese steel sector to face oversupply as 80 million tonne capacity comes in 2020
China News reported that China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute’s chief engineer Mr Li Xinchuang rsaid that oversupply concerns weigh heavily on the steel sector in China as some…
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New shears improve wirerod quality at Liberty Ostrava
Higher reliability, reduction of maintenance costs and increased productivity are the main benefits highlighted by Liberty Ostrava following the replacement of two crop shears with new Danieli units. Installed in…
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Shipyards face long lull, in Germany and elsewhere
The global shipbuilding industry will have to face very low demand for a considerable while, according to German maritime industry association VSM. The suspension of orders due to the coronavirus…
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Trump announces to re-levy 10% import tariff on Canadian aluminum
According to the announcement from Donald Trump on August 6th, the US would consider restarting the 10% import tariff on imported aluminum products from Canada, even both just signed a…
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EU steel in ‘state of emergency’ as virus hastens decline: Eurofer
The EU steel industry is now in “a state of emergency” after the coronavirus hastened a decline in the steel market that was already there in 2019, European Steelmakers’ Association…
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EC extends antidumping duties on Chinese coated steel
The European Commission extended the antidumping (AD) duties on imports of Chinese corrosion-resistant steel to a larger selection of products Aug. 5 in an effort to counter circumvention of the…
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NLMK introduces digital service to boost raw material quality
NLMK Lipetsk, the flagship site of NLMK Group, has introduced a digital service at its sintering operations to ensure the stable chemical composition of raw materials to reduce the level…
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Danieli spooler line in operation at Nucor Steel Sedalia
A new spooler line for the production of rebars and rounds in coils weighing up to 5-tons has just been started up at the Nucor Steel Sedalia minimill, Missouri, USA….
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World steel production slumps in H1 2020 in the wake of coronavirus pandemic
Steel market fundamentals weakened considerably in the first half of 2020, due to the spread of the coronavirus. A severe slump in steel demand was observed, as lockdown and containment…
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