India: Steel production rises 4.5%, consumption 8.4% between April and December

Kolkata - India's finished steel production rose to 97.358 mt while the country's consumption grew to 71.862 mt.

17. Jan 2019

British Ports: 250 million pounds to back up British trade after Brexit

Hull - Associated British Ports recently announced another investment to upgrade its facilities at Hull harbor.

17. Jan 2019

European Commision restarts to investigate Tata-Thyssenkrupp merger

Brussels - The suspension of the investigation ended last week.

16. Jan 2019

EU agrees to extend steel import curbs until 2021

Brussels - The European Union will limit imports of steel into the bloc following  Donald Trump’s imposition of metals tariffs.

16. Jan 2019

Nigeria: Federal Government plans to privatize Ajaokuta steel plant

Abuja - Eleven core investors said to have submitted bids for the purchase of the plant, Nigerian opposition protests.

15. Jan 2019

New York Times: US steel companies face downturn despite Trumps claims

New York - Newspaper reports that investors are increasingly wary about the US steel industry’s long-term strength.

15. Jan 2019

Japanese and South Korean firms express their interest in Indian steel sector

New Delhi - Indian steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh: Talks with Posco and Hyundai to invest in Indian steel production.

Chaudhary Birender Singh
Chaudhary Birender Singh
Chaudhary Birender Singh

14. Jan 2019

Polish companies Izostal and Stalprofil win tender to supply pipes for Gaz-System

Warsaw - The consortium submitted the most advantageous offer for the supply of pipes for  the gas pipeline Poland - Slovakia.

13. Jan 2019

US steel mills: Shipments increase 5,6 % year on year in November 2018

Washington - American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): Total shipment of 7,832,092 net tons in November.

11. Jan 2019

German special bar qualities producers Hagelauer and Dewald merge

Pleidelsheim - Gebr. Lotter KG, the parent company of Hans Dewald GmbH, took over the shares in Erich Hagelauer GmbH from the Hagelauer family.

11. Jan 2019

World Economic Forum: Dutch Tata Steel plant is a ‘factory of the future’

Ijmuiden - Production Site in Ijmuiden was  recognised as ‘Lighthouse’, a distinction awarded to manufacturing facilities which are seen as technology leaders.

10. Jan 2019

Chinese import restrictions on waste put global recycling industry under pressure

Dusseldorf - Federal Association of German Steel Recycling and Disposal Companies e. V. (BDSV): Price pressure will be inevitable.

10. Jan 2019