Tangshan orders two wet electrostatic precipitators for gas cleaning
Hebei China based Tangshan Ganglu Iron & Steel Co Ltd has commissioned SMS group to supply two wet electrostatic precipitators
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China changes export taxes for ferroalloys
Chinese Ministry of Finance has publicized changes to duties on some steel products that came into effect from 1 May
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EGA starts up first section of smelter expansion
United Arab Emirates – Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas,
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Indian steelworks divert its oxygen for Covid-19 treatment
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has ordered shutdown of operations of iron and steel industries in Punjab to divert
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MSC furnaces fail amidst smelter move
Malaysia Smelting Corporation, the world’s third-largest refined tin producer, is having issues at its Butterworth smelter.The Butterworth smelter has five
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Tata Steel Mining to grow its ferrochrome manufacturing capacity
Tata Steel’s 100% subsidiary Tata Steel Mining, formerly known as TS Alloys , is firming up plans for aggressive growth
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POSCO to terminate ties with Myanmar military joint venture
POSCO Coated & Color Steel Co., an affiliate of South Korean steel giant POSCO, plans to end a joint venture
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Rio Tinto Pact with Turquoise Hill Resources for Oyu Tolgoi
Rio Tinto has entered into a binding Heads of Agreement with Turquoise Hill Resources for an updated funding plan for
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Raw materials for refractories industry severely restricted, says Roskill
For the refractories industry, the end of 2020 was marked with trepidation, as annual environmental inspections and plant closures caused
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Chinese crude steel output in march at record high level
Despite the Chinese government priority to reduce crude steel production in 2021 and subsequent production restriction in the major steelmaking
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Large-capacity grate-kiln iron ore pellet plant
Metso Outotec has signed a contract with an Indian customer for the supply of a large-capacity Grate-Kiln pellet plant in
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Myanmar crisis threatens rare earth market
The on-going unrest in the country since the military coup d’état at the start of February, the trade of products across
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China tin smelters halt production
Small and medium-sized smelters in Gejiu, China, could suspend their refining processes due to environmental checks. This round of environmental
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Fuming furnaces to close for environmental checks
From the end of March, a number of tin fuming furnaces in the Chinese province of Yunnan will be closed
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HBIS Laoting starts full production of high-performance hot strip mill
The new high-performance hot strip mill of HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel Co. Ltd., China, has been operating under full
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Chinese steelmakers under pressure to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050
Analysts agree, China’s steel mills can meet their goal of reducing carbon emissions if the industry is willing to accept
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3D representation optimises production at Osaka Steel
With this latest investment in a laser-based light-section system from TBK Automatisierung und Messtechnik, a company based in Graz, Austria,
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Zenith Changzhou to modernize its wire rod mill
Zenith Steel Group Co. Ltd., one of the largest steel producers in China, has awarded SMS group (www.sms-group.com) the order
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China imposes steel output reductions due to strong stance on emission controls
China Tangshan’s local government on March 19 issued a notice requiring seven steelmakers in Tangshan to lower production to achieve
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Chinese steel sector remains quite buoyant
After about a month when Chinese steel market reopened after New Year Holiday, it has become clear that Chinese steel
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Chinese coal consumption to go up in 2021
China National Coal Association has reported that China’s coal consumption is expected to continue rising in 2021 despite Beijing’s pledges
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Energy-efficient flash evaporation plants for NALCO’s alumina
Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the engineering and delivery two 170 t/h Bayer process flash evaporation plants
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Iron Ore & Coking Coal: Correction or collapse
Pressured by the increased crackdown on polluting steel mills in Tangshan City in Hebei Province, benchmark physical 62% Australian iron
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Disruptive BoxBay container high bay store system
DP World, the Dubai-based enabler of worldwide smart end-to-end supply chain logistics, has successfully completed the first 10,000 container moves
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Nippon Steel to invest $1 billion in digital transformation
Nippon Steel in new medium to long term management plan has announced JPY 100 billion or more into its digital
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Tin smelter relocated, producing at 90% capacity
Tin recovered from an end-February stumble in the base metals complex. The price now sits at nearly US$ 26,000/tonne. Three
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China unveils nationwide carbon trading market
World’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases China has flipped the switch on a nationwide carbon trading market on 1 February
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Korean giants to invest $38 bn in hydrogen industry
Local media reported that Hyundai Motor, SK Group, POSCO, Hanwha and Hyosung will invest a total of around 43.4 trillion
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AM/NS India to build 12 million tonne integrated steel plant
AM/NS India and the Odisha government signed a memorandum of understanding for setting up a 12 million tonne integrated steel
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Calderys’ China plant receives accreditation for its environmental efforts
CHINA – Calderys-owned Zhangjiagang plant in the province of Jiangsu in China has become the only company in the refractory
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