October 2020 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 161.9 million tonnes (Mt)
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Ferrous Metals
Temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at steel plant
LONDON – Primetals Technologies has installed two semi-automatic horizontal temperature and sample-taking manipulator systems at the two BOF converters at
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LKAB to produce carbon-free sponge iron for steelmaking
STOCKHOLM – World-leading mining and minerals group LKAB has presented the company’s new strategy for the future. “This is the
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Tharisa likely to deliver 300% improvement in earnings
In terms of the JSE Listings Requirements, companies are required to provide guidance to the market when they are satisfied
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HBIS commissions high-performance hot strip mill
The new high-performance hot strip mill supplied by SMS group has successfully started production at HBIS Laoting Iron & Steel
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EAF steelmaking can’t address decarbonisation challenge alone
Steel is manufactured by two main process routes (1) the integrated steelmaking process featuring the blast furnace/basic oxygen furnace (BF/BOF),
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Export tax may have destructive impact on SA chrome industry
An independent chrome ore producer group, made up of both primary and by-product chromium miners in South Africa, Chrome SA,
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Life cycle thinking: key to every aspect of sustainability
To understand the environmental performance of a product, its entire life cycle needs to be considered. A life cycle assessment
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Direct iron electrolysis will potentially play role in steelmaking
The steel industry itself has a major role to play in reducing its own emissions, which are around 7-10% of
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Retire blast furnaces or run them (low-)carbon efficient?
Through advancements in technology and process control, a modern blast furnace can operate continuously for at least half a century,
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AMY to extract manganese from US Mn-ore stockpile
SURREY, B.C., CANADA – American Manganese (AMY) has announced that the United States Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has awarded the
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Kumba outlines its commitment to low carbon world
SISHEN – Climate change is one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the world. Kumba’s environmental management efforts are focused
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BHP joins the race to develop hydrogen steelmaking
PERTH, AUSTRALIA – BHP has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with world leading steel producer, China Baowu, with the
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Steel production recovers at Cleveland-Cliffs
According to Lourenco Goncalves, CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs, steel production has rebounded alongside the recovery in automotive production. All Big Three
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African productions push manganese down
In 2019, manganese ore prices experienced a gradual softening over the first three quarters of the year, followed by an
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Vale produces million tons of iron ore per day
Vale, in its Production & Sales Report for July-September Quarter 2020 says iron ore fines production totalled 88.7 Mt, an
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All Glencore metals production down except for zinc
Glencore, in its “Third Quarter 2020 Production Report” says that its own sourced copper production of 934,700 tonnes was 81,100
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BHP’s iron ore production increased by eight per cent
In its Operational Review for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, BHP has reported that its total iron ore production
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Afrimat returns to profitability in August 2020 amid Covid19
Afrimat entered the national lockdown with a very strong balance sheet, positioning it strongly for the uncertainty that may lay
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Short range outlook for global steel-using sectors
In general, the steel using sectors suffered less from the lockdown and are recovering faster than the hospitality, aviation, and
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Short range outlook for global steelmaking
The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has released an update to its Short Range Outlook (SRO) for 2020 and 2021. This
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SA to impose tax on chrome export to stimulate FeCr production
The Minerals Council notes fundamental competitiveness issue for ferroalloy producers, globally competitive electricity pricing, has not been addressed. The Minerals
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Kumba Iron Ore on track to deliver full-year guidance
Kumba Iron Ore, in its production and sales report for the quarter ended 30 September 2020, says it continues to
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September 2020 global crude steel production
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.4 million tonnes (Mt)
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Merafe: All FeCr smelters, except for Lydenburg, are operating
In its production report for the nine months ended 30 September 2020, Merafe Resources say its attributable ferrochrome production from
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SA’s FeMn-production at zero as smelter remains offline
South32, in its Quarterly Report, September 2020, states that the company did not produce any manganese alloy in the September
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Steel Safety Day and safety and health recognition 2020
Yesterday was Steel Safety Day, a day for steel companies to pause and dedicate their attention to the industry’s most
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Ferrochrome, chromite markets expected to rebalance this year
Ferrochrome and chromium ore markets are expected to rebalance in 2020, after closures and cutbacks in production from major producers
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Steel rises to the challenges of Industry 4.0
The advent of more and more sophisticated artificial intelligence systems is allowing the steel industry to augment and improve its
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Correction in commodity prices expected, especially iron ore
Standard Bank expects to see some moderation in commodity demand when the Chinese local bond issuances come to an end
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