Ferrochrome price announcement for the first quarter of 2021
The European benchmark ferrochrome price for the first quarter of 2021 has been settled at 117.5 US cents per pound,
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Ferrous Metals
November 2020 global crude steel production
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 158.3
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Facor becomes preferred supplier of ferrochrome to China
NEW DELHI – Ferro Alloys Corporation Limited (FACOR) and Facor Alloys Limited (FAL), flagship Companies of the FACOR Group, one
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Fortescue Metals celebrates first iron ore at Eliwana mine
Fortescue Metals has reached a significant milestone in the development of its iron ore operations in the Pilbara, Australia, celebrating
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ArcelorMittal signs investment agreement with Invitalia
ArcelorMittal announces that it has signed a binding agreement (the ‘Investment Agreement’) with Invitalia, an Italian state-owned company, forming a
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Kumba: production likely to be close to lower end of guidance range
Kumba has provided an update on the company’s operational guidance for the full year 2020 and the outlook on production
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UK to impose tariffs on imports of steel from US after Brexit
LONDON – The Post-Brexit UK government will have an independent approach to the longstanding trade conflicts between the EU and
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Tata Steel fights pollution at its Dutch Plant
LONDON – Tata Steel has launched Roadmap+, EUR 300 million environmental-improvement plan to reduce emissions at its IJmuiden plant in
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Two specialty steel grinders in operation at Jiangsu Shagang
Danieli Centro Maskin has successfully commissioned two billet-grinding units for Jiangsu Shagang Group, in Zhangjiagang, China. The plant processes square
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Manganese: High stocks put pressure on global prices
During Q3 and Q4 2020, manganese ore prices have softened to around or below US$4/dmtu (CIF China) following the return
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Kumba iron ore production comes in at bottom of guidance
The iron ore miner has expressed its opinion that iron ore production would come in at the bottom of its
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Exxaro reflects on global iron ore, oil and titanium
During 2020, the global economy recorded the worst downturn since the 1930s. Global real GDP for 2020 is expected to
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Hydrogen to replace coke
BloombergNEF, a primary research service that covers clean energy, advanced transport, digital industry, innovative materials and commodities, reported that the
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Managing dust by the steel industry
Regulatory authorities often believe that imposing a specific abatement technology to manage air quality is the solution to cut emissions.
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Hoa Phat successfully commissions two converter meltshops
At Hoa Phat Group, Vietnam, a consortium consisting of WISDRI Engineering & Research Incorporation Ltd. and SMS has completed the
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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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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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