Indian stainless steel imports from Indonesia soared in 2018-19

6 February 2019 Latest Steel Market News Indian stainless steel exports increased considerably in 2017-18 (Asia Pacific): Stainless steel exports of India reached 890k tonnes in 2017-18, compared to just 660k in 2016-17. The Indian government also issued quality control orders, banning the manufacturing and imports of defective and substandard stainless steel products.   Indian

EU levies definitive safeguard duties on steel imports

4 February 2019 Latest Steel Market News Nickel Mines Limited produces its first nickel pig iron (Asia-Pacific): Australia-based Nickel Mines Limited has produced its first nickel pig iron from Hengjaya project. It owns 60% stakes in the project with Shanghai Decent which owns the remaining 40%. Nickel pig iron is a source of nickel and

Trump signs executive order to further support the domestic steel industry

1 February 2019 Latest Steel Market News Jindal Stainless to recycle stainless scrap with Cosmos Green (South Asia): The Indian stainless steel giant, Jindal Stainless plans to recycle scrap metal in collaboration with Cosmos Green, a UAE-based metal recycling company. The partnership is expected to recycle a significant amount of scrap in the coming years.

Growing nickel production in China and Indonesia likely to underpressure prices

31 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News Growing nickel production in China and Indonesia likely to underpressure prices (Asia-Pacific): Nickle prices are expected to remain subdued due to the upcoming supply of low-grade nickel pig iron in China and Indonesia. Commodity Inside understands that there are some planned smelter expansions in some of these key

China plans to slash 20 million tonnes of steel capacity in 2019

30 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News SpaceX plans to build a stainless steel rocket (North America): SpaceX, a private American aerospace manufacturer based in California, plans to build a rocket ship which would be made of stainless steel substituting the more expensive carbon fibre composites. The rocket is expected to endure 1500 degrees Fahrenheit

Section 232 helps US crude steel production

29th January 2019 Latest Steel Market News Section 232 helps US crude steel production (North America): The US crude steel production up by 6.2% year-on-year in 2018, which was also well above the global growth rate of 4.6%. Restraints on steel imports have been prompting capacity restarts and expansions since section 232 imposed.   Tata

Chinese stainless steel production increased by 3.62% in 2018

28 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News Chinese stainless steel production increased by 3.62% in 2018 (Asia-Pacific): Crude stainless steel production in China reached 26.71 million tonnes in 2018, an increase of 3.62% from 2017, according to the Stainless Steel Council of China Special Steel Enterprises Association (CSSC). The output of four stainless steel products,

Harsco inks a multiyear contract with HBIS

25 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News SBI postpones the auction of Essar loans (Asia Pacific): State Bank of India deferred auction of Essar’s loans till 11th February 2019 due to the poor interest from investors. Previously, SBI declared ArcelorMittal, the highest bidder in the sale.   Harsco inks a multiyear contract with HBIS (Asia

ThyssenKrupp plans to shift to hydrogen-based steel production

24 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News ThyssenKrupp plans to shift to hydrogen-based steel production (Europe): ThyssenKrupp has announced a plan to shift its steel production process from coal to hydrogen by 2050, aiming to reduce emissions. The company would invest $22.7 billion to accomplish this goal in the next 30 years. Steel production accounts

Tsingshan Holding is to set up a battery plant in India in parallel with its construction of a stainless steel plant

21 January 2019 Latest Steel Market News Tsingshan Holding is to set up a battery plant in India in parallel with its construction of a stainless steel plant (Asi-Pacific): The Chinese steelmaker and electric vehicle battery maker, Tsingshan Holding is set to build $3 billion electric battery plant in Gujarat, India in partnership with Chromeni Steel. Tsingshan Holding has already been developing a stainless plant at Gujarat, India. The stainless steel project is in partnership with