Trump Trade War - US steel prices have risen by 11pct 2018-11-05

Nov. 5, 2018 - The Section 232 tariffs imposed earlier this year have helped boost US steel prices, restoring steelmakers to profitability and even prompting US Steel to start hiring again. Business Forward Inc. found in its latest American Steel Index that US steel prices have risen 11 percent since February, the last month before the administration imposed the across-the-board tariffs of 25 pe…

China's output of silica brick up by 24.82% in Sep. 2018 2018-11-02

Nov. 1, 2018 - In September, output of silica bricks was 124,600 ton, up 0.65% MoM and 24.82% YoY. The cumulative production from January to September reached 1,067,200 ton, up 16.47% YoY.   The average monthly output ended in Sep. of silica bricks is 118,600 ton this year. The highest output was in Jun. with 131,600 ton. The minimum yield was in Feb., merely produci…

Refwin Trade Fair on Binders and Additives came to a successful conclusion 2018-11-02

Nov. 2, 2018 - The 20th Metallurgy EXPO 2018 was held as scheduled on Nov. 1 in SNIEC-E7, Shanghai, attracting hundreds of enterprises in refractories, steel and foundry industries at home and abroad. Over 20 Refwin's joint exhibitors's booths were visited by dozens of potential purchasers invited and accompanied by Refwin, during which in-depth communicatio…

China climate change task shifts to ministry 2018-11-02

Nov. 1, 2018 - The transfer of responsibility for tackling climate change to the country's top environmental watchdog will help promote and improve the critical process, said an official. Li Gao, director-general of climate change, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, made the remark during a news conference on Wednesday in Beijing after his department was transferred to the…

China reaches carbon reduction target ahead of schedule 2018-11-02

Nov. 1, 2018 - China, the world's largest emitter of carbon dioxide, has cut its carbon intensity by 46 percent over the 2005 level, said Li Gao, director of climate change of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment in late October. China made a promise at the 2009 Copenhagen climate change summit to cut the intensity of carbon emissions per unit of GDP by 40 to 45 percent by 202…

Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy witnessing Guinea's bauxite mining b… 2018-11-01

Nov. 1, 2018 - Mr Bruno Stagno Ugarte, Deputy Executive Director for Advocacy, wrote that earlier this month, looking out over the vast swathes of barren red land that make up a fast-growing bauxite mine, I witnessed first-hand the rapid growth of Guinea's bauxite mining boom. Bauxite from Guinea is used to produce aluminum used around the world in automobile and airplane parts and consumer…

Guinea’s bauxite boom is helping China but failing locals 2018-11-01

Nov. 1, 2018 - In the small village of Lasanayah, it was farmland last year but now bauxite mining has turned it into a Martian landscape that extends as far as the eye can see. Guinea’s red gold is the main ore used to make aluminium. The Boké region in western Guinea has some of the world’s richest reserves. A mining lorry rolls past, kicking up dust and causing people to …

Second round of “looking back” environmental inspection ready to roll 2018-11-01

Nov. 1, 2018 - According to notification from Ministry of Ecological Environment, the second round of "looking back” environmental inspection is entering several China provinces, such as Shanxi, Liaoning, Jilin, Shandong, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan and Shannxi. Therein, Shanxi and Guizhou are bauxite’s main origins, Liaoning is magnesia’s main origin and Shandong is one…

Output of China Key Refractories Enterprises in Jan. – Sep. 2018 2018-10-29

No. Company Sep. Output (Ton) YoY Growth Jan. - Sep. Output (Ton) YoY Growth 2018 2017 Qty Rate (±%) …

WRA Innovation Conference to be held in Beijing on Nov. 16, 2018 2018-10-26

WRA 2018 Autumn Meetings – WRA Board Meeting, WRA General Assembly and WRA Innovation Conference, hosted by ACRI – The Association of China Refractories Industry, is to take place in Beijing, China, and Plant Visits in Zhengzhou, from 15-17 November, which will be extraordinary and unique so far in the young history of WRA. "The first day will be a …

Global capital goods sign 38 MoUs with Indian steel companies 2018-10-26

Oct. 23, 2018 - Capital Goods(CG) producers from across the globe inked 38 MoUs with Indian steel companies which will reduce imports for the steel sector worth Rs 39,400 crore.The MoUs were signed at a Conclave in Bhubaneswar today which was organized by Ministry of Steel, Government of India, in association with Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and MECON. The National Ste…

Hard-pressed small scale chrome miners cry over MMCZ pricing system 2018-10-25

Oct. 25, 2018 - SMALL scale chrome miners have urged the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ) to align its pricing system with global trends. Miners in the sector have singled out pricing by MMCZ as a major undoing to their operations. Zimbabwe Miners Federation (ZMF) Chrome Representative Masango Mahlahla said since MMCZ decided to price the commodity above the glob…

US Steel Imports Declined by 26% from August to September 2018-10-25

Oct. 25, 2018 - The U.S. imported a total of 2,249,000 net tons (NT) of steel in September 2018, including 1,854,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (down 25.9% and 8.6%, respectively, vs. August final data). Year-to-date (YTD) through nine months of 2018, total and finished steel imports are 26,158,000 and 20,079,000 net tons (NT), down 12.0% and 12.5%, respectively, vs. the same period in 2…

Global crude steel production up 4.7% YoY in Sep. 2018 2018-10-25

Oct. 24, 2018 - World crude steel production was 1,347.0 Mt in the first nine months of 2018, up by 4.7% compared to the same period in 2017. Asia produced 946.8 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 5.5% over the first nine months of 2017. The EU produced 128.0 Mt of crude steel in the first nine months of 2018, up by 1.3% compared to the same period in 2017. North America’s crude steel product…

India: import of refractories surges 40% to 25.29 billion 2018-10-24

Oct. 24, 2018 - Import has jumped sharply by 40 per cent to Rs 25.29 billion in 2017-18 against that of Rs 18.04 billion registered in FY'17. Lack of raw material is one of the major cause for rise in imports, Indian Refractory Makers Association (IRMA) chairman Hakimuddin Ali said at the AGM. "The domestic refractory makers has to import raw materia…