Up to 500,000 tonnes of alumina being exported from China as Rusal crisis b… 2018-05-03

May 1, 2018 - Reuters reported that multiple shipments of alumina are being exported from China, with major suppliers agreeing deals of up to 500,000 tonnes, in a rare move prompted by supply problems after US sanctions on Russian producer Rusal. China is the biggest global producer and consumer of alumina, a compound extracted from bauxite ore that is smelted into aluminium metal. Th…

The 1st Refwin Summit on Eco-friendly facilities held successfully 2018-05-03

The 1st Refractories Summit on Eco-Friendly & Energy-saving Smart Facilities, hosted and organized by Refwin, was successfully held in Tangshan Shangri-La Hotel, Hebei province, China, during April 26-27, 2018. The Summit, supported by ACRI (The Association of China Refractories Industry), and provincial refractories associations of H…

Third Freiberg Refractory Symposium: How damage to refractory linings can b… 2018-05-03

Apr. 26, 2018 - What started many years ago as a discussion about measured values for the thermal conductivity capacity of light-weight refractory bricks finally developed into the Freiberg Refractory Symposium, which has now celebrated its third successful event in a row and has already become a firmly established institution. Exciting and, above all, particularly closely related to a…

China output of magnesia in February 2018 down 15.13% YoY 2018-05-02

May 1, 2018 - According to Refwin, China's output of magnesia in February 2018 was 104,800 tons, down 15.13% from February 2017. The output of dead burned magnesia was 43,900 tons in February, down 38.92% year on year, but much higher than that in January 2018, slightly higher (4,015 tons) than that in June 2017, yet more than 30,000 tons lower than …

Proppant market to worth 9.87 billion USD by 2022, according to report 2018-05-02

May 2, 2018 - A new Market research report on Proppant  is projected to reach USD 9.87 Billion by 2022, at a CAGR of 6.9% between 2018 and 2022. The market is majorly driven by the increasing demand for proppant in hydraulic fracturing of shale gas, tight gas, and coal bed methane. Based on type, ceramic proppant is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment …

U.S. steel output up by 1.6 percent this year 2018-05-02

May 1, 2018 - Great Lakes steel production fell to 667,000 tons last week, a 2.62 percent decrease as compared to the previous week. Steel mills in the Great Lakes region made 685,000 tons of metal the previous week, according to the American Iron and Steel Institute. Most of the steel made in the Great Lakes region is produced around the southern shore of Lake Michigan in Lake a…

Lower steel price weighs upon China steel plants Q1 profit 2018-05-02

Apr. 30, 2018 - Lower steel price has weighed upon steel sector's profit in the first quarter of this year, according to the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). Total profit for CISA members stood at about 56.9 billion yuan (8.98 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three months of 2018, a marked drop from Q4 2017. Steel price per tonne dropped by about 1,000 yuan…

China output of magnesia went down in April 2018 2018-05-01

May 31, 2018 - In April, China overall output of magnesia was 90,600 tons, down by 30.56% YoY and down by 36.68% from the previous month. Therein, the output of dead burned magnesia was 34,900 tons, down by 57.74% from the previous month and down by 59.16% YoY. Cumulative output of dead burned magnesia from January to April was 278,800 tons, down by 23.62% …

China's industrial body warns over rapid crude steel growth 2018-05-01

Apr. 28, 2018 - China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has warned about the rapid growth of crude steel output over fears of renewed oversupply. Crude steel output reached 212 million tonnes in the first quarter of the year, up 5.4 percent year on year. Daily output during this period hit a record high, data from CISA showed Friday. The industrial body warned that r…

Japan's Mar crude steel output rises 2% year on year to 9.08 million mt 2018-04-28

Japan’s crude steel output in March increased by 2.2% year on year and by 9.5% from February to 9.08 million mt, data released last week by the Japan Iron and Steel Federation, or JISF showed. A JISF official said Tuesday that the March production of above 9 million mt is a very high level in recent years. “Both integrated mills and electric furnace mills have kept a high…

Worldsteel raises forecast for 2018 global steel demand growth to 1.8% 2018-04-28

Global steel demand will grow 1.8% this year and 0.7% next year, driven by favourable world economic momentum, though the market faces risks from rising trade tensions, the World Steel Association (worldsteel) said on Tuesday. In 2018, global steel demand will reach 1.616 billion tonnes, while in 2019, it will hit 1.627 billion, the worldsteel said. The association previou…

Vietnam Steel industry has potential for 22% growth 2018-04-28

Việt Nam’s steel industry has high potential to reach a production growth rate of 22 per cent and expand export markets this year.   However, this will be possible only if it overcomes difficulties such as trade defence lawsuits and high imports, according to the Việt Nam Steel Association (VSA).   The sector faced 30 trade defence lawsuits from other…

India's crude steel output to soar by 38% to 140 million tonnes in 2018 2018-04-28

India’s crude steel output is expected to soar by 38 per cent to 140 million tonnes (MT) by the end of this year, Steel Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh said.  The country produced 101.4 MT steel in 2017. Domestic crude steel production is likely to be 140 MT in this year, Singh told PTI. The minister has earlier asked the industry to m…

Steel group ArcelorMittal sees global blast furnace growth driving coke dem… 2018-04-28

Steel group ArcelorMittal expects new global blast furnace capacity to help retain demand for coking coal, coke and iron ore, as scrap-based steelmaking expands to take a bigger share in crude steel production, the group’s chief technology executive said Wednesday. Carbon-based steelmaking and coke is “key” for the steel industry, with blast furnace ironmaking still th…

2018 SEAISI Conference & Exhibition will be held in Indonesia, 25-28, June 2018-04-28

Indonesia will play host to the 2018 SEAISI Conference & Exhibition. The event, with the theme “ASEAN Steel Industry – Next Leap of Transformation”, will be held at The Ritz-Carlton Jakarta, Mega Kuningan from 25 to 28 June 2018. With a total population of around 260 million, Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world and the largest economy in South East A…