DECEMBER SAW A DECREASE IN BRAZILIAN SHIPMENTS OF NIOBIUM FERROALLOYS According to customs data, Brazil shipped 6,786 mt of niobium ferroalloys in December compared to 8,175 mt in November. Shipments in December were made to Asia (4,840 mt), Europe (1,431 mt at $26,088/...
BRAZILIAN VEHICLE SALES IN 2022 WILL MARGINALLY DROP DESPITE RISING OUTPUT According to the industry group Anfavea, the Brazilian auto industry finished 2022 with 2.37 million units manufactured, 5.4 percent higher than in 2021, with 195,100 units (cars, trucks, and buses) p...
LOW-CARBON STEEL WILL BE PROVIDED BY ARCELORMITTAL TO THE EMW STEEL SERVICE FACILITY The Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that it would begin supplying low-carbon emission steel and certifications for carbon savings to the steel service center EMW Stahl Service ...
ACCORDING TO TATA STEEL, THE UK REQUIRES MORE THAN 10 MILLION METRIC TONS OF STEEL TO BECOME ENERGY INDEPENDENT According to recent data published by Tata Steel UK, a division of Indian steel maker Tata Steel, the UK would require more than 10 million metric tons of steel in the coming years to become more ener...
IN ABU DHABI, DANA STEEL AND KEZAD WILL BUILD A NEW COLD ROLLING COMPLEX Dana Steel, a steel coil and sheet re-rolling business located in the United Arab Emirates, and Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD) have come to terms on the construction of Abu Dhabi's first col...
NOVEMBER SAW A 17 PERCENT DECLINE IN US STEEL IMPORTS US monthly steel imports fell by 17.0 percent from October to total 1,820,442 mt in November 2022, according to preliminary census statistics from the US Department of Commerce. A year-over-year compa...
IN NOVEMBER, THE PRODUCTION OF INDIA'S EIGHT CORE SECTORS INCREASED BY 5.4% According to official data released on Monday, the eight industries in India that are considered to be "key sectors" saw a production rise of 5.4 percent in November of last year compared to 3.2 perce...
BASE METAL EXPORTS FROM SOUTH AFRICA INCREASED BY 21.8% FROM JANUARY TO NOVEMBER The value of South Africa's exports of basic metals and products made from them in November of last year was ZAR 19.11 billion ($1.12 billion), up 36.4 percent from October of the same year, according...
CHINA’S IRON ORE OUTPUT DOWN 0.5 PERCENT IN JAN-NOV China's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reports that the country produced 889.046 million mt of iron ore between January and November of this year, a 0.5 percent decrease from the same time last y...
MEXICO'S PRODUCTION OF FINISHED STEEL PRODUCTS INCREASED 11.5% IN NOVEMBER According to information from the Mexican Chamber of the Iron and Steel Industry (Canacero), examined by SteelOrbis, the fabrication of "finished goods" of steel increased in Mexico by 11.5 percent in...
THE LIKELIHOOD OF FTA NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN BANGLADESH AND INDIA A government official said on Tuesday, December 27 that India and Bangladesh have resolved to start discussions on a free trade agreement (FTA) and bilateral trade in Indian rupees. He said the two na...
IN APRIL 2024, BHP WILL GO ON TRIAL FOR THE SAMARCO DAM ACCIDENT According to a Bloomberg article, UK judge Finola O'Farrell mandated that the trial in the Samarco dam catastrophe lawsuit against Australian miner BHP Billiton take place in April 2024. The Samarco M...
