CORPORATE NEWS
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Mon 19th Nov 2018 10:49 GMT U.S. Steel Corporation, Imidro, Rizhao Steel, Fangda Steel, Evraz, Mmk, Baotou Steel and others. Access a copy of this report at: www.themarketreports.com/report/buy-now/912791 When taking a good look [
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China's CEFC paid out compensation after Rosneft stake ... Mon 19th Nov 2018 00:00 GMT CEFC had signed a deal to buy 14.2 percent of Rosneft from Qatar and Glencore when CEFC Chairman Ye Jianming was put under investigation by the Chinese authorities for suspected economic crimes [
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Crude Steel Market Share, Growth, Region Wise Analysis ... Sat 17th Nov 2018 06:35 GMT And Steel Works (MMK), Iranian Mines & Mining Industries (IMIDRO), Techint (Tenaris), Maanshan Steel Crude Steel Production and Revenue Forecast Crude Steel Production and Revenue Forecast by Regi [
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Shamil Kurmashov appointed NLMK Group CFO Thu 15th Nov 2018 00:00 GMT NLMK Group, an international steel company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Shamil Kurmashov as NLMK Group CFO, effective 15 November 2018 [
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Thyssenkrupp to install Daimler CFO as chairman - Handelsblatt Mon 12th Nov 2018 00:00 GMT FRANKFURT Reuters - Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) is due to install Daimler (DE:DAIGn) Chief Financial Officer Bodo Uebber as its chairman, German daily Handelsblatt said on Monday, citing industry [
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Egyptian Stocks Lead Losses Across Mideast, North Africa Sun 11th Nov 2018 17:48 GMT Ezz Steel and Qalaa Holdings Saudi Arabias Tadawul All Share Index falls 0.4%. The gauge has retreated almost every day this month [
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INDUSTRY NEWS
Global Ductile Iron Pipe Market Analysis with Statistical ... Mon 19th Nov 2018 23:01 GMT Top leading companies are Saint-Gobain, Kubota, Jindal SAW, Electro-steel Steels, Mcwane, AMERICAN Cast Iron Pipe, Kurimoto, Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes, Shandong Ductile Pipes, Benxi Beitai [
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Fujian Sangang buys bankrupt Laiwu Steel in Xinjiang Mon 19th Nov 2018 20:50 GMT Chinas government-backed Fujian Sangang Group purchased iron- and steel-making capacity from a bankrupt plant in western China. Fujian Sangang will pay CNY 1.81 billion (USD 260.71 million) for [
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Iran Ups Sponge Iron, Steel Exports from Southeastern ... Sat 17th Nov 2018 02:47 GMT The customs report noted that the major part of the exports was destined to Thailand, Brazil, Indonesia, China, and Italy. With three steel manufacturing companies and the capacity of producing [
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Steel Tie Rod Market to witness consistent growth in ... Thu 15th Nov 2018 06:26 GMT Request Sample/Inquire more information about this Steel Tie Rod research at https Russia, Rest of Europe, Brazil, Rest of South America, GCC Countries, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, Rest of Middle [
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Fortescue Metals: Seeing record steel production Thu 15th Nov 2018 06:09 GMT Elizabeth Gaines says the steel inventories are increasing, which is "positive" for the company supplying in China [
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Dongkuk Steel shifts to Q3 net loss on equity shortfall Wed 14th Nov 2018 20:51 GMT A company spokesman said over the phone that Equity losses from the company's affiliates, such as a steel mill in Brazil, cut into the quarterly bottom line. The won's weakness against the dollar [
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Galvanized Steel Strip Market Growth opportunities, Sales ... Wed 14th Nov 2018 08:26 GMT Brazil, Rest of South America, Middle East & Africa, GCC Countries, Turkey, Egypt, South Africa, Rest of Middle East & Africa. Galvanized Steel Strip Market 2025 report has Forecasted Compound Annual [
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Material Matters: Iron Ore, Nickel & Copper Tue 13th Nov 2018 15:11 GMT Since the collapse of the Samarco dam took a chunk out of the export market in 2015, iron ore pellets have been in tight supply, reflected in a contract premium of US$58/t in 2018. While miners remain [
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India: Crude steel production up 5.2% at 61.1 MT this ... Tue 13th Nov 2018 14:29 GMT Latin American economies led by Brazil, Argentina signal disastrous signals (GDP China is reducing tariffs including those on steel, textiles, building materials to 8.4% from the current level of [
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STEEL PLANT CAPITAL INVESTMENT COSTS
BOF SLAB PLANT
All cost estimates are in 2016 US dollars.
For further info visit our steel capex page.
Capital costs describe investment for an integrated slab plant with continuous casting, typically with coke, sinter etc. Representative investments include:
- CSA slab mill investment in Sepetiba, Brazil
- CSN investment in Itaguai, Brazil
- CVRD-Baosteel joint venture in Vitoria, Espirito Santo in Brazil
- Sinosteel Corporation's investment in Jharkand, India.
Average cost: $4300m
Average capacity: 4210 kt
Sample size: 12
Average cost/tonne: $1050/t
INTEGRATED HOT STRIP MILL
All cost estimates are in 2016 US dollars.
For further info visit our steel capex page.
Chart describes investments in ore-based integrated steel plants with hot strip production and sometimes other additional downstream rolling capability. Typical examples include:
- Wuhan Iron & Steel investment in Fangchengang Port in China
- ArcelorMittal investment in Karnataka, India
- Tata Steel joint venture with VSC & Vicem for investment in Vung Ang in Vietnam.
Average cost: $7560m
Average capacity: 6660 kt
Sample size: 16
Average cost/tonne: $1200/t
Notes
Analyses above were last updated in January 2016. For further item-specific capital investment data see our steel capex database page.
EMPLOYMENT BENCHMARKS
Chart above shows current employment levels at 114 different steel firms around the world - companies that make flat, long and/or tubular carbon steel products.
An average steel producer with a production potential of ~3 mt steel/year typically thus has ~4000 employees. If your steel company employs more than this, please call us - our technical experts can assist with steel plant productivity improvement.
To discuss the interpretation of this chart and/or further information (including employment benchmarks for specialty steel production) please email us at the address shown at the foot of the page.
INDUSTRY SUPPLY & DEMAND FORECASTS FOR YEAR 2019
Table below shows global crude steel production volumes and capacity figures - as assessed by World Steel Association and by the OECD to 2019 - and resulting calculation of steelmaking capacity utilisation. The overall picture for 2019 as compared to 2018 is that of a tiny reduction in the global capacity utilisation at crude steel level, from 77.2% to 77.1%.
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