CORPORATE NEWS
Press Release - Primetals 
Thu 21st Jun 2018 01:00 GMT Primetals Technologies supplied new electrics and automation for continuous annealing line for Tata Steel Packaging IJmuide [
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Odisha clears land for Tata Steel to set up industrial ... Thu 21st Jun 2018 01:00 GMT The Odisha cabinet has approved a proposal by Tata Steel for utilising 1,735 acres of land for developing a private industrial park at Gopalpur in Ganjam district [
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Commercial Metals Company Reports Third Quarter 2018 ... Thu 21st Jun 2018 01:00 GMT Commercial Metals Company (NYSE: CMC) today announced financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31, 2018. Earnings from continuing [
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Provision of guarantee relating to the obligations of ... Tue 19th Jun 2018 01:00 GMT Further to the announcement on 19 June 2018 that the shareholders of EVRAZ plc (the Company ) had approved the recommended proposal for the Company and its indirect subsidiary, JSC EVRAZ ZSMK, to provide a guarantee (the Proposed Guarantee ) of the obligations of the Companys wholly owned subsidiary EVRAZ Mezhdurechensk under certain management contracts, the Company is pleased to announce that the Proposed Guarantee has been entered into [
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Thyssenkrupp boards working hard to get Tata Steel deal ... Mon 18th Jun 2018 01:00 GMT By Tom Kckenhoff DUESSELDORF Reuters - Thyssenkrupp's (DE:TKAG) needs to quickly clinch a deal for a planned European steel joint venture with Tata Steel (NS:TISC), its chief executive said [
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INDUSTRY NEWS
34 must-visit travel destinations with stunning views Thu 21st Jun 2018 09:51 GMT 4/34 SLIDES zhrzh/iStock/Getty Images Plus Wulingyuan, Zhangjiajie, China This UNESCO World Heritage Site is located in south-central China's Hunan Province glacier in Iceland is packed harder than steel and crystal clear. These incredible caves [
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China Car Batteries: Its the Technology Thu 21st Jun 2018 08:49 GMT The recent Shenzhen stock exchange IPO of Ningde, Fujian based Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd However, unlike what Chinese industry has done in steel and electronics, this race to the bottom will not have a major impact on world markets because [
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U.S. exempts certain steel products of Japan, four other ... Thu 21st Jun 2018 04:05 GMT WASHINGTON The Commerce Department said Wednesday it has exempted some steel products from Japan and four other The Trump administration initially exempted Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, the European Union, Mexico and South Korea from [
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GLOBAL BILLET WRAP: Prices pick up on post-Ramadan restocking Thu 21st Jun 2018 04:03 GMT Buying activity was mainly concentrated in North Africa, where customers started to restock because prices for domestic finished long steel products The inventory for the product in Tangshan totaled 230,000 tonnes on Friday, down by 10,000 tonnes [
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Chinese shares close lower Thursday Thu 21st Jun 2018 03:09 GMT Bucking the trend, steelmakers continued to register significant gains. Xining Special Steel soared by almost the daily limit of 10 percent to 5.51 yuan, while Baotou Steel Union climbed 6.62 percent to 1.61 yuan. Extensive growth was also seen in the coal [
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China, Hong Kong stocks wobble on trade war fears Wed 20th Jun 2018 22:23 GMT The largest percentage gainers in the main Shanghai Composite index were Nanjing Inform Storage Equipment Group Co Ltd up 10.02 percent, followed by Xining Special Steel Co Ltd gaining 9.98 percent and Henan Yinge Industrial Investment Co Ltd up by 9.92 [
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SELECTED STEEL INDUSTRY MAPS
European BOF plants
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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 YEARS 2017-2018
Table below shows global crude steel production volumes and capacity figures - as assessed by World Steel Association and by the OECD to 2018 - and resulting calculation of steelmaking capacity utilisation. The overall picture for 2018 as compared to 2017 is that of a tiny reduction in the global capacity surplus [which will fall from ~602mt to ~598mt] and a small but significant improvement in world capacity utilisation at the crude steel level.
Year
Production
million t
Capacity
million t
Capacity
Utilisation
Graph below shows the relationship between steel prices and global plant loading - and indicates (both for HRC and for rebar) that prices fall ~$27/tonne per 1% drop in capacity utilisation.
In 2017, on the basis that world capacity utilisation remains largely at 2016 levels of approx 67.4% (see table), MCI's consultants expect steel prices to remain at 2016 levels.
In 2018, assuming a very small improvement in global plant loading, we forecast just a tiny increase in steel price levels of the order of $5/tonne (hot rolled coil and reinforcing bar). For other products and / or for steel price forecasts through to 2020, please contact us.
OTHER USEFUL METAL INDUSTRY WEBSITES
Why not check out the following websites?
American Metal Market (AMM) at www.amm.com
Steel Guru at www.steelguru.com
SteelOrbis at www.steelorbis.com
Metal Bulletin at www.metalbulletin.com
