STEEL INDUSTRY REPORTS
CORPORATE AND INDUSTRY NEWS
Tue 20th Aug 2019 18:13 GMT
Ataer has experience in the steel industry, owning a controlling stake in Turkish firm Erdemir, the nations largest steel producer. Reports suggest that Erdemir is currently buying in hundreds [see full report]
BHP rides a breaking iron ore wave
Tue 20th Aug 2019 14:29 GMT
BHPs iron ore production was flat year on year at 238m tonnes and costs were slightly below the 2018 figure at $14.16 a tonne, thanks to a weaker Australian dollar. Exceptional losses were [see full report]
The Big Australian delivers
Tue 20th Aug 2019 14:15 GMT
The $US180 per tonne highs for iron ore crashed to less than $US40 per tonne by 2015. Then a joint venture with Brazilian miner Vale ended in disaster when the Samarco mine tailings dam [see full report]
BHP profit more than doubles to $12.2 billion as mine ...
Tue 20th Aug 2019 14:08 GMT
Underlying earnings stripping out exceptional gains and losses, such as the Samarco cost came in at $US9.1 billion ($13.4 billion), marginally lower than analyst expectations. Iron ore was [see full report]
Pellet pivot - China develops taste for high-grade iron ...
Tue 20th Aug 2019 08:45 GMT
Steel executives say the demand shift in the set for shake-up as mills upgrade & move to the coast, click here Brazils Vale SA (VALE3.SA), the worlds biggest iron ore miner, is [see full report]
BHP shareholder returns peak amid trade war
Tue 20th Aug 2019 04:28 GMT
BHP remains heavily exposed to the Chinese steel sector, with iron ore and coal its two biggest earners in the BHP reported $US818 million of exceptional items relating to the Samarco dam [see full report]
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STEEL WORKS CAPEX COSTS
BOF SLAB PLANT
All cost estimates are in 2016 US dollars.
For further info visit our Capex Costs page.
Capital costs describe capex outlays for an integrated slab plant with continuous casting, typically with coke, sinter etc. Representative modernisations include:
- CSA slab mill installations in Sepetiba, Brazil
- CSN investment in Itaguai, Brazil
- CVRD-Baosteel joint venture in Vitoria, Espirito Santo in Brazil
- Sinosteel Corporation's outlay 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 Capex Costs 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 I&S investment in Fangchengang Port in China
- ArcelorMittal modernisation in Karnataka, India
- Tata 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
EMPLOYMENT BENCHMARKS
Chart above shows current employment levels at 114 different firms around the world - companies that make flat, long and/or tubular carbon steel products.
An average firm with a production potential of ~3 mt steel/year typically thus has ~4000 employees. If your 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 output) please email us at the address shown at the foot of the page.
INDUSTRY SUPPLY & DEMAND FORECASTS FOR YEAR 2020
Table below shows global crude steel output volumes and capacity figures - as assessed by World Steel Association and by the OECD to 2020 - and resulting calculation of steelmaking capacity utilisation. The overall picture for 2020 as compared to 2019 is that of a very small increase in global capacity utilisation at crude steel level, from 79.7% to 79.8%.
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OTHER USEFUL METAL INDUSTRY WEBSITES
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Steel Guru at www.steelguru.com
SteelOrbis at www.steelorbis.com