European Steel Industry News

Metinvest joins Dutch Association of the Metallurgical Industry ...
Tue, 16 Jul 2019 10:20:25 GMT
Metinvest B.V. (Netherlands), the parent company of Metinvest Group, the international vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, has joined the Dutch Association of the Metallurgical Industry


EUROMETAL met with national associations in Brussels
Fri, 12 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
EUROMETAL attended a meeting between national associations of steel distribution this Wednesday and Thursday in Brussels. This meeting was co-prepared by the Belgian association Belmetal (former Grymafer) and the Dutch association Staalfederatie. The meeting was attended by delegates from Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain and Switzerland. The aim of the meeting was to build


EU steel service centre shipments recover in May
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Shipments from European flat steel service centres (SSC) recovered year-on-year in May for the first time in 2019, according to the latest report by the regional steel distributors association EUROMETAL. In a note sent to Kallanish, the association says that overall SSC shipments rose by 1% y-o-y in May. Although this was the first positive monthly on-year change in 2019,


Sandvik opens coiled tubing line in China
Tue, 09 Jul 2019 14:30:00 GMT
Sweden-based Sandvik has opened a coiled tubing line for premium grades of seamless stainless steel products in smaller dimensions at its Zhenjiang tube mill near Shanghai. The local production of long lengths of weld-free coiled tubing will enable customers in the Asia Pacific region to


NLMK Corporate University joins EFMD association
Fri, 05 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
The Corporate University of NLMK Group has become a member of the European Foundation for Management Development (EFMD), a leading international


Liberty completes landmark acquisition of European ArcelorMittal ...
Mon, 01 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Liberty Steel, part of Sanjeev Guptas global GFG Alliance, today completed the acquisition of seven major steelworks and five service centres across seven European countries from


Tata Steel announces leadership changes in Europe
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Dr Hans Fischer, CEO Tata Steel Europe, has decided to retire from the position of CEO with effect from July 1, 2019. Hans will continue to serve on the Board of Tata Steel Europe as a non-executive director and will continue to advise Mr TV Narendran, CEO and MD of Tata Steel Limited. The Board today thanked Hans for his leadership of the


Thyssenkrupp workers demand clear strategy for steel unit
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
DUISBURG, Germany Reuters - Powerful labour leaders at Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) have called on the group's management to come up with a clear strategy for its steel unit, which will remain


Eurofer calls for measures to address high carbon costs
Thu, 27 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
European Steel Association Eurofer Wednesday called for measures to urgently address the high carbon costs faced by European steel mills. A comprehensive policy framework and specific proposals for a package of measures are needed to address this problem, Eurofer representatives said during the associations annual European Steel Day in Brussels. According to Eurofer, one


Thyssenkrupp dismisses report of deal with Kloeckner
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Thyssenkrupp spokesmen dismissed as rumors Friday a magazine report that the German steelmaker had approached metals distributor Kloeckner & Co. about a possible takeover or link-up just a month after Thyssenkrupps bid to merge with Tata Steel Europe fell through. German business publicationManager Magazinreported Thursday that Thyssenkrupp was eyeing a takeover of Kloeckner, a


EU steel safeguard may move to country-by-country HRC
Mon, 24 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
The EUs definitive steel safeguard review is increasingly expected to lead to a country-by-country quota for product category one, hot-rolled coil (HRC), according to sources close to the European Commission. European steel association Eurofer has been a major proponent of switching HRC to a country-by-country quota, but there could also be a lobby of


AM Italia: Managing ex-Ilva impossible with new decree
Thu, 20 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
ArcelorMittal Italia, Italys largest steelmaker, is calling on the Italian government to change the current text of the Crescita law decree that will cancel the steelmakers criminal immunity as regards pollution. Without the change it is impossible to manage the former Ilva, ArcelorMittal stated. According to the Crescita law, as also announced by Minister


On Point Solutions named as Faccin distributor
Tue, 18 Jun 2019 09:30:00 GMT
Metal fabrication equipment distributor On Point Solutions has announced its exclusive distribution relationship with Faccin USA. Italy-based Faccin manufactures plate rolls, angle rolls, dished heads, and specialty machines. Faccin USA has sales and service offices in Tallahassee, Fla.,


Celsa building longs mill to boost France/Benelux presence
Tue, 18 Jun 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Celsa Group, the largest Spanish steel group and the second largest European producer of steel long products, has started construction of a rolling mill in its French plant, the company stated Monday. The investment will be around Eur 60 million and will give Celsa France the capacity to better penetrate the French and Benelux


Metinvests debt refinancing wins European Commodities Finance ...
Tue, 11 Jun 2019 15:32:55 GMT
Metinvest, the vertically integrated group of steel and mining companies, is pleased to announce that TXF has named the Groups debt refinancing arrangement as the European Commodities Finance Deal of the Year in its competition for the annual TXF Deals of the Year, also known as the Perfect


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