European Steel Industry News

Italian court says Taranto steel plant's blast furnace 2 can ...
Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT
An Italian appeals court Tuesday decided that blast furnace No. 2 at the ArcelorMittal Italia plant, formerly the Ilva steelworks, in Taranto can stay open and continue to produce steel, Italian steel federation Federaccia and the plants labor unions said. ArcelorMittal declined to comment. The Taranto Appeals Court accepted the appeal by Ilvas extraordinary


Danieli installs another digital EAF system in Italy
Tue, 31 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Danieli Automation has announced completion of the upgrade of the EAF of the Italian steelmakers Acciaierie Fonderie Cividale (AFC), the technology supplier tellsKallanish. Danieli has installed the second-ever Q-ONE system at the mill, a digital solution to control electricity use and efficiency at the furnace. Thanks to the newly-installed technology, arc stability was improved


Emirsan Trailer- Semi-Trailer manufacturer and seller in Turkey
Wed, 25 Dec 2019 19:32:00 GMT
Emirsan Trailer is a brand of Erdemir Dis Ticaret company that is manufacturing different kind of semi trailer ... Chassis structure and axles are European brand or Turkish brand upon request. hardox


Italian government reveals industrial plan for Ilva
Mon, 16 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Following a meeting with unions, Italian Minister Stefano Patuanelli has revealed the first details of the governments industrial plan for former steelmaker Ilva, now ArcelorMittal Italia. A union representative tellsKallanishthe plan is worth 1 billion ($1.1 billion) and will involve the ramp up of production from the 6 million tonnes/year suggested by ArcelorMittal to


PRESS RELEASE - Green deal an important opportunity to seize ...
Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 11 December 2019 The European Commission has today formally announced its European Green Deal for the European Union. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes ambition behind the package and notes the inclusion of sections on supporting zero-carbon steelmaking processes and on carbon border


SEAISI Press Release
Thu, 05 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Europe HRC steel spreads slump in Novembe


PRESS RELEASE - EUROFER welcomes Masterplan for Energy Intensive ...
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 28 November 2019 The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has, along with other European energy-intensive industries, welcomed the publication of a Masterplan for a competitive transformation of Energy Intensive Industries enabling a carbon-neutral, circular economy by 2050. This Masterplan was published today by the European Commission after ten months of intense work, including contributions from eleven leading EU manufacturing


Fix steel unit or drop it, top Thyssenkrupp investor says
Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
By Tom Kckenhoff DUESSELDORF, Germany Reuters - Union Investment, a top-10 investor of ailing conglomerate Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) raised pressure on management to soon present a plan for


PRESS RELEASE - EU action on steel circumvention welcomed by ...
Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
EU action on steel circumvention welcomed by European Steel Associatio


Thyssenkrupp workers want clarity on company's steel plans
Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
DUESSELDORF, Germany Reuters - Thyssenkrupp (DE:TKAG) steel workers have demanded major investments and criticised management for delaying a presentation about its plans for the steel business.


PRESS RELEASE - EUROFER supports EU WTO action on Indonesia
Fri, 22 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 22 November 2019 The EU has launched a WTO challenge against Indonesian export restrictions on the raw materials used in stainless steel production. The European Steel Association (EUROFER) welcomes the announcement by the European Commission that they are taking Indonesia to the WTO in order to protest against the distortive effects of these


More than one strategic suitor for Thyssenkrupp elevator - CFO
Thu, 21 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
ESSEN, Germany Reuters - Thyssenkrupp's (DE:TKAG) elevator division has drawn indicative bids from more than one strategic suitor, its Chief Financial Officer Johannes Dietsch said on


ArcelorMittal willing to re-commit to Ilva steel plant on three ...
Mon, 18 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
After withdrawing from the contract, the world's biggest steel maker is drafting a proposal for Italy's government in which it will demand the reintroduction of legal immunity, the possibility to revise its industrial plan and the layoff of 5,000


EUROFER Low Carbon Roadmap - Pathways to a CO2-neutral European ...
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
EUROFER Low Carbon Roadmap - Pathways to a CO2-neutral European Steel Industry


ArcelorMittal says it is calling off acquisition of Italy's Ilva
Tue, 05 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
ArcelorMittal's decision sparked outrage across Italy, with trade unions blaming the steel giant and the ruling anti-establishment for pulling the rug out from under the deal which would have safeguarded thousands of


ECONOMIC PRESS RELEASE - Global Uncertainty underlies European ...
Thu, 31 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 31 October 2019 Apparent steel consumption fell by 7.7% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, after a drop of 1.6% in the first quarter. The negative trend in steel demand is the result of the ongoing slump in EUs manufacturing sector due to weakened exports and investment that has become more pronounced during the second quarter of this year. Leading indicators forecast a continuation of the downturn for the remainder of the year, with no rebound before the second quarter of


PRESS RELEASE - Revision of EU steel safeguard improves on technical ...
Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 1 October 2019 The EU has published and implemented its revision of the EU steel safeguard. The new design of the tariff-free quota will better stabilise trade flows by containing import concentration from certain exporting countries. While the changes have resulted in improvements, the result is still not sufficient for a large part of the sector, especially given that it is facing depressed domestic steel


Eurofer position on technical report on EU taxonomy published ...
Sun, 08 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Eurofer position on technical report on EU taxonomy published in June 2019 by the technical expert group on sustainable


PRESS RELEASE - Economic and steel market outlook 2019-2020
Thu, 18 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 18 July 2019 Apparent steel consumption fell by 2.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019. The negative trend in steel demand is the result of the ongoing slump in EUs manufacturing sector due to weakened exports and investment. Forward-looking indicators signal, at best, a low-level stabilisation later this year, but no


PRESS RELEASE Latest weakening further undermines rationale of ...
Wed, 03 Jul 2019 00:00:00 GMT
Brussels, 3 July 2019 The EU steel safeguard, ostensibly designed to ward off import surges in the wake of the US section 232 steel import tariffs, has been automatically raised by 5% despite steel industry protests and the expressed concerns of a number of Member States. This significant rise in the size of the import quota the second this year is happening even as steel demand in the EU is expected to fall in


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