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Sisi Safety Wears PPE for women
Mon, 03 Aug 2020 08:57:48 GMT
August is womens month and Mining News will be featuring exclusive articles about women in mining. We start with an exclusive interview with Pulane Twala, BBF Safteys key account manager. She talks about Sisi Safety Wears PPE range for


Miner sued for 5bn over Brazil disaster that killed 19
Tue, 21 Jul 2020 17:24:00 GMT
A court case will open today in Manchester on behalf of more than 200,000 Brazilians, who are suing BHP for up to 5 billion over the Samarco dam disaster.The giant miningcompany is accused of


IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: 5 key stories from July 1
Wed, 01 Jul 2020 16:08:00 GMT
Brazilian iron ore pellet producer Samarco is on schedule to resume operations by the end of 2020 despite health and safety measures taken to prevent Covid-19 from spreading among workers, the company


EUROMETAL asks EU Commission to defend steel users, not only ...
Mon, 22 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT
A few days after the approval by the EU member states of the latest changes to the steel safeguard measures, Daniel Guinabert and Fernando Espada, respectively general manager and president of EUROMETAL, have complained in the letter about the EUs lack of attention towards steel users and steel consuming industries, warning, There will be


Nippon Steel fears Chinas economic rebound will sharpen rivals ...
Wed, 03 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Chinas faster economic recovery from the coronavirus outbreak gives its steel mills a competitive edge over Japanese companies that have cut output because of weak demand at home and abroad, an executive at Nippon Steel, Japans largest steel maker, said. China has managed to bring back economic activity quickly while countering the infection, which will give a relative advantage for Chinese mills in boosting competitiveness and financial health, Nippon Steel Executive Vice President


Brazil: Pandemic Disproportionately Impacts Communities Affected ...
Wed, 29 Apr 2020 09:32:00 GMT
After decades of suffering the consequences of pollution and irreversible damage to their health and the environment caused by steel and coal companies, workers and communities like Piqui de Baixo


ArcelorMittal prepares to mothball Fos-sur-mer
Fri, 24 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT
ArcelorMittal is going to commence the idling of the second blast furnace at its steelmaking site in Fos-sur-Mer, southern France, the company confirms toKallanish. The shutdown procedure will take several weeks to guarantee safety, the firm explains. It is a temporary stop and when demand picks up, the site will resume production, it adds.


US Steel Utilization Sinks as Coronavirus Corrodes Demand
Wed, 15 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT
Capacity utilization, a major indicator of the health of the U.S. steel industry, slumped to 56.1% for the week ending Apr 11, the lowest level since


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


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



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