Steel Industry Health and Safety News

2020 vision: new BHP boss for next year
Thu, 14 Nov 2019 06:29:00 GMT
Mr Mackenzies tenure has included a reshaping of the portfolio, the Samarco dam disaster in Brazil and recently a commitment to cutting its own emissions and those of its buyers. Mr Mackenzies past


China's Yangtze delta targets 2% cut in tiny smog particles this ...
Tue, 12 Nov 2019 16:42:00 GMT
The major steel producing region will also impose output curbs on foundries that exceeded ... The Fenwei plain region in northern China, another key smog control zone covering big coal-producing


ArcelorMittal wants to cut 5,000 Italy jobs: Italian PM
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT
The world's biggest steelmaker on Monday retreated from its plan to buy the steel producer, blaming a decision by Rome to not grant it immunity from prosecution over the heavily polluting Taranto


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


ArcelorMittal to hand Ilva plant back to Italian state over legal ...
Mon, 04 Nov 2019 08:47:43 GMT
ArcelorMittal said on Monday it was withdrawing from a deal to buy struggling Italian steelmaker Ilva after Rome reneged on a promise to give it immunity from prosecution over its heavily polluting plant. The decision represents a blow to Italy's ruling coalition, which had hoped to dissuade the steel giant from pulling out of the contract, and will raise questions about the country's reliability as a partner for foreign investors. ArcelorMittal reached a deal last year to buy Ilva, which is based in the southern city of Taranto and employs 8,000 workers in a region with one of the highest unemployment rates in


China iron ore port stocks fell amid steelmakers restocking
Sun, 03 Nov 2019 14:56:00 GMT
Inventories of iron ore across Chinese ports declined this week, as steel mills in the top steelmaking hub of Tangshan stepped up their ... A fresh round of heavy smog hit north, central and east


Chinas iron ore, coke futures slip amid fresh smog alerts
Fri, 01 Nov 2019 16:57:00 GMT
Chinas top steelmaking city Tangshan, which is in Hebei, was scheduled to impose second-level pollution measures from as early as Thursday, according to local media. That means some steel mills have


China's Hebei issues orange smog alert effective Nov 1
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 22:17:00 GMT
China's top steel-making city Tangshan, which is in Hebei, will impose second-level pollution measures from Oct 31, according to local media. Some steel mills will be ordered to halt sintering and


Samarco cleared for slower, smaller return
Sun, 27 Oct 2019 04:01:00 GMT
Based on that production trajectory and an iron ore price outlook made to look excessively conservative by a second dam disaster, this time wholly owned by Vale, the projections presented to the


SEAISI Press Release
Fri, 25 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT
GCC launches wide-ranging steel safeguard investigatio


Soil squeaks give early warning of infrastructure collapse
Wed, 23 Oct 2019 10:18:00 GMT
Such disasters have been seen recently in the UK, with the collapse of the Whaley Bridge dam in Derbyshire and in Brazil, where a mining dam suddenly collapsed in February ... are commonly used to


Baltic index hits one-week trough on sluggish demand
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 22:20:00 GMT
China's top steelmaking city of Tangshan, in Hebei province, has issued a second-level smog alert on Tuesday that requires steel mills to limit certain operations. * The panamax index declined 30


Baltic Index at One-week Trough as Demand Sags
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 19:35:00 GMT
Separately, China's top steelmaking city of Tangshan, in Hebei province, has issued a second-level smog alert on Tuesday that requires steel mills to limit certain operations. The panamax index


Baltic index hits one-week trough on sluggish demand
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 06:57:00 GMT
Chinas top steelmaking city of Tangshan, in Hebei province, has issued a second-level smog alert on Tuesday that requires steel mills to limit certain operations. * The panamax index declined


China iron ore plunges to six-week low as demand outlook dims
Wed, 16 Oct 2019 01:27:00 GMT
Chinese steel demand is forecast to grow just 1% next year ... also because of signs that global production has stabilized after a tailings dam disaster in Brazil early this year tightened


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