European Commision restarts to investigate Tata-Thyssenkrupp merger
Brussels - The suspension of the investigation ended last week.
16 Jan 2019
EU agrees to extend steel import curbs until 2021
Brussels - The European Union will limit imports of steel into the bloc following Donald Trump’s imposition of metals tariffs.
Nigeria: Federal Government plans to privatize Ajaokuta steel plant
Abuja - Eleven core investors said to have submitted bids for the purchase of the plant, Nigerian opposition protests.
15 Jan 2019
New York Times: US steel companies face downturn despite Trumps claims
New York - Newspaper reports that investors are increasingly wary about the US steel industry’s long-term strength.
Japanese and South Korean firms express their interest in Indian steel sector
New Delhi - Indian steel minister Chaudhary Birender Singh: Talks with Posco and Hyundai to invest in Indian steel production.
14 Jan 2019
Polish companies Izostal and Stalprofil win tender to supply pipes for Gaz-System
Warsaw - The consortium submitted the most advantageous offer for the supply of pipes for the gas pipeline Poland - Slovakia.
13 Jan 2019
US steel mills: Shipments increase 5,6 % year on year in November 2018
Washington - American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI): Total shipment of 7,832,092 net tons in November.
11 Jan 2019
German special bar qualities producers Hagelauer and Dewald merge
Pleidelsheim - Gebr. Lotter KG, the parent company of Hans Dewald GmbH, took over the shares in Erich Hagelauer GmbH from the Hagelauer family.
World Economic Forum: Dutch Tata Steel plant is a ‘factory of the future’
Ijmuiden - Production Site in Ijmuiden was recognised as ‘Lighthouse’, a distinction awarded to manufacturing facilities which are seen as technology leaders.
10 Jan 2019
Chinese import restrictions on waste put global recycling industry under pressure
Dusseldorf - Federal Association of German Steel Recycling and Disposal Companies e. V. (BDSV): Price pressure will be inevitable.
EU expected to clear steel import curb after Trump tariffs
Brussels - Vote on January 16th would put in place an effective cap on steel imports for three years.
09 Jan 2019
Tata Steel: Weak results before alliance with Thyssenkrupp
Dusseledorf - Production of European Tata plants decreased in the past quarter from 2.67 million tonnes to 2.33 million tonnes.
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