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EU launches protective measures on the 19th to curb steel imports

The European Union official gazette said that the EU launched protective measures on the 19th to prevent a surge in steel imports into the EU after the United States imposed tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. The European Commission has proposed a combination of quotas and tariffs to address EU concerns, and the EU is concerned that steel products that are no longer exported to the United States may turn into the European market. The Lianhe Zaobao quoted Reuters as saying that the quota for 23 steel products was based on the import situation in the past three years, and the imported steel products exceeding the quota will be subject to a 25% tariff. According to reports, the countries that export steel to the EU are mainly China, India, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and Ukraine. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email: sales@xysteelpipe.com MP: +8613739082333 Skype: adashaw88

Vietnam's steel output is expected to increase by 20% in the second half of the year

At present, the Vietnamese economy is in a stable development stage. Many real estate projects and transportation infrastructure projects are under construction, and the Vietnamese steel industry is showing good growth. In the second half of 2018, this situation will continue and Vietnam's steel output is  expected to increase by 20% year-on-year. In the first half of 2018, Vietnam's crude steel and steel production increased by 43.7% and 16% respectively. As of the end of May 2018, Vietnam's total steel exports were 2.36 million tons, and its total exports reached 1.76 billion US dollars. Exports and exports increased by 41.9% and 57.8% respectively. The main export markets of Vietnam's steel products are ASEAN countries, of which exports to Cambodia are 491,000 tons, up 48.4% year-on-year; exports to Indonesia are 301,000 tons, up 25.4% year-on-year; exports to Malaysia are 292,000 tons, up 99% year-on-year. In addition, Vietnam's steel exports to the Uni...

South Korean steel exports may deteriorate in the second half of the year

Currently, Korean steel pipe manufacturers are struggling to cope with the threat of a decline in exports. South Korean steel pipe industry said that before the Korean steel pipe exports continued to rise, but began to deteriorate in the middle of this year, and the situation in the second half may be even worse. Under this circumstance, Korean steel pipe manufacturers that rely heavily on the US market, such as Shiya Steel, Husteel, Nexteel, etc., are expected to compete fiercely in order to obtain more orders in the second half of the year. For example, Nexteel is trying to recover from the dilemma of export decline by expanding domestic shipments. In addition, the company has completed the  construction of new coating equipment at its facility in Pohang to meet the demand for color-coated rectangular tubes in Korea. According to industry insiders, the price of Korean steel pipe products is higher than that of structural steel pipes, but the price of steel pipe produ...

Rio Tinto's shipments of iron ore in the second quarter increased by 14% year-on-year

On July 17, Rio Tinto released its second quarter 2018 production results. According to the performance report, in the second quarter, the iron ore shipments in the Rio Pilbara region reached 88.5 million tons, 14% higher than the second quarter of 2017 and 10% higher than the first quarter of 2018. It is expected that the iron ore shipments in the Rio Pilbara region in 2018 will be at the high level of the existing guidance range of 330 million tons to 340 million tons. According to news released by Rio Tinto, Rio Tinto first completed iron ore transportation in the Pilbara region with an unmanned automatic train. It is understood that this is an important milestone of the Rio Tinto automatic train project (AutoHaul), which was approved by the regulatory authorities in May this year. The Rio Tinto automatic train project is expected to be completed by the end of 2018. The implementation of this project will significantly enhance Rio Tinto's safety production performance and p...

Common sense about steel making-part 3

1. What is the significance of the decarburization reaction for the steelmaking process? 1 The carbon in the molten iron is oxidized by the decarburization reaction to be close to or equal to the specification of the carbon in the molten steel at the time of tapping. 2 The cyclic agitation of the molten pool 3 The CO produced is necessary to remove the gas in the steel. 4 is conducive to the elimination of non-metallic inclusions in steel. 5 provides a heat source for the steelmaking reaction. 6 is conducive to the reaction between the slag steel in the blowing process. 2. Why do steel making slag? The refining of steel must first be refined, and the completion of all steelmaking tasks is almost related to slag. 1 The purpose of steelmaking slag is to remove the harmful elements in the steel P, S 2 steel slag covering the surface of the molten steel, to protect the molten steel from excessive oxidation, not to absorb harmful gases, heat preservation, and reduce t...

Common sense about steel making-part 2

1. Briefly describe the principle of selecting raw materials for steelmaking? Mass production at home and abroad proves that implementing the fine material policy is an important way to realize the automation of the converter steelmaking process and improve various technical and economic indicators. The raw materials are mainly composed of: molten iron, scrap steel, slag-forming materials, ferroalloys, and oxygen. Reasonable selection of raw materials according to the smelting steel grade, operating technology and equipment level to achieve low input, high quality output principle. 2. What is the main way to reduce blow damage? 1 Concentrate policy, reduce slag volume 2 Reasonable slagging system 3 Adopt a reasonable oxygen supply system and loading system to reduce mechanical splashing. 4 Using thermal compensation technology, eat more scrap steel and reduce chemical burning loss. 5 Adopt reasonable double blowing technology. 3. What is less slag operation and the...

Common sense about steel making-part 1

1. Ways to accelerate lime slag? 1 Improve the quality of lime, using soft-burning active lime. 2 Properly improve the composition of the flux 3 to increase the blowing temperature. 4 Control the appropriate gun position 5 using synthetic slag 2. Why should molten steel be deoxidized? The molten steel is not deoxidized, and the correct solidification structure cannot be obtained by continuous casting. The high oxygen content in the steel also causes defects such as subcutaneous bubbles and looseness, and exacerbates the harmful effects of sulfur. The generated oxide inclusions remain in the steel, which reduces the mechanical properties such as plasticity and impact toughness of the steel. Therefore, it is necessary to remove excess oxygen from the steel. 3. What aspects should be prevented from explosive splashing during the blowing process? 1 Control the temperature of the molten pool. 2 Control (TFe) does not occur. 3 Do not drop the gun easily once the sp...

Laser welding technology will bring about a big improvement in the quality of trimming of thick steel plates for ships

The main heat source uses a high-output semiconductor laser oscillator to control the shape of the laser beam to adapt to the shape of a large rectangular groove, and combines the hot wire method with practical effects in reducing heat energy and improving efficiency to perform a new single-weld vertical welding. Process. The welded portion is surrounded by the same copper plate as the gas shielded arc welding, and the wall of the groove is melted by the laser light reflected on the surface of the molten pool formed by the hot wire method with a large rectangular welded spot suitable for the shape of the groove. The welding process achieves high-quality and high-efficiency welding construction due to low heat energy, low dilution rate, low deformation, etc., and the cost is reduced by reducing the laser power. In addition, it is expected to increase the flexibility of construction in response to changes in the width of the groove. Use a dedicated wire heating power source to heat the ...

Effect of adding Boron on hardening

High-strength low-alloy steel can be used for both skyscrapers and long-span bridges, as well as for line pipes, very large vessels, and near-shore pressure vessels. However, in order to manufacture these devices, the low alloy steel used is required to satisfy both high strength and impact toughness as well as good weldability. With TMCP, boron can be used to replace carbon and other alloying elements to enhance strength, even if a small amount of boron (below 100 ppm) can affect the microstructure and mechanical properties of steel. Due to the development of trace boron control and detection technology, the addition of boron to steel has begun to receive attention. Boron can enhance the hardenability of steel by grain boundary segregation, and can also precipitate at grain boundaries or affect the precipitation rate of carbides and other precipitates. Experiments have shown that the segregation of boron is initially increased and then decreases as the heat input increases. I...

How to gain a competitive advantage in the new steel era

As far as the current development of the industry is concerned, through the integration and restructuring of internal resources, the regional “big Mac” enterprises will gradually increase in the global steel industry in the future, and then in this regional “big Mac” game and In the process of collision, on the  basis of market selection, a large-scale steel enterprise across regions was gradually formed. The ultimate goal of this merger and reorganization between "big Mac companies" is to pursue absolute voice in the global market. This global super-large steel company will not be formed in the short term. But what is certain is that the competition between global steel companies in the future will no longer be limited to competition between enterprises and enterprises, but will be a positive collision between large groups and large groups. In order to gain a competitive advantage in such a large environment, steel companies must be prepared in two ways: First, steel en...

America steel market in July, 2018

American steel market: continued to be strong. The benchmark steel price index of 143.3 in the region fell by 0.2% on a week-on-week basis (from up to down), and rose by 3.8% month-on-month (the increase was converging), up 26.1% year-on-year. Flat material: The market price has risen steadily. In the United States, the ex-factory price of hot-rolled coils of mainstream steel mills is $1010/ton, which is $10/ton higher than before. The cold rolled coil is priced at $1,120/ton ex-works, which is the same as before. The standard slab ex-factory price is $1,060/ton, up $10/ton. In mid-July, the US import price of hot rolled coil was US$937/ton (CIF imported from the US, including handling fee), which was US$16/ton higher than before. The import price of cold rolled coil is US$1075/ton (CIF imported from the United States, including handling fee), which is US$77/ton. Galvanized coils are $1312/ton and thick plates are $981/ton (US imports of CIF, including handling fees), which is the...

EU steel market in July, 2018

European steel market: shocks rise. The benchmark steel price index of 107.3 in the region rose by 1.4% on a week-on-week basis (increase in the increase), and rose by 1.7% month-on-month (from a fall), up 23.9% year-on-year. In terms of flat products: market prices continue to rise. In some parts of the European Union, the ex-factory price of hot-rolled coils was US$655/ton, up by US$5/ton from the end of last month. Cold rolled coils were $745/tonne, up $15/ton. The import price of hot rolled coil in the EU is US$645/tonne (CFR), which is US$15/ton higher than before. Cold rolled coil imports prices of $ 730 / ton (CFR), up $ 12 / ton. Galvanized sheet rolls were 759 US dollars / ton, medium plate 678 US dollars / ton, imports in early July were generally the same as before. In Italy, as import prices have picked up, Italian mills have raised their HRC ex-factory prices to €520-530/tonne ($605-617/ton/tonne). Some steel traders said that although the market is deserted, it is di...

Asian steel market in July, 2018

In the first half of July, the international steel market was first suppressed and then raised. Asian steel market: ups and downs. The benchmark price index of steel in the region of 125.7 points fell by 0.1% on a week-on-week basis (the decline was converging), which fell by 2.9% month-on-month (expanded increase), up 22.7% year-on-year. In terms of flat products: market prices have been mixed. In South Korea, just entering July, South Korean cold-rolled flat product manufacturers have announced price increases. Among them, the eastern steel has already set a new price tag, and other companies such as Dongguo Steel and Shiya Group also cooperated to raise prices. According to industry insiders, Eastern Steel has issued a notice to increase the price of all cold rolled flat products by 40,000 won/ton since July 16. Dongkuk Steel and Shiya Group announced that their cold rolled flat products prices will increase by 50,000 won / ton. Manufacturers of cold-rolled flat products sa...

US final anti-dumping industry damage to China's stainless steel flange

On July 13, 2018, the US International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to make an affirmative final ruling on the anti-dumping industry damage imported from China's stainless steel flange (StainlessSteelFlanges): the products imported from China constitute a substantial part of the US domestic industry. damage. In the ruling, all five members voted for a positive vote. Based on the above-mentioned affirmative ruling on industrial damage, the US Department of Commerce will issue anti-dumping taxation orders on stainless steel flanges imported from China. The case involved products under the United States tariff tariff number 7307.21.1000 and 7307.21.5000. On September 6, 2017, the US Department of Commerce announced the import of stainless steel imported from China and India at the application of the Coalition of American Flange Producers and its member companies CorePipeProducts, Inc. and MaassFlange Corporation on August 16, 2017. Flange initiated anti-dumping and countervaili...

The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will publish a list of harmful atmospheric pollutants before the end of the year

The report of the Law Enforcement Inspection Group of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the implementation of the Air Pollution Prevention and Control Law was submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for deliberation on the 9th. The report stated that the ecological environment and other departments should formulate and publish a list of toxic and harmful atmospheric pollutants by the end of 2018.  The report recommends that the development of supporting regulations, standards and standards be accelerated. Before the end of 2019, the regulations on discharge permit management will be introduced to implement full-process management and multi-pollutant coordinated control of fixed pollution sources, and issue pollutant discharge permits according to industry, region and time limit. In 2020, the sewage permit system will be built into a core system for fixed source environmental management, and “one-certificate” managemen...

Emission reduction technology of VOCs in the sintering process of iron and steel industry

Emission reduction technology for VOCs in the sintering process of the steel industry. The measures taken by the domestic and international steel industry to reduce the emission of VOCs in the sintering process can be divided into three categories: source reduction, process control and end treatment. Source cuts. In terms of source reduction, since most of the petroleum hydrocarbons volatilize in the sintering mixture at 100 ° C to 800 ° C and are discharged from the sintering process by the exhaust gas, reducing the use of oily dust and rolling chips can reduce VOCs emissions. The main techniques include: separately selecting low oil content dust and rolling mill to limit oil input; reducing the oil content of the rolling mill; purifying the rolling mill, heating the rolling mill to 800 ° C, volatilizing petroleum hydrocarbons; using solvent to roll from Extract oil from the chips. Process control. In terms of process control, a part of the hot exhaust gas (ie, the flue gas of th...

Formation mechanism of VOCs in the sintering process of iron and steel industry

Analysis of the formation mechanism of VOCs in the sintering process of the steel industry. It is generally believed that VOCs are mainly derived from coal combustion. Since the sintering process uses fuel, VOCs are inevitably generated. During the sintering process, VOCs are formed from volatile substances in raw fuels such as coke and oil-containing iron oxide scale, which are discharged as gases and simultaneously form dioxins and furans under certain operating conditions. The sintering pre-tropical temperature range is basically 100 ° C ~ 900 ° C, the thickness is about 100 mm ~ 200 mm, and the duration is about 10 min. As the sintering progresses, the temperature of the fuel particles rises, and the internal organic volatiles volatilize into the gas stream in a gaseous state, and move downward with the gas flow, the lower temperature is lower, and the temperature of the gas stream containing the organic volatiles is reduced after heat exchange, wherein the organic volatiles are b...

Domestic and international sintering process VOCs emission standards

The emission standards for flue gas pollutants in the sintering process at home and abroad are shown in Table 2. Among them, only Germany has specified VOC emissions (in total C) of less than 75 mg/m3. China's Ministry of Environmental Protection recently issued the "Steel Sintering, Pellet Industry Air Pollutant Emission Standard (GB28662-2012)", which only specifies the emission standards for dust, SO2, NOX, dioxins and fluoride in the sintering process. Make regulations. In the aspect of sampling and monitoring technology of VOCs, China's Ministry of Environmental Protection promulgated the "Sampling Air Bag Method for Fixed Volatile Organic Matter of Hazardous Sources (HJ 732-2014)" and "Measurement of Volatile Organic Compounds of Fixed Pollution Sources by Solid Phase Adsorption-Thermal Desorption Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (HJ 734-2014), in which HJ 732-2014 can be used for the sampling of 61 VOCs, and HJ 734-2014 can be used for t...

China's control policy on VOCs

In 2010, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the National Development and Reform Commission, and the Ministry of Science and Technology jointly formulated the “Guiding Opinions on Promoting Joint Prevention and Control of Air Pollution and Improving Regional Air Quality”. For the first time, the prevention and control of VOCs was listed as an important part of joint prevention and control of air pollution. At the end of 2012, the Ministry of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Finance and the National Development and Reform Commission jointly issued the “Twelfth Five-Year Plan for Air Pollution Prevention and Control in Key Areas”, suggesting that the existing control of volatile organic compounds (VOC) pollution has been difficult to meet the urgent needs of the people for improving air quality. Requirements, from the perspective of VOCs emission control, put forward strict environmental access, carry out key industry governance, and improve the requirements of VOCs p...

Current Status of VOCs Emission in Sintering Process of Steel Industry at Home and Abroad

The foreign advanced steel producing countries have strict control on the sintering smoke VOCs, and the governance has made great progress, but there are few detailed reports on related technologies, management and emission data. At present, there is no report on VOCs emissions data for steel companies in mainland China. The emissions of VOCs from Japan's Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal from 2009 to 2015 are shown in Figure 1. In 2015, the total amount of VOCs emitted by Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal was 619 tons, and the VOCs emissions per ton of steel were about 13.65 grams. The emissions of VOCs from “China Steel” in Taiwan, China from 2012 to 2015 are shown in Figure 2. In 2015, the total amount of VOCs emitted by China Steel in China Steel was 720 tons, and the VOCs emissions per ton of steel were about 78.09 grams. The emission of VOCs in the sintering process of some steel companies in Europe in 2004 can be seen. The emission gaps of different enterprises ...

Research progress on VOCs emission reduction in sintering process of iron and steel industry

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) generally refer to organic acids with high vapor pressure and volatilization at normal temperature and pressure, including aliphatic and aromatic various alkanes, alkenes, and oxygenated hydrocarbons. And halogenated hydrocarbons, such as benzene, toluene, dichloromethane, formaldehyde and ethyl acetate. There are many types of VOCs, but it is impossible to include all volatile organic compounds during monitoring and supervision. Therefore, some indicators are sometimes used to characterize VOCs such as TVOC, NMVOC and hydrocarbons. VOCs generally have strong irritancy and toxicity, some have teratogenic, carcinogenic and mutagenic effects, and quite a few are flammable and explosive. Some VOCs are factors that cause photochemical smog; halogenated hydrocarbon VOCs can destroy the ozone layer. It causes a greenhouse effect; VOCs are also an important precursor of ozone and PM2.5, and ash weather is closely related to the environmental concentratio...

Which one of hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid has strong rust removal ability?

We placed the rusted nails in an equal volume, hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid with equal hydrogen ion concentration. Finally, we found that the rust removal effect of hydrochloric acid is better. It can also be demonstrated by experiments that when other conditions are the same, the reaction rate of dilute sulfuric acid and metal oxide is slower than that of hydrochloric acid. Then, from the aspects of production, transportation and safe use, which one is more dominant in hydrochloric acid and sulfuric acid? The industrial preparation of hydrochloric acid is to obtain hydrogen and chlorine gas by electrolyzing saturated brine. The two gases react to form hydrogen chloride gas. After water absorption, hydrochloric acid is formed. Hydrogen chloride gas can not be dissolved in water without limitation. Therefore, the concentrated mass fraction of concentrated hydrochloric acid is the most. At around 37%. Sulfuric acid is obtained by calcining pyrite at a high temperature to prod...

Do you know how to remove the rust on the iron surface?

Commonly used methods for removing rust can be divided into physical methods and chemical methods. The physical method mainly uses sanding to remove rust, such as sandpaper, grinding wheel, wire brush, steel ball, etc. The chemical method mainly uses the chemical reaction between acid and rust to achieve the purpose of rust removal. In fact, it is only necessary to isolate steel products from water and oxygen to prevent steel corrosion. Therefore, the easiest way to prevent iron rust is to keep the surface of the steel product clean and dry. To prevent rusting of steel, a protective layer can also be formed on the surface, such as oiling, painting, firing enamel, spray molding, and the like. In daily life, people often paint paint on cars, buckets, etc., and the machine needs to apply mineral oil. In addition, a layer of metal that is not easily rusted, such as zinc, tin, chromium, nickel, etc., may be plated on the surface of the steel by electroplating or hot plating. These meta...

Why does steel pipe get rust?

Our daily production and life are inseparable from steel materials, but the amount of steel lost in the world due to corrosion is enormous. Therefore, how to protect steel from corrosion is of great significance. What is the principle of steel corrosion? We can explore according to the small experiment shown in the figure below: add a small amount of calcium chloride in the first tube (calcium chloride can absorb the water vapor in the air, dry it), put a nail, plug it tightly Test tube mouth. A nail was placed in the second test tube, and the molten iron was immersed in distilled water which was boiled and rapidly cooled, and then the vegetable oil was poured to form an oil layer on the water surface. Place a nail in the third tube and add a small amount of distilled water to immerse a part of the nail in water. Three tubes were observed and recorded for a week. From the experimental results, we can find that the nails in the first and second tubes are not rusted, but the nails i...

US hot rolled coil price exceeded $1,000/ton

Since June 21, the price of hot rolled coil in the Midwest has remained above US$1,000/ton (up from US$6/ton to US$1009/ton on July 10). This is the price of US steel, represented by hot rolled coil, has once again exceeded $1,000/ton since October 17, 2008. For the reasons for the skyrocketing US steel prices, the industry believes that: First, the United States imposes a 25% high tariff on imported steel products; secondly, speculation has fueled US steel prices; finally, the US steel market is in strong demand in 2018. . From the actual effect of the United States on the 25% high tariff on steel products, it hurts the exporting country's steel enterprises and undermines the global industrial division of labor; on the other hand, it also hurts the downstream users of US steel and reduces its Market competitiveness can be said to harm others. As US Secretary of Commerce Ross recently admitted at a hearing held by the US Senate Finance Committee, the price of steel in the ...

South Korea's steel plate distribution related costs rose

According to data from the Korean steel plate distribution industry, the Korean toll tax has been raised from the previous 10,000 won/ton to 12,000 won to 15,000 won/ton since the beginning of this year. The relevant industry also requested that the fee be raised to 18,000 won / ton. It is understood that there are still some unsold materials in the relevant Korean market, and the tolls of some unsold materials are charged according to the previous standard of 10,000 won/ton. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email: sales@xysteelpipe.com MP: +8613739082333 Skype: adashaw88

Korean cold rolled flat prices began to rise in July

In July, Korean cold-rolled flat product manufacturers began to increase prices. Among them, South Korea's Eastern Steel has identified new price tags, and other companies such as South Korea's Dongkuk Steel and South Korea's Shiya Group also participated in the price increase. According to industry sources, South Korea's Eastern Steel has issued a notice to increase the price of all cold-rolled flat products by 40,000 won/ton since July 16. South Korea's Dongkuk Steel and South Korea's Shiya Group announced that their cold-rolled flat products prices will increase by 50,000 won / ton. South Korean manufacturers of cold-rolled flat products said that they will continue to bear the burden of increasing production costs in the middle of the year. Previously they had reduced losses by cutting production levels, and some producers had to overcome the current difficulties by raising prices. Related parties expect that although the shipment price of Korean cold...

Hyundai Steel H-beam prices will rise by 30,000 to 40,000 won per ton

Hyundai Steel Corporation announced on July 9 that the company's H-beam prices will increase from July 18. It is understood that the price of Hyundai Steel's light H-beam will increase by 30,000 won / ton, and the closing price will be adjusted to 840,000 won / ton. In addition, Hyundai Steel's heavy  H-beam  prices will increase by 40,000 won / ton, the price per ton will be adjusted to 1 million won; the price of extra-thick H-beam will increase to 1.06 million won per ton. Hyundai Steel said that the price increase reflects the increase in costs in the first half of this year. The preferential policies in long-term contracts are not affected by this price adjustment. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email: sales@xysteelpipe.com MP: +8613739082333 Skype: adashaw88

Vietnam announces anti-dumping duties on imported stainless steel products from China

"Vietnam Economic Times" reported on July 6, the Ministry of Industry and Trade recently issued the 2398/QD-BCT decision to impose anti-dumping duties on stainless steel products imported from China, Malaysia, Indonesia and Taiwan. The new anti-dumping tax rate is implemented from July 20, 2018 to October 6, 2019, and is the same as the original tax rate for the period from May 14, 2016 to July 19, 2018. Specifically, the tax rate for  Chinese stainless steel  producers is still 25.35%, but Shanxi Taigang's tax rate is 17.47%; Indonesian producer tax rate is 13.03%, but Indonesia's jin jindal (PT jindal) tax rate fell to 6.64%. The tax rate for stainless steel products in Malaysia is still 9.31%; Taiwan in China continues to be 13.79%, but the tax rate for Yuan Long is 37.29%. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email: sales@xysteelpipe.com MP: +8613739082333 Skype: adashaw88

Ukraine's steel export revenue in the first half of this year increased by 35% year-on-year

The Ukrainian Independent News Network quoted the National Finance and Taxation Administration as saying on July 9 that the steel export revenue of Ukrainian steel companies in the first six months of this year was 5.397 billion U.S. dollars, a year-on-year increase of 35%. The export of metal products was 540 million US dollars, an increase of 34%, and the total export value in the country was 2.32%. In June, Ukrainian steel exports were 959 million U.S. dollars and metal products were exported 95.4 million U.S. dollars. In the first half of this year, steel imports (in currency terms) were US$629 million, up 25.5% year-on-year, and imports of metal products were US$410 million, up 13% year-on-year. In 2017, Ukrainian steel export revenue was 8.7 billion US dollars, up 19.6%;  metal products  export foreign exchange income was 896.67 million, an increase of 30%. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email: sales@xysteelpipe.com MP: +8613739082333...

Vietnam Hefa Sintering and Pellet Project started

At 6:30 on July 10, the commencement ceremony of the Vietnam Hefa Sintering and Pellet Project, which was undertaken by China's 19th Metallurgical Group, was officially started. The project is located in the vast orange economy zone of Vietnam's general province, and is a comprehensive large-scale steel base invested by Vietnam Hefa Group. China 19th Metallurgical Group has undertaken 2*360 square meters of sintering and 1.8 million tons of pellets.  The equipment engineering capacity is 28,000 tons,  steel structure  is 4,500 tons, pipelines are 4,500 tons, and cables are 1,100 kilometers. The construction period is 335 days.  In the case of a bad local climate (the highest temperature is 45 degrees Celsius, and the rainy season is from October to December each year), all the employees of China 19th Metallurgical Group will take countermeasures to ensure the smooth operation of the project. Check www.xysteelpipe.com for more info. Contact Email:...

US crude steel production weekly report

In the week ending July 7, 2018, the domestic domestic crude steel output was 1.792 million tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 76.4%. In the same period last year, the output was 1.733 million short tons and the capacity utilization rate was 74.3%. Crude steel output rose by 3.4% year-on-year and rose by 0.6% on a week-on-week basis. In the week ending June 23, 2018, the domestic domestic crude steel output was 1.78 million short tons, and the capacity utilization rate was 76%. After adjustment, as of July 7, 2018, the cumulative crude  steel  output in the United States was 47.922 million short tons, the capacity utilization rate was 76.3%, and the cumulative crude steel output rose 2.9% year-on-year. In the same period of 2017, it was 46.571 million short tons and 74.4% respectively. The weekly crude steel output was divided into regions, with 209,000 short tons in the northeast region, 679,000 short tons in the Great Lakes region, 189,000 short tons in the...

Vietnam's steel production is expected to increase by 20-22% in 2018

As the Vietnamese economy is in a stable development stage, many real estate projects and transportation infrastructure are under construction, and the current steel production industry in Vietnam is showing good growth. As of the end of May 2018, the total export volume of steel was 2.36 million tons, and the total export volume reached 1.76 billion US dollars. The export volume and export volume increased by 41.9% and 57.8% respectively. The main export market for Vietnam's steel is ASEAN, of which Cambodia is 491,000 tons, up 48.4%; Indonesia is 301,000 tons, up 25.4%; Malaysia is 292,000 tons, up 99%. In addition, the United States 368,000 tons, an increase of 104%; the EU 288,000 tons, an increase of 146%. In the first half of 2018, the production output of crude steel, rolled steel, angle steel and other products increased by 43.7%, 5.3% and 16% respectively. It is expected that in the second half of 2018, the Vietnamese steel production industry will continue to...