Steel Times International News
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US import permit applications up 31% for July
Based on the Commerce Department’s most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) has reported that steel import permit applications for the month of July totalled 3.57Mt (net tons). This was a 31% increase from the 2.72Mt (permit tons) recorded in June and a 75.1% increase from the June final imports total of 2.04Mt. (All figures are net tons).
08 August 2019 -
Leading Russian steelmaker implements digitalisation programme in partnership with Deloitte CIS
Deloitte CIS has completed an assessment of Russian steelmaker MMK’s digital maturity and transformation potential as part of MMK's digitalisation strategy. The joint team applied Deloitte's global experience to analyse MMK's current digital initiatives and future potential.
08 August 2019 -
Steel giants put value at risk, says climate report
A new report by CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, analysing a US$259bn grouping of the world’s 20 largest steelmakers, has found that the steel sector is failing to reduce emissions at the rate required to keep global warming below 2°C – putting, on average, 14% of the companies’ potential value at risk.
31 July 2019 -
Slovenian Steel Group embraces Industry 4.0
PSI Metals has been commissioned by the SIJ – the Slovenian Steel Group and its steel company SIJ Metal Ravne – with the implementation of the PSImetals modules Production, Quality, Order Dressing and Order Scheduling and Line Scheduling. PSImetals 5.18 will replace two legacy systems in the melt shop and downstream area.
29 July 2019 -
Steel Košice order new annealing and coating line
Slovakian steelmaker U.S. Steel Košice has placed a order for the supply of an annealing and coating line (ACL) for dynamo steel strips to Tenova LOI Thermprocess, a leading global supplier of heat treatment lines and furnaces.
29 July 2019 -
June 2019 world crude steel production up 4.6%, says worldsteel
World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 159.0 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2019, a 4.6% increase compared to June 2018.
29 July 2019
