Steel Times International News
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Baosteel Zhanjiang starts construction
Baosteel Group started constructing of a greenfield steel complex in Zhanjiang city, Guangdong province in the SE of the country.
31 July 2013 -
Brazil one-year on with Charcoal Sustainability Protocol
Brazil is the only country in the world still producing pig iron in charcoal blast furnaces. Currently, almost 10% (3.45Mt)of Brazilian steel is obtained using pig iron from charcoal mini-blast furnaces. This implies important environmental advantages, such as the reduction of greenhouse gases emissions during the industrial process.
30 July 2013 -
The Story of Henry Bessemer
To celebrate the year of the bicentennial of the birth of Henry Bessemer the Herne Hill Society – the area of Southwark, London where Sir Henry lived when he moved to London – has reissued an updated version of a booklet by Patricia Jenkyns first published in 1984.
30 July 2013 -
US imports drop 11% in H1 2013
Steel imports declined 14% in June compared to May according to preliminary government reporting. The decline in imports from May of semifinished steel represented half of the total month to month decline in June over the final import data for May.
29 July 2013 -
ArcelorMittal automotive joint venture VAMA unveils brand in China
Valin ArcelorMittal Automotive Steel Co, Ltd (VAMA), the joint venture between ArcelorMittal and Valin Steel, has officially unveiled its brand in Loudi, China.
29 July 2013 -
Hebai I&S facing toughest times
China's largest iron and steel group is determined to cut output and upgrade production as it copes with the toughest market conditions since 2008, said Kong Ping, the vice-president of Hebei Iron & Steel Group Co Ltd.
28 July 2013
