Steel Times International News
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NLMK invests in 6Mt/y ore pellatising plant
The Russian steel producer Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has placed an order for a 6Mt/y pellatising plant for magnetite ore.
04 January 2012 -
63 New BF in China in 2011
China’s production capacity of crude steel has continued to grow in spite of industry-wide losses.
03 January 2012 -
China in 2011
Although China remains the world’s top steel producer, the ‘good old days’ for steelmakers are long gone. In the first 11 months of 2011, China produced 631Mt of crude steel, up 9.8% from a year earlier, according to the National Statistics Bureau.
03 January 2012 -
Algeria and Qatar agree to build 5Mt/y mill
An agreement to build a 5Mt/y mill in the Gigel industrial zone of Algeria has been signed between the governments of Algeria and Qatar.
20 December 2011 -
Emirates Steel reports good financial performance
Emirates Steel – now the largest steel producer in UAE, announced that profits to the close of its FY in September had doubled over the previous year.
20 December 2011 -
Qatar Steel ups Saudi firm stake to 29.74%
Qatar Steel’s board of directors has approved increasing the company’s stake in Saudi Arabia’s South Steel, from 20.9% to 29.74%, at SR90M (US$24M).
20 December 2011
