Steel Times International News
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Reduced quotas for Brazil, Mexico to be monitored
The US Trade Representative’s office (USTR) has announced that it will reduce Brazil’s 2020 quota for semi-finished steel from 350kt to 60kt as a result of market deterioration caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There are also plans for Mexico to establish a strict monitoring regime to tackle surges in steel pipe, mechanical steel tubing and semi-finished exports to the US, according to a news report from Reuters.
01 September 2020 -
Big River Steel phase two expansion start-up by year end
Big River Steel, the Osceola, Arkansas-based technology business 'that just happens to be a steel company' is well on the way to completing its second phase expansion, according to a recent interview given by CEO Dave Stickler to Argus Media.
28 August 2020 -
HBIS Group delivers high-speed rail steel for Beijing-Xiongan line
The Chinese HBIS Group has delivered over 100kt of high quality, high rise building steel, bars and wires for the construction of the Beijing-Xiongan Intercity railway.
28 August 2020 -
Liberty Ostrava approved to implement low carbon tech
Czech Republic-based Liberty Ostrava, an integrated steel business with an annual production capacity of 3.6Mt, and part of Sanjeev Gupta's sustainable industry leader GFG Alliance, has been given Government approval to implement new low carbon technologies.
26 August 2020 -
Praxair Announces Name Change to Linde
Linde, a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2019 sales ofUS$28 billion, has announced that its US subsidiary, Praxair Inc., will begin operating under the Linde name, effective September 1. The name change reflects the company’s evolution following the merger of Praxair Inc. and Linde AG. Operating under the Linde brand, the company has established a vision to be the best performing global industrial gases and engineering company.
20 August 2020 -
Russian steelmaker embraces QR coding system
Russia's largest and (it claims) most efficient steelmaker, NLMK Group, has introduced a QR coding system for all types of flat and long steel products produced in Russia. The digital solution, says the company, will enable it to process documents and ship products faster, and will help customers to move away from paperwork.
19 August 2020
