Metalloinvest
Metalloinvest produced 4.9 million tonnes of steel in 2019. Metalloinvest is a leading global producer and supplier of HBI and iron ore products, and a regional producer of high quality steel. Metalloinvest extracts iron ore from the second largest measured iron ore reserve base in the world with approximately 14.1 billion tonnes of proven and probable reserves on a JORC (IMC …
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EVRAZ
EVRAZ produced 13.9 million tonnes of steel in 2019. EVRAZ is a vertically integrated steel, mining and vanadium business with operations in the Russian Federation, the USA, Canada, the Czech Republic and Kazakhstan. EVRAZ is among the top steel producers in the world. A significant portion of the Сompany’s internal consumption of iron ore and coking coal is covered by its mining operations. The Group is listed on the London Stock Exchange …
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Severstal
Severstal in numbers 2019 11.8 million tonnes of steel PAO Severstal is a vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining company with major assets in Russia as well as investments in other regions. Severstal remains a global leader in efficiency, with the highest EBITDA margin in the steel industry globally, positive free cash flow generation throughout the cycle and a track …
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Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works
MMK is one of the world’s largest steel producers and a leading Russian metals company. The company’s operations in Russia include a large steel producing complex encompassing the entire production chain, from preparation of iron ore to downstream processing of rolled steel. MMK turns out a broad range of steel products with a predominant share of high-value-added products. In 2019 …
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NLMK Group
NLMK Group is a leading international manufacturer of high-quality steel products with a vertically integrated business model. Mining and steelmaking are concentrated in cost-efficient regions; finished products are manufactured close to our main customers in Russia, North America, and the EU. Market positions in 2018 23% – Share of the global slab market 23% – Share of Russian steel production …
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Cleveland-Cliffs Completes Acquisition of AK Steel
CLEVELAND–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. (NYSE: CLF) announced today that it has successfully completed the acquisition of AK Steel Holding Corporation, integrating North America’s largest producer of iron ore pellets downstream into the production of value-added steel and specialty manufactured parts for the automotive industry. The combined company will be led by Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Lourenco Goncalves. “This is a …
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Hibbing Taconite to idle operations on May 3, expects to resume in early Jul
It was reported that a Hibbing Taconite, a joint-venture of ArcelorMittal, US Steel, and Cleveland-Cliffs, would suspend its operations of iron ore mine and pellet processing plant on May 3rd and expected to resume the operations at least on July 6th. It was said that about 650 workers would be laid off as a result of poor steel demand in …
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China’s steel demand to recover markedly in Q2 amid stimulus: association
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) — China is expected to see its weakened demand for steel forge a strong recovery in the second quarter as the country’s infrastructure investment and production resumption gains more momentum, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) said Wednesday. CISA official He Wenbo said the quarter-on-quarter growth would be remarkable, citing favorable demand-side plans, including the …
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Direct reduced iron
Direct reduced iron (DRI), also called sponge iron, is produced from the direct reduction of iron ore (in the form of lumps, pellets, or fines) to iron by a reducing gas or elemental carbon produced from natural gas or coal. Many ores are suitable for direct reduction. Direct reduction refers to solid-state processes which reduce iron oxides to metallic iron …
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Indian Odisha govt agrees 3 investment projects in steel industry
It was reported that the Indian Odisha government had agreed three investment proposals in the steel sector, submitted by three companies, Kashvi International Private Limited, Purosteel India Private Limited, and Rungta Mines Limited. Kashvi International would invest INR 55.23 crore to build an extra iron ore beneficiation plant with an annual capacity of 1.2 million tons to its Iron Ore …
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