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SAIL Bhilai Plant records a 42% growth in production of prime 260 m rail panels

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) Bhilai Steel Plant recorded a 42% growth in production of prime 260 metre long rail panels in 2019-20 over 2018-19. During the same period, the plant also posted a 30% growth in overall production of prime rails.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Tata Steel cuts down production across all major operations in Inda and Europe

Tata Steel has cut down production across all its major operations in Inda and Europe amid the COVID -19 outbreak.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Brazil's Usiminas to idle 2 blast furnaces at Ipatinga, halt Cubatão

Brazilian flat steel producer Usiminas has decided to shut down two blast furnaces at its Ipatinga unit and halt its Cubatão steelmaking facility in order to adjust its production to lower demand resulting from the outbreak of Covid-19, the company said on Thu...

Friday, April 3, 2020

Glencore : chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe declares force majeure

[Ferro-Alloys.com] Glencore's chrome joint venture in South Africa with Merafe Resources has declared force majeure on qualifying contracts after a nationwide lockdown forced operations to shut, a Merafe executive said.

Friday, April 3, 2020

Euro Manganese : Provides COVID-19 Update

[Ferro-Alloys.com] VANCOUVER, British Columbia, April 02, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euro Manganese Inc. (“EMN” or the "Company") provides an update on its operations and mitigation measures at its Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic, and on th...

Friday, April 3, 2020

EUROPE REBAR: Prices up in South on limited availability, steady in North

Domestic prices for steel rebar were unchanged in Northern Europe but slightly up in Southern Europe because of an increase in trading in Italy.

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Anglo American expects 2-3mln-tonne hit to Kumba iron ore ops this year

Anglo American is expecting a production impact of 2-3 million tonnes at its Kumba iron ore operations in 2020, following a decision to operate with around half of its workforce during a 21-day lockdown in South Africa that started this week.

Thursday, April 2, 2020

Global Covid-19 effects could cut iron ore supply by 18 mln tonnes in 2020, Vale says

Nationwide lockdowns and restrictions on activity to contain the Covid-19 pandemic could reduce the supply of iron ore in the seaborne market by around 18 million tonnes this year, according to mining company Vale.

Thursday, April 2, 2020
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