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voda 29 april 2021 09:12

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ABB to Modernize Drives & Motors of Borlange HSM of SSAB

ABB has secured an order for modernization of roller table drives and motors integrated with the existing ABB Ability System 800xA Distributed Control System at SSAB’s hot strip mill in Borlänge in Sweden. The contract with the global steel company will result in increased energy efficiency and reliable, stable operations following a three phase installation and commissioning program tied to planned maintenance shutdowns in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Ahead of the on-site work scope ABB and SSAB have carefully planned out the ideal dimensioning and configuration solution for the roller table sections. This plan will fulfill specific requests from SSAB around remote options and draw on ABB’s deep knowledge-based solution for motors and drives optimization connected to its DCS.

The project will improve continuous operation with reduced energy consumption, reduced maintenance and reduced spare parts holding through upgrades, retention and expansion of existing ABB and third-party installed drives and motors. The old DC drive system will be replaced with the latest AC drive system, with ACS880 multidrives, AC motors and distribution panels integrated to the existing ABB Ability 800xA system for overriding control.

ABB will manage the entire plant and system design, installation, assembly and commissioning for SSAB. One new solution requested by the customer is a remote reset for use in the eventuality of a tripped motor, which will avoid the need for maintenance personnel call out in the first stage. The two companies will work together to safely minimize shutdowns during assembly and commissioning phases, ensuring fast, reliable start-up with limited production downtime.

SSAB runs cost-efficient and flexible production systems across its production plants in Sweden, Finland and the US, with annual steel production capacity at 8.8 million tonnes. It also finishes steel products in China and Brazil. It plans to offer fossil-free steel to the market by 2026 and eliminate CO2 emissions by 2045.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 29 april 2021 09:13

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Danieli to Install Mechanical Dry Pumps at Rubiera Special Steel

Danieli announced that two new sets of mechanical dry pump systems will be installed at Rubiera Special Steel in Casalgrande in Italy. The degassing stations are based on Vacuum Lid Degassers, so the vacuum cover fits directly in the ladle, minimizing the system volume. This application requires perfect process control to minimize the slag foaming phenomena during pump-down time. All VLD systems are connected through a specially arranged suction line to a vacuum pump consisting of steam ejectors: RSS replaces the existing steam ejectors pumps with a new, dry mechanical pump system. The new system will improve performance by enhancing all operating conditions related to VD process, namely:

1. Ability to run VD/VOD operations independently from the steam supplies

2. System performance improvements, such as pump-down times and final vacuum pressure reached by end of degassing

3. Improvements to VD operations metallurgical performance, higher steel degassing efficiency with reduced process timing

The target is to control and reduce the transformation, optimizing OpEx across the board. In this scenario, the mechanical dry pump is the reliable solution to keep the same vacuum process final quality, but with several savings in terms of operating costs.

Mechanical dry pump systems offer the same steam ejector vacuum pump performance without the active costs for steam, besides steam generation plant and maintenance.

The installation will provide not only the mechanical dry pumps but also a dust separator and textile filter (to remove the dust coming from the process gas), all necessary shut-off and control valves, and a new Q-AFS system to be located on the existing vacuum cover.

Startup of the new mechanical dry pump is scheduled for August 2021 for the first station and the beginning of January 2022 for the second one.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 29 april 2021 09:21

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US Steel Drops Plan for Fracking at Edgar Thomson Works

NPR’s SteelImpact Pennsylvania reported that US Steel is dropping plans for a fracking company to drill for gas at a Pittsburgh area steel mill. The decision comes after years of opposition to the project from some residents. A turning point on the project came last fall, when a local zoning board denied a permit extension to Merrion Oil and Gas, the company developing the well. The company was planning to appeal that decision, but last week, US Steel said it’s pulling the plug on the project. Tthe Company said “It values input from our neighbors and the communities where we live and work, as well as the open dialogue needed to balance our responsibilities to our shareholders, our neighbors, and to environmentally sustainable steelmaking. US Steel has decided to exit a lease agreement that would have allowed a natural gas well on the property of our Edgar Thomson Plant. An agreement between US Steel Corp and New Mexico-based Merrion Oil & Gas to drill Marcellus Shale gas wells near US Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works was terminates on 23 April 2021.”

New Mexico-based Merrion Oil and Gas received a permit from East Pittsburgh Borough for a conditional use to drill and frack a well at US Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works in 2018. Merrion Oil and Gas operations manager Mr Ryan Davis said the company is dropping the appeal of its zoning permit denial, and had agreed to abandon efforts to drill a well at the Edgar Thomson Steel Mill.

The two companies teamed up in 2017 with plans to drill wells on the Mon Valley site. US Steel was to receive royalties in gas instead of typical cash payments.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 29 april 2021 09:22

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Swiss Steel Reports Improved Results for Q1 of 2021

Leading special long steel maker Swiss Steel Group has significantly improved its financial key performance indicators compared to the prior-year quarter. In the first quarter of 2021, sales volumes increased by around 12% to 510 kilotons compared to the same quarter of 2020, the order backlog rose by approx. 59% to 684 kilotons, and adjusted EBITDA improved to around EUR 44 million from EUR -6 million. Group result as well improved significantly to approx. EUR 5 million from EUR -42 million.

As planned and already announced, the company will present more detailed information on the results for the first quarter of 2021 and the outlook for the financial year 2021 as part of its capital market reporting on May 5, 2021.

The Swiss Steel Group is currently one of the world's leading providers of customized solutions in the field of special long steel products. The Group is also one of the leading manufacturers in the global market for both tool steel and stainless long steel and is one of the two largest companies in Europe for alloyed and high-alloy quality & engineering steel.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 29 april 2021 09:30

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MMK & SKB Kontur Share Results of Kontur.Factoring

Russian steel maker PJSC Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works MMK has centralized its factoring operations by connecting financial agents to the Kontur.Factoring online platform and implementing the one window principle. To work in digital format, MMK chose the electronic platform Kontur.Factoring. MMK has been operating in the factoring services market since 2011. Every year the number of factors and counterparties is increasing. Along with this, the workflow is also growing, which entails an increase in the time spent on processing, signing and sending documents for transactions. In 2018, in order to speed up the workflow and optimize the process of factoring operations, MMK was the first among Russian metallurgical enterprises to transfer the conclusion of factoring transactions to the electronic platform Kontur.Factoring, a development of the Russian company SKB Kontur. In 2018, MMK used the platform to conclude transactions as a buyer, and since 2019, the plant has been working with Kontur.Faktoring and as a supplier.

Over the three years of operation, the number of counterparties increased to 93. The counterparties concluded more than 7 thousand transactions in electronic format, and the total turnover exceeded 37 billion rubles, of which more than 24 billion rubles were carried out in 2020. (this indicator has grown more than 12 times compared to 2018).

Suppliers working on the electronic platform were able to promptly sign notifications and registers in an electronic standardized form, transfer documents to factors in an automated format from SKB Kontur, and, if necessary, quickly switch to another factor without changing the process of assigning obligations and financing.

For the buyer, the advantages of the new approach were the ability to control the assignment process, confirming deliveries on the electronic platform "Kontur.Factoring", as well as to timely reflect information on assigned monetary claims.

In 2020, PJSC MMK finalized the corporate accounting system for accounting for factoring operations and created "robots" that solve typical tasks for the exchange of data between the site and the accounting system. This made it possible to automate processes and speed up the receipt of funding. A set of improvements helped to use the capabilities of digital factoring with maximum efficiency and optimized the work of MMK employees.

There are plans to further automate the exchange of data between the site and the company, set up work through the API, automate the confirmation of deliveries in subsidiaries, which will reduce the number of manual operations and expand factoring capabilities for the Group's companies.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 29 april 2021 09:31

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SAIL RSP Registers Highest Torpedo Ladle Life

Pragativadi News reported that Steel Authority of India Limited’s Rourkela Steel Plant has registered a new national record in Torpedo ladle life. The plant scripted this record by clocking Life of 2552 heats in Torpedo ladle 2 in a single campaign surpassing the earlier best Life of 2407 heats achieved in November 2020. The Torpedo ladle2 started its campaign on 13th June 2018 and after handling 762,207 tonnes of hot metal, it was ultimately putdown for debricking on 24th April 2021.

The significant achievement was made possible because of efforts of Refractory Engineering (Services) and Blast Furnace department. Such high life in torpedo ladles could only be possible with the adoption of innovative lining pattern and maintenance practices by Refractory Engineering Department like metal heal practice, window repair concept, modifications in heating cycle, online inspection and thermography etc. As on date three mid repairs were carried out in the torpedo ladle in line with the scheduled maintenance plan.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 29 april 2021 09:33

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Severstal Karelsky Okatysh to Cut SO2 in Iron Ore Pellet Plant

Russian steel maker Severstal’s iron ore mining and processing plant Karelsky Okatysh in Russia plans to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by using a desulfurization unit on a roasting machine. Sulfur dioxide is released during pellet burning. Electrostatic precipitators for gas cleaning of roasting machines do not delay it, therefore it was decided to build a pilot desulfurization unit. The equipment is mounted at the site of the roasting machine No 3. In the installation, the firing gases will be sprayed with milk of lime. The launch of the pilot plant will allow simulating the purification processes for various parameters of waste gases (temperature, sulfur dioxide content, pressure) in the production of various types of products.

Pilot tests of new equipment and training of specialists from the firing section are scheduled for May. If the "pilot" proves its effectiveness, a project of an industrial desulfurization unit will be developed, taking into account the site for utilization of a by-product sludge.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 29 april 2021 09:34

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Study Finds US Steel Clairton Coke Fire Worsened Asthma Symptoms

Pittsburgh Business Times reported that a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study found that asthma exacerbations increased after a fire at United States Steel Corp’s Clairton Coke Works in December 2018. The Christmas Eve 2018 fire in particular, which destroyed pollution controls, resulted in 102 days of sulfur dioxide emissions at levels 25 times greater than normal. Brandy Brywa-Hill, a PhD student in the school and lead author of the analysis, said “In addition to verifying that people living within a 10-mile radius of the coke works had higher rates of asthma exacerbations and use of albuterol rescue medication than those living outside the radius, we learned that nearly half of the people with asthma closest to the fire were unaware of the pollution problem, and therefore, unable to take steps to avoid exposure,”

The Heinz Endowments provided funding for the study, which was carried out through collaborations with the University of Pittsburgh Asthma and Environmental Lung Health Institute at UPMC and the Allegheny County Health Department. The study included information from 39 asthma patients who live within 10 miles of the plant and 44 asthma patients who live beyond that radius in the six weeks after the disaster. The authors reported that the patients who lived closest to the facility experienced an 80% increased risk of worsened symptoms compared to those furthest away from the plan. The study also revealed that 44% of participants said they were unaware of the pollution at the time and the suggestions from the county health department for at-risk populations to remain indoors.

Dr James Fabisiak, PhD associate professor of environmental and occupation health at Pitt and senior author on the report said “When we asked the participants if they would want to know about an environmental disaster, of course they said they would. Our study reveals that there is a need for a more robust notification system that uses many modes of communication so people can make informed, timely decisions to protect their health.”

US Steel’s external lead for operational communications Amanda Malkowski said the company spent more than USD 300 million dollars on environmental improvements in the Mon Valley since the fire. Malkowski said "These investments and the dedication of our employees have led to record-setting environmental performance for both US Steel and Allegheny County. We have announced enhanced commitments to sustainability and are supporting the Allegheny County Health Department’s inversion rule, part of which includes Mon Valley air quality alerts to increase community awareness. Since 2018, we have improved transparency, communicating with local officials and agencies with great frequency and engaging with our Community Advisory Panels. Safety and environmental performance remain our top priorities, and we value our commitments to our employees, communities and the environment.”

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 30 april 2021 08:30

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Indian Auto Makers Adjusting Production on COVID Slowdown

As the COVID tsunami is spreading to most parts of the country, Indian auto manufacturers, citing various reasons, have started to reduce automobile production. Leading car maker Maruti Suzuki announced on 28 April that it will shut down Its factories in Haryana to Make oxygen available for medical needs and that same decision is taken by Suzuki Motor Gujarat. Maruti Suzuki said “As part of the car manufacturing process, Maruti Suzuki uses a small amount of oxygen in its factories while relatively much larger quantities are used by the manufacturers of components. In the current situation, we believe that all available oxygen should be used to save lives. Accordingly, Maruti Suzuki has decided to advance its maintenance shutdown, originally scheduled for June, to 1st to 9th May. Production in all factories will close for maintenance during this period.”

Suzuki Motor will suspend operations at Gujarat as it is facing difficulty procuring parts due to a shortage of industrial-use oxygen amid the pandemic. The company says it will decide when to resume production while monitoring the state of coronavirus infections in the country.

Tata Motors has decided to calibrate production of its vehicles with actual demand to prevent oversupply and a pile up of inventory at the company and dealers. It said “The lock-down enforced in various parts of the country is expected to impact vehicle demand temporarily. Hence, the company has set in motion a comprehensive ‘Business Agility Plan’ to protect and serve the interests of its customers, dealers and suppliers. By carefully calibrating and matching supplies with retail demand, Tata Motors shall ensure that optimal levels of inventory are maintained with dealers to meet whatever customer demands arise and also be prepared for a rebound in demand once the situation returns to normalcy.”

Toyota Kirloskar Motors Limited has announced the closure of its passenger car manufacturing plant in the southern state of Karnataka between April 26 and May 14. However, officially the company maintained that this is a routine maintenance closure.

MG Motors India Limited has announced that it will shut down its plant in the Gujarat, initially for seven days to protect its employees. The plant has an annual production capacity of 80,000 units with employee strength of 1500.

Two wheeler manufacturer Hero Motocorp has announced that it is closing down all its six manufacturing units across the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Gujarat, but no information is available on the duration of such a closure.

Suzuki Motorcycle has reduced the number of shifts from three to one and will run the Gurgaon plant on one shift from April 28 to May 1, 2021 . It said "The safety of our employees is of utmost importance to us at Suzuki Motorcycle India. Hence, looking at the exponential surge in COVID-19 cases in the country, we have decided to reduce the number of production shifts from 3 to 1 from April 28, 2021, till May 1, 2021, as a precautionary measure. We will observe the situation and accordingly resume normal operations from 2nd May 2021."

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:11

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JSW Steel to Increase Oxygen Supply to 1000 Tonnes per Day

PTI reported that Indian steel giant JSW Steel said that it has ramped up production and would commence supplies of 1,000 tonnes per day of Liquid Medical Oxygen from Friday. JSW Steel is supplying LMO from its three manufacturing facilities in Karnataka, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu to various States across India. The total supplies of LMO by JSW Steel during April 2021 are expected to be more than 20,000 tonnes from all its plants.

JSW Steel Vijayanagar Works President Mr Rajashekhar Pattanasetty said “We have more than tripled LMO supply at JSW Vijayanagar plant from an average of 200 tons in early April to over 680 tons per day currently. JSW Steel has so far supplied more than 11,500 tonnes of LMO from its Ballari plant in Karnataka in the month of April.”

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:13

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Paul Wurth, Dillinger & Saarstahl to Develop Dry Reforming Process

With H2Syngas, German steel makers Saarstahl and Dillinger will work with SMS Group’s Paul Wurth to further develop the technology of dry reforming of coke oven gas with blast furnace gas developed by Paul Wurth. A cooperation agreement to this effect was signed in 2020. The pilot plant is to be taken into operation in the summer at the site of the joint subsidiary of Dillinger and Saarstahl, ROGESA Roheisengesellschaft Saar GmbH in Dillingen. The dry reforming process allows the conversion of coke oven gas into a hot reducing gas or syngas that is injected in the blast furnace at tuyere or shaft level. The mixture of coke oven gas and blast furnace gas is compressed and heated-up in a regenerative heat exchanger of similar design than a traditional hot stove. At high temperature, the methane contained in the coke oven gas will react with the CO2 contained in the blast furnace gas to produce hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The injection of this hot reducing gas into the blast furnace entails a significant reduction in coke consumption. Such use of steelmaking gases for metallurgical purposes rather than for thermal purposes, translates into a significant reduction in CO2 emissions of up to 12%. The use of hydrogen can further improve and almost double the CO2 saving potential.

The first step in the development of the dry reforming technology is the construction of a pilot plant, which allows testing the dry reforming process at small scale with industrial gases. A further objective of the pilot plant is to test materials and components in regards to their suitability for the construction of an industrial scale plant. This is particularly important for the selection of refractory materials used in the regenerative heat exchanger. The start-up of the pilot plant is scheduled for summer 2021.

In the subsequent phases of the cooperation, it is planned to scaled-up the process to semi-industrial and later industrial scale with the support of public funding, by producing larger amounts of hot syngas and inject them at shaft level in one of the two blast furnaces in Dillingen. Elaboration of a blast furnace shaft injection technology is thus part of the dry reforming development.

The cooperation agreement provides Paul Wurth the opportunity to test the dry reforming process under industrial-like conditions, which will boost the development of the new technology. For Dillinger and Saarstahl, the future full-scale implementation of this technology will considerably decrease the carbon footprint and allow taking a next step forward towards green steel production.

H2Syngas is one of the leading projects of the cross-border hydrogen project in the Saar region, which is seeking IPCEI funding from the German government. The aim of the individual projects is to establish a green hydrogen economy in Saarland, France and Luxembourg. The various sub-projects are collectively initiating a sustainable transformation process in industry and in the mobility sector. The emission-free technologies that are emerging from this are driving structural change in the border region. As industrial customers, the Saarland steel companies Dillinger and Saarstahl are playing a key role here in the strategic development.

The first phase of the project will involve construction of a pilot plant to test the dry reforming process on a small scale. For the development and construction of this pilot plant the Luxembourg Ministry of Economy awarded Paul Wurth a grant under the applicable R&D aid scheme. The pilot plant is scheduled to be begin operating in the summer of 2021. In the next project phases, the process will be further developed to semi-industrial and later to industrial scale with support from public funding. The aim is for larger quantities of synthesis gas to be produced and injected into a blast furnace.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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voda 30 april 2021 09:18

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NLMK Shareholders Confirm Mr Grigory Fedorishin as President & CEO

Russian steel giant NLMK shareholders at the Annual General Shareholders’ Meeting held on 29 April 2021 voted to confirm Mr Grigory Fedorishin as the Group’s President and Chief Executive Officer and to elect a new Board of Directors, with a majority of independent directors, six seats out of nine

Nine members of the Board of Directors were elected:

Vladimir Lisin

Oleg Bagrin

Nikolay Gagarin

Thomas Veraszto (independent director)

Joachim Limberg (independent director)

Stanislav Shekshnia (independent director)

Marjan Oudeman (independent director)

Jane Zavalishina (independent director)

Sergey Kravchenko (independent director)

The shareholders also approved the Company’s 2020 Annual Report and Financial Statements. The shareholders approved the payment of remuneration to members of NLMK’s Board of Directors and the external Auditor.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:20

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Duferco Secures Funds for SanZeno Beam Mill

Supported by the German Export Credit Agency Euler Hermes, UniCredit and DZ Bank have agreed for 11 year long EUR 72 million loan to Italian steel maker Duferco’s Duferco Travi e Profilati to set up a new rolling mill at San Zeno Naviglio in Brescia in Italy. The new SMS Group’s supplies SanZeno Beam Mill built with advanced environmental standards both in terms of energy, with the prevalent use of energy from renewable sources with the possibility of hydrogen power supply using 97% ferrous waste will be able to add 650,000 tonnes of production capacity. The new plant is expected to go into production by the end of 2022.

The overall investment is around EUR 180 million. Duferco signed the technology & equipment’s supply contract with SMS Group in November 2020. The mill will be realized with cutting edge technologies, focusing on digitization, artificial intelligence and automation both for production and logistics. The walking beam furnace will be supplied by the Italian company Forni Industriali Bendotti and will be equipped with innovative hydrogen fuel injected burners, further contributing to decarbonize the production process.

With 900,000 tonnes of steel produced each year in nine plants in Italy, France and Denmark, Duferco's steel division is one of the leaders in Europe in the production of beams and long rolled products. With the new mill, the capacity of the Group will reach 1.5 million tonnes of long products.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:21

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Mariupol to Allocate Site for Metinvest Polytechnic University

Ukraine’s largest mining and metallurgical company Metinvest is studying in detail the proposals for the construction of the first non-state technical university in Ukraine. Applications come from different cities of Ukraine, including Mariupol, where it was originally planned to build Metinvest Polytechnic. The decision to change the location of the university construction was made by the management of Metinvest Group on April 14, despite the fact that the building was planned to be built on the site of an abandoned summer cinema, which is privately owned by the company and outside the City Garden. The construction of the building did not affect the park itself in any way, while it would give a start to the development and reconstruction of all adjacent territories. The company respects the opinion of the community of Mariupol and reacted with understanding to the desire of the townspeople to preserve the current look of the old part of the city.

The key principles of the company are sustainable development, constructive interaction and mutually beneficial partnership with the community.

The Metinvest Group received a proposal, signed by the deputies of all factions of the Mariupol City Council, on the allocation of a plot in the area of ??Peace and Freedom Square for the construction of Metinvest Polytechnic. City councillors assure that this proposal reflects the opinion of the entire community, and the company hopes that if a location in Mariupol is chosen, there will be no more misunderstandings about the construction of a university in the city.

Metinvest Group is grateful to the city for the offer made: in general, this site in the city center is attractive for a large educational project. In the near future, all the necessary studies of the territory will be carried out in accordance with the legislation of Ukraine. As soon as the examinations are passed and the conclusions are received, the company will be able to make a final decision by evaluating all the proposed locations.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:22

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Nigeria to Clampdown Substandard Steel in Nigeria

Nigerian Tribune reported that the Standard Organization of Nigeria is putting measures in place to fully clampdown on substandard steel products in Nigeria. Standard Organization of Nigeria Director General Mr Mallam Farouk Salim at a meeting with South-South and South-East region of Steel manufacturers and dealers in Asaba said that “Recent sample carried out on products across the markets, only very few companies came out with good products, leaving majority of others as grossly sub-standard. I don’t know the exact figure but I know that majority of steel out there are sub-standard. When we sampled, only very few companies came out with good products. After the expiration of the three months ultimatum to dealers in steel, the agency will commence full scale enforcement, to rid factories and markets of substandard steel rods and anyone found culpable would be prosecuted.”

The DG said “Standards and quality steel products would ensure large market shares for businesses and companies which in turn would lead to high revenue earnings, job opportunities and export promotion. So, we are appealing to you all in the steel industry to cooperate with SON so that wealth and value can be created.”

SON Director General/CEO Farouk Salam raised the alarm in Asaba, Delta State, during a stakeholders’ meeting with industry players in the South-South and South East.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:30

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AISI Applauds US Senate Passage of Water Infrastructure Bill

US Senate has approved USD 35 billion The Drinking Water and Wastewater Infrastructure Act of 2021 to clean up the US’s water systems, particularly in rural and tribal communities that have long been neglected and suffer from poor sanitation and unclean drinking water. Republicans and Democrats hailed passage of the bill on an 89-to-2 vote as evidence that bipartisan compromise is possible on infrastructure initiatives, but lawmakers in both parties suggested that the spirit of deal making could be fleeting.

American Iron and Steel Institute President & CEO Mr Kevin Dempsey said “Among other items, the legislation would authorize USD 30 billion in funding for the Clean Water State Revolving Loan Fund and USD 6 billion for the Drinking Water State Revolving Loan Fund, which are Environmental Protection Agency water infrastructure programs. This bipartisan legislation would make key investments to fund improvements to our nation’s drinking water and wastewater systems. Importantly, the bill would ensure that all iron and steel products procured for federally funded water infrastructure projects are made in America. The American steel industry is the cleanest and most energy-efficient of the leading steel industries in the world and manufactures innovative products that are critical to modernizing U.S. water infrastructure. We are pleased that passage of today’s bill ensures taxpayer dollars are used to buy cleaner, American-made steel so that our products can continue to play a leading role in rebuilding our national infrastructure.”

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:31

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Tenaris to Expand Automotive Component Center in China

Tenaris’s continuous growth in the Chinese airbag market is making another major step with the recent approval of a USD 11 million investment to increase its automotive component center capacity in Qingdao, with the installation of an additional new line dedicated to airbag inflator components. Tenaris Automotive Sales Manager in China Li Wang Valen said “With this investment we are strengthening our position to effectively respond to the quickly growing demand for Chinese airbag inflators and to ensure full support for our customers in the Asia Pacific region. Tenaris’s local industrial presence, with its manufacturing center in Qingdao and leveraging our global, vertically integrated system, is key to reduce lead times, add local content and give more flexibility to follow OEMs demand.”

Since 2004, Tenaris has built a network of automotive component centers in China, Romania, Argentina, Mexico and Italy, offering a wide range of reliable, high-quality products and services to customers around the world.

This investment is part of its worldwide component centers reinforcement performed during the last two years, from the USD 5.5 million investments in Romania for its European one-of-a-kind airbag components line to the USD 3.5 million nvestments for the expansion of its component center in Argentina.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:31

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OMK Vyksa Plant Certified by National Welding Control Agency

United Metallurgical Company OMK’s Vyksa plant in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia has been certified by the National Agency for Welding Control. The company has confirmed that its technology for the production of electric-welded pipes with diameters of 60-530 mm for construction purposes fully complies with the requirements of GOST R 58064-2018. This standard regulates the production of steel welded pipes used in the construction of civil and industrial facilities, operating at temperatures from plus 100 to minus 60 degree Celsius

During the certification, in the presence of an expert from the Head Certification Center of the Upper Volga Region, the plant specialists performed experimental welding of all assortments and tested samples. The quality of welded joints was checked by visual-measuring and ultrasonic methods. Tensile, impact bending, flattening and hardness tests have been successfully tested to determine strength and ductility characteristics. The quality assessment criteria were in accordance with GOST R 58064-2018.

Now the Vyksa plant OMK has the right to produce construction pipes according to this standard with a diameter of 60-178 mm with a wall thickness of 3-12.7 mm, a diameter of 114-245 mm with a wall thickness of 4-11.1 mm and a diameter of 203-530 mm with a wall thickness 4.5-12.7 mm. The obtained certification is to be confirmed every three years.

The Association "National Welding Control Agency" is empowered by the Council for Professional Qualifications in Welding. This is the central body of the Rostechnadzor Welding Production Certification System. NAKS unites organizations involved in conformity assessment in the field of welding. On the basis of NAKS, the Rosstandart Technical Committee TK 364 "Welding and Related Processes" is operating, which is engaged in the development of national standards for welding and their harmonization with international ones.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:32

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Former PSM Acting Chairman & 4 Acquitted in 2008 Corruption Case

The News reported that Paistan’s Accountability Court IV Judge Mr Suresh Kumar has acquitted five people in an eight-year old case pertaining to PKR 38 million corruptions. The accountability court exonerated 2008 acting PSM chairman Mr Sameen Asghar and four private contractors Mr Asghar Jamil Rizvi, Mr Mehmood, Mr Tariq Irshad and Mr Abbas Ali Amreliwala of charges of corruption in the purchase of steel. Mr Asghar was accused of evading markup on the sale of steel items to the contractors under the guise of an expired scheme, causing a loss of PKR 38 million to the PSM. The judge later observed that the prosecution failed to prove the charges. Pronouncing the verdict that had been reserved on a previous hearing, the judge observed that the prosecution could not bring on record any sufficient material to prove the offence on the accused. The defence had maintained that the purchase was actually made within the stipulated time.

According to the National Accountability Bureau, the contractors purchased steel items under a free credit scheme introduced by its management on October 20, 2008. The scheme waived off 1.25% markup on the sale. It said that although the scheme had ended on November 20, 2008, Mr Asghar still allowed the delivery of items on the same rate to the co-accused. The anti-graft watchdog had filed the reference against the accused in 2012, after the relevant inquiries were transferred to it from the Federal Investigation Agency. NAB had maintained that the collusion of the accused caused a loss to the national exchequer.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

voda 30 april 2021 09:33

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Strike Continues as Union Reject's ATI Offer

Observer reported that striking United Steelworkers members rejected a contract offer from Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Technologies Inc. Following two days of negotiations last week, ATI gave the union a deadline of 5PM on Monday to accept its latest proposal. ATI’s vice president of communications Natalie Gillespie said “ATI and the union have not been able to reach agreement on two issues: health care and USW demands for job security for Office & Technical employees.”

ATI had given the union until 5 PM on Monday to accept the four-year offer made April 20 or else it would replace it with one the company said reflects the costs it is incurring because of the strike, which began March 30. Union negotiators rejected the ultimatum Thursday, calling the tactic bullying and accusing the company of trying to force acceptance of its latest, take-it-or-leave it, bad faith offer. USW said its local presidents voted unanimously against taking the offer to its members for a vote. USW said “Rather than bargain in good faith, ATI still seeks to divide steelworkers.”

USW’s contract with the company expired on Feb 29, 2020, after which employees worked through a one-year extension. The two sides negotiated from January into March, when another yearlong extension commenced. The walkout began less than a month later. The walkout, which began March 30, affects about 1,300 USW employees at nine US facilities

ATI workers are on strike at five Pennsylvania locations: Canton Township, Brackenridge, Latrobe, Natrona Heights and Vandergrift. The company has more than 25 locations nationwide and about 50 across the globe.

Source - Strategic Research Institute

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