Arab Steel Summit

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CEO of Emirates Steel, the iron and steel industry needs support

صناعة الحديد شهدت انخفاضاً في الاستهلاك نتيجة للتباطؤ الاقتصادي العالمي وبخاصة في ظل التحديات التي فرضها فيروس «كورونا المستجد» على الوضع الاقتصادي ككل، ولكن الصناعة الوطنية قادرة على تخطي هذه المرحلة الحرجة التي أوجدت تحديات كبيرة على جميع المستويات. المهندس سعيد غمران الرميثي، الرئيس التنفيذي لشركة «حديد الإمارات»، يكشف في حواره نجاحات الشركة خلال الفترة

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23.4 billion riyals is the value of Saudi Arabia’s imports of iron and steel in 9 months

Saudi Arabia’s imports of iron and steel in the first nine months of this year amounted to about 11.8 million tons, with a total value of about 23.4 billion riyals. According to statistical data issued by the General Customs Authority, which Al-Eqtisadiah has reviewed, Saudi imports of iron and steel decreased by 3.5 million tons,

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Danieli to modernize EAF for S. Korea’s SeAH Besteel

Italian plantmaker Danieli has announced that it signed an agreement with SeAH Besteel, the largest special steel producer in South Korea, to increase the process efficiency of the company’s electric arc furnace No. 3 at its Gunsan meltshop. With Danieli’s Q-MELT technological package, the company will avoid over-oxidation, thus maximizing process repeatability and steel quality.

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Egyptian Iron and Steel Company agrees to separate the mining activity

The shareholders of the Egyptian Iron and Steel Company agreed, during the extraordinary general assembly held on Monday, to divide the company by separating the mining and quarrying activities from the company. After the decision, Minister of Public Business Sector Hisham Tawfiq announced that the ministry intends to list the divided company on the Egyptian

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Russian steel demand showing signs of recovery as COVID-19 restrictions ease

Russian steel demand is gradually returning as COVID-19 related restrictions ease and construction activity revives.  According to Sberbank, the first three weeks of August saw Russian consumers’ expenses restored to the level they were at a year earlier, and Russia’s PMI, which had collapsed to 34% in April-May, recovered to 49% in June-July. Worldsteel figures

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China’s iron ore imports up 35.3% in June, highest since Oct 2017

According to Chinese customs authorities on July 14, China imported 101.682 million tonne of iron ore, up by 35.3% year-on-year, while increasing by 16.8% month-on-month in June this year. In the January-June period of this current year, iron ore imports in China increased by 9.6% year-on-year, reaching 546.907 million tonne, with the year-on-year rise 4.5

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Summary of the report of the Economic Committee of the Arab Iron and Steel Union – the second meeting – Casablanca

The expectations of the growth rates of the Middle East and North Africa region for 2019 decreased from 1.5% to 0.6%, due to the following reasons: Oil prices drop below $60 a barrel Not starting projects for the reconstruction of Syria and Iraq Continuing military operations in Syria and Yemen – political instability This is

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