Jiujiang Pinggang put one blast furnace in maintenance for 38 days

Recently, Tangshan City has initially formulated a plan for off-peak production in the steel industry during the heating season in 2021-2022.

The hot rolling plant of Guangxi Iron and Steel successfully produced 0.85mm×1280mm steel strip, breaking the world record for the thinnest hot strip rolled conventional wide-band steel products in the industry.

After the Zimbabwe Environmental Administration (EMA) approved Dingsen Steel to start operations, Mvuma, the largest steel company in the region, is ready for the trial operation.

China produced 101.74 million mt of steel semi and finished products in October, down 14.9% on the year. The output totalled 1.22 billion mt from January to February, up 2.8% on the year.

This is a roundup of news in the steel industry for last week.

On Saturday (30 October) local time, the United States and the European Union reached an agreement to ease a trade dispute that began under the Trump administration. US Commerce Secretary Raimondo, US Trade Representative Dyche and US National Security Advisor Sullivan announced that the US and the EU have reached an agreement on steel and aluminium tariffs to resolve diplomatic differences that arose during the Trump administration.

The General Office of the Ministry of Ecology and Environment under the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology issued a notice on September 30, requiring staggered production of the steel industry in the heating season of 2021-2022 in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and surrounding areas (the “Notice”).

SMM data showed that China's refined zinc output stood at 508,900 mt in August, down 1.22% on the month and 0.04% on the year. Output from January to August was 4.04 million mt, a year-on-year increase of 4.47%. Alloy output at domestic refined zinc smelters in SMM’s survey sample registered 75,500 mt in August, up 80 mt on the month.

This is a roundup of news in the steel industry chain in China last week.

The maintenance starts from Nov 15