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1. voda 6 juli 2021 08:45

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   EMR Transforming Logistics Operations in Scotland
   
   World’s leading metal recycler EMR is transforming its operations in Scotland with a multi-million pound development of King George V West Quay (Berth 10) in Glasgow. The 11.5-acre site will be EMR’s most innovative deep-sea dock in the UK, allowing the company to transfer material in the most competitive and low carbon way possible. It means that, from December, EMR’s customers in central Scotland will benefit from more competitive prices for their scrap metal as logistics costs fall.
   
   The new dock will highlight the long-term importance of the Clyde as a lower carbon transport hub as the world arrives in Glasgow for this November’s COP 26 climate change conference. Among the environmental benefits of the new deep-sea dock will be its ability to accept bulk carriers up to 65,000 tonnes dead weight, which produce one fifth of the carbon emissions, per tonne of steel carried, compared with the smaller (3,000 tonne) vessels EMR currently operates in the area.
   
   The development will also receive 100 percent renewable electricity from Scottish Power and will have enhanced electrical connections to allow equipment used on the site in future to be fully electrified. This will ensure that the site is ready to meet EMR’s goal to be a net zero recycler by 2040.
   
   Longer term, there is space on the site for a second phase expansion in the next few years, which may include developments in electric vehicle recycling and large scale metal processing.
   
   The project is a partnership between EMR, landlord Peel Ports Ltd and developer McLaughlin & Harvey and, together, the three parties have invested in several bold initiatives to put sustainability at the heart of King George V docks. These include investment in environmental education in local schools as well as re-introducing native Scottish plants around the docks.
   
   Source - Strategic Research Institute
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   GMS Market Commentary on Ship Breaking in Week 26
   
   World's leading cash buyer of ships for recycling GMS said that “Far from the traditionally expected slowdown during the monsoon & summer months, sub-continent recycling markets fired on at pace once again this week, and a slowdown in the supply of tonnage of late is likely contributing to some overly aggressive offerings from hungry End Buyers. Steel plate prices in Bangladesh and Pakistan continue to firm, whilst India has cooled off and remains tentative on any fresh & incoming vessels, especially after a bullish last few weeks. Notwithstanding, there certainly must be a ceiling on proceedings as prices have DOUBLED over the last year, reaching the ongoing unprecedented and crazy levels in the high USD 500s/LDT that seem like they are set to breach USD 600/LDT any time soon.”
   
   GMS said “Not since the heady days of 2008 have we seen such consistently firm levels on scrap prices, and it will be interesting to see how much longer this trend persists, with many analysts predicting that this ongoing ‘super-cycle’ may be set to end at some point before the end of the year and that could eventually turn tumultuous at that time, for Ship Owners and Cash Buyers alike. Dry bulk and container rates continue to impress and as such, there are very few recycling candidates from these particular sectors on offer, especially as tankers and offshore units make up a majority of a rather limited supply at present.”
   
   GMS added “Covid-19 continues to present significant problems across the sub-continent markets and Bangladesh has once again gone into a hard lockdown, with offices closed and residents told not to leave their houses, to try and prevent the spread of the dangerous Delta variant of the virus.”
   
   GMS Pricing
   
   India/Bangladesh/Pakistan – Week 26, Improving
   
   Dry Bulk – USD 530-560 per LDT
   
   Tankers - USD 540-570 per LDT
   
   Containers - USD 550-580 per LDT
   
   Source - Strategic Research Institute
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   Tata Steel Long Products Performance in Q1 of 2021-22
   
   Tata Steel Long Products: 1QFY22 Key Production and delivery volumes highlights:
   
   - The production volume of Direct Reduced Iron (Sponge Iron) was at 243 thousand tons in Q1FY22, as against 226 thousand tons in Q4FY21 and 134 thousand tons in Q1FY21.
   
   - The production volume of Crude Steel was at 172 thousand tons in Q1FY22, as against 186 thousand tons in Q4FY21 and 121 thousand tons in Q1FY21.
   
   - The sales volume of Direct Reduced Iron (Sponge Iron) was at 179 thousand tons in Q1FY22, as against 171 thousand tons in Q4FY21 and 104 thousand tons in Q1FY21.
   
   - The sales volume of Crude Steel was at 162 thousand tons in Q1FY22, as against 172 thousand tons in Q4FY21 and 117 thousand tons in Q1FY21.
   
   - 1QFY22 Crude steel production and Steel Rolled Product sales volume increased by 42% YoY and 39% YoY, respectively as 1QFY21 was impacted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the stringent nationwide lockdown.
   
   - During the quarter, Crude steel production volume decreased by 8% QoQ due to planned shutdown at BF#2 and limited availability of oxygen. Steel Rolled Product witnessed a marginal decrease of 3% QoQ against industry de-growth of around 20%, due to partial lockdowns announced by some of states and temporary shutdowns in few steel consuming sectors amidst the 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. The domestic market has been improving since mid-Jun'21 with easing lockdowns.
   
   - Tata Steel Long Products achieved highest ever quarterly Sponge Iron production of 243 KT with a growth of 81% YoY and 8% QoQ in 1QFY22; DRI sales volume also grew 72% YoY and 5% QoQ.
   
   Source - Strategic Research Institute
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   AIST Honours Cleveland Cliffs CEO Mr Lourenco Goncalves
   
   NWI Times reported that the Association for Iron & Steel Technology has recognized Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Mr Lourenco Goncalves and Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor Senior Vice President of Flat Rolled Steel Mr Wendell L Cartat its AISTech 2021 Iron & Steel Technology Conference and Exposition in Nashville in Tennesee in US. AIST recognized his strong leadership, outstanding contributions, strategic vision to transform and grow Cleveland-Cliffs as an exemplary company in the US steel industry and his passionate advocacy for the success of the domestic iron and steel industry."
   
   Mr Goncalves, who orchestrated the largest consolidation of the U.S. steel industry in decades by buying AK Steel and ArcelorMittal USA last year, turning his mining company into the largest producer of flat-rolled steel in North America overnight, won Steelmaker of the Year. He was honoured for a distinguished career in mining and steelmaking that dates back more than 30 years, as well as for the mega-merger with seismic ramifications for the domestic steel industry he successfully pulled off.
   
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   Shougang Jingtang Celebrates Danieli QSP-DUE HRC Line
   
   A new milestone in thin-slab casting and rolling has been achieved by Danieli QSP-DUE technology, operating now in China. A celebratory event took place on July 2nd at Shougang Jingtang premises in Caofeidian industrial area in Tangshan city in Hebei province in China. The Danieli QSP-DUE plant has reached nearly 190,000 tonnes per month of productivity, exceeding design capacity (109%), with true endless production for up to 97% by weight within each casting and rolling sequence, and about 90% of the overall production below 2.5 mm thickness.
   
   Also, casting sequence duration is in excess of 14 hours, with cruise speed of 5.4-5.5 meters per minute for low-carbon grades and 5.2 meters per minute for weather-resistant grades. Additionally, up to 37 heats cast in 24 hours, equivalent to about 7800 tonnes, or the caster throughput of 6.4 tonne per minute, which represent world records in thin-slab casting.
   
   The QSP-DUE technology performs in coil-to-coil, semi-endless and endless rolling modes, selecting the most suitable process in accordance with the high-quality requirement of various steel grades and strip dimension, optimizing at the same time yield, energy consumption and OpEx. This is something completely new, even compared with the latest generation plants limited to pure endless capability. Furthermore, slab widths can be changed up to 250 mm during casting.
   
   Shougang Jingtang produces 2.1 million tonne per annum of hot-rolled coils in a wide mix of steel grades and strip dimensions, from 0.8 to 12.7 mm thick and from 900 to 1600 mm wide. Thanks to Dysencaster, the next Danieli QSP-DUE generation will target 4.5 million tonne per annum productivity and substitute conventional hot-strip mills.
   
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6. voda 6 juli 2021 08:49

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   95% Developers Fear Project Delays in India Due to 2nd COVID Wave
   
   The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India released findings of its first ever industry survey conducted across North, East, West and South zones between 24th May and 3rd June, 2021, to assess the impact of second wave of COVID-19 on real estate sector in India. Conducted with stratified sampling method, the exploratory survey witnessed a first-of-its- kind extensive participation of 4,813 developers from 217 cities, providing crucial insights on the industry sentiment and the range of challenges faced by the real estate sector. According to the survey report, over 95% developers feel inevitable project delays if no urgent relief measures are injected in the sector by the Government and RBI. These delays are attributed to a range of factors, with 92% developers experiencing labor shortage at sites, 83% developers are working with less than half the workforce and over 82% of developers are facing project approval delays. Added factors such as recent spike in construction materials including steel, cement etc have contributed to more than 10% increase in construction cost for more than 88% developers. Various financial constraints and liquidity crunch are further adding to the problem, with 77% developers experiencing issues in servicing of existing loans, 85% developers facing disruptions in planned collection, and 69% are facing issues in disbursement of customer home loans.
   
   The survey findings by the apex body of real estate developers also puts spotlight on changing consumer behaviour, resulting in slowing of demand due to decrease in enquires and site visits. A staggering 98% developers are facing reduced customer enquiries and 42% developers are experiencing a 75% decline in customer enquiries.
   
   Furthermore, the report reveals that the second wave has caused 95% of customers to postpone their purchase decisions. CREDAI’s Covid Impact Analysis Report is probably India’s most comprehensive and credible Real Estate Survey as it comes straight from developers across the nation and projects the ground reality. The impact analysis report will be shared with the concerned ministries and all relevant stakeholders.
   
   CREDAI National President Mr Harsh Vardhan Patodia said “The real estate sector showed tremendous resilience in bouncing back on a cautious recovery path post the first wave, despite little relief measures. However, the second wave has prompted us to reflect and re-evaluate the growth path of the industry, and we felt it was vital to assess the challenges faced by the customers and industry partners in light of the recent developments. The findings reveal that the second wave has had a more debilitating impact on the real estate sector than the first wave.”
   
   He added “We have made a representation to the government citing the current survey and requesting the government to infuse urgent financial stimulus and initiate quick progressive measures to assist recovery. As a part of our presentations, we have requested for liquidity infusion, one-time restructuring of loans, across the board 6 months extension of completion date by Rera, stamp duty reduction or waiver, moratorium extension on principal & interest for 6 months, and freezing of SMA classification for another year. We are hopeful that the government will consider our appeal and will make urgent interventions this time.”
   
   The apex developers’ body also feels that reducing cost of construction materials, implementing single window clearances for project approvals and work commencement, and allowing input tax credit for all sectors will help the business. CREDAI deems that continued and adequate policy support is critical for the revival of Indian economy, as the real estate sector accounts for 6–7% of GDP, is the second largest employer, and is a business generator for over 270 ancillary industries in the country.
   
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   British Standards Institute Certifies Gas Emissions Metalloinvest
   
   Russian miner & steel maker Metalloinvest has confirmed compliance with the international standard ISO 14064-1: 2018 data on the volumes of greenhouse gas emissions at all four production sites Lebedinsky GOK, Mikhailovsky GOK, OEMK and Ural Steel. The Company's 2019 and 2020 greenhouse gas emissions report has been verified by the British Standards Institution. Beginning in 2020, BSI is accredited by UKAS, the UK's national accreditation body, to provide verification services for greenhouse gas emissions reporting. Certification is voluntary.
   
   In 2020, a complete inventory of greenhouse gases was made, including direct emissions from the Company's sources (Scope 1), indirect emissions from the production of energy purchased from third-party organizations (Scope 2), indirect non-energy emissions obtained from the purchase of raw materials and materials, and the sale of products (Scope 3) as well as the carbon footprint of products.
   
   For the first time, the Company's verified indicators on greenhouse gas emissions were published in the Unified Report for 2020. The reduction in total greenhouse gas emissions in 2020 compared to 2019 was 2.5 million tonnes of CO2-equivalent.
   
   According to the adopted Climate Strategy, Metalloinvest is striving to achieve carbon neutrality in its territory and maximize the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from its consumers by 2050.
   
   ISO 14064-1, one of the 14000 series of environmental management systems standards, offers businesses a unified approach to quantifying, monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions.
   
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   NanoXplore Bolsters GrapheneTies with Gerdau Graphene
   
   NanoXplore Inc has entered into a multi-year supply and distribution agreement with Gerdau Grafeno LTDA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gerdau SA. NanoXplore President and Chief Executive Officer Mr Soroush Nazarpour said “Today’s announcement represents another important step forward in expanding graphene applications on an industrial scale and targets customers in multiple markets, particularly for the concrete and construction markets. I believe that this Agreement will help cement our leadership position in the graphene market, and that it has the potential to create a demand for graphene that is greater than what NanoXplore is currently capable of producing.”
   
   Gerdau Graphene Business Unit General Manager Mr Alexandre Corrêa said ”Gerdau Graphene’s strategic relationship with NanoXplore will provide our customer base with quality and accessible graphene, at industrial scale, from day one. We will be able to access a material which has already been successfully tested and applied in several markets, specially composites and thermoplastics, which we’ll be able to leverage to high commercial volumes.
   
   Gerdau Graphene was incorporated by Gerdau to develop and market products based on graphene applications on an industrial scale in the Americas region. An early advocate of this material, Gerdau started researching graphene four years ago, later establishing a partnership with the University of Manchester’s Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, in order to conduct further research. Gerdau Graphene benefits from its parent company’s existing customer and supplier relationships, allowing it to leverage synergies between graphene operations and existing sales, procurement, and technical application channels.
   
   NanoXplore is a graphene company, a manufacturer and supplier of high-volume graphene powder for use in industrial markets. NanoXplore provides standard and custom graphene-enhanced plastic and composite products to various customers in transportation, packaging, electronics, and other industrial sectors. NanoXplore is headquartered in Montreal, Quebec with manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States and Europe.
   
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   OMK Chelyabinsk Supplies Bends for Yamal Peninsula Oil & Gas Field
   
   The Chelyabinsk plant of the United Metallurgical Company OMK has supplied 391 branches to Gazpromneft-Yamal for arranging well clusters at the Novoportovskoye oil and gas condensate field located on the Yamal Peninsula. The order was completed from March to June 2021. The products are designed to work in the Far North at temperatures up to minus 60 degrees Celsius. To ensure high corrosion resistance of the bends, they are made of high strength anticorrosive steel pipes. OMK also applied external anti-corrosion insulation using a special epoxy-based material that meets all the customer's requirements. The use of this material as a coating has more than halved the production time. In addition, an external heat insulating coating with a skin effect system was applied to all bends. The system makes it possible to heat oil in a pipe by using a satellite pipe through which an induction current flows.
   
   To fulfill this order, the Chelyabinsk plant OMK used pipes with a diameter of 530 mm and a wall thickness of 10 mm produced by the Vyksa plant OMK in Nizhny Novgorod region.
   
   The skin effect system is used in the oil industry for industrial heating of long pipelines located in the northern territories. This technology makes it possible to partially or completely compensate for heat losses, maintain the optimal temperature of the liquid in the pipe, or heat it up to a predetermined temperature.
   
   Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    Australian Resources Exports Surge to Record Levels
    
    Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources “Resources and Energy Quarterly June 2021” said that Australia's resources and energy exports are estimated to reach AUD 310 billion in 2020/21, up more than 6% on the record set in 2019/20. This figure is forecast to rise to AUD 334 billion in 2021/22.
    
    Iron ore export earnings are estimated to rise by 45% to AUD 149 billion in 2020/21, accounting for almost half of Australia's resources and energy exports. Australian export volumes are expected to grow steadily, from 871 million tonnes in 2020–21 to 954 million tonnes by 2022–23. This reflects the commencement of several new mines in Western Australia.
    
    Metallurgical coal export values are forecast to reverse most of their recent decline, rebounding from AUD 22 billion in 2020–21 to almost AUD 32 billion by 2022–23. Australia’s exports are forecast to rise from a 2020–21 low of 171 million tonnes to reach 186 million tonnes by 2022–23.
    
    Thermal coal export values are forecast to be AUD 17 billion in 2021/22, down from AUD 20 billion in 2019/20. The COVID-19 pandemic and informal import restrictions imposed by China have led to a decline in Australian thermal coal exports, from 213 million tonnes in 2019-20 to a forecast 194 million tonnes in 2020–21. Exports are expected to recover to 212 million tonnes by 2022–23, as Asian economies return to normal conditions
    
    LNG export earnings are forecast to increase from an estimated AUD 33 billion in 2020/21 to AUD 49 billion in 2021/22. Australian export volumes are forecast to increase by 5.3% to 83 million tonnes in 2021-22, as technical issues are resolved at the Prelude and Gorgon LNG plants. Export volumes are forecast to be relatively flat in 2022-23.
    
    Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    Beursblik: Credit Suisse zet Aperam op kooplijst
    Koersdoel naar 49,00 euro.
    
    (ABM FN-Dow Jones) Credit Suisse heeft het advies voor Aperam verhoogd van Neutraal naar Outperform en het koersdoel van 36,00 naar 49,00 euro. Dit bleek dinsdag uit een sectorrapport van de Zwitserse bank.
    
    Credit Suisse verlaagde het advies voor Acerinox naar Neutraal en handhaafde Outokumpu op de verkooplijst.
    
    Credit Suisse wordt voorzichtiger over de sector roestvast staal, hoewel het herstel zal doorzetten in 2021, vooral in China en West-Europa. "Veel groei en winstverbeteringen zijn al ingeprijsd", aldus de bank, die sinds november 2020 positief over de sector is.
    
    "Onder deze omstandigheden verkiezen wij aandelen die meer defensief zijn, zoals Aperam", aldus de analisten die Aperam vanaf nu als sectorfavoriet bestempelen.
    
    Het aandeel Aperam steeg dinsdag 3,3 procent naar 47,06 euro.
    
    Door: ABM Financial News.
    
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    Odisha Approves 5 Steel Projects of JSW, Tata Steel, JSPL & Rungta
    
    The Odisha Government’s High Level Clearance Authority, chaired by Odisha Chief Minister Mr Naveen Patnaik, has accorded in-principle approval for five different projects having 27.5 million tonne steelmaking capacity at an investment of INR 146,172 crore. Odisha state is reported to have steel making capacity of 30 million tonne and addition of another 27.5 million tonne will take the capacity to 57.5 million tonne
    
    The projects which got approval include
    
    1. Expansion of JSW Steel’s Bhushan Power and Steel Limited's steel plant from 5 million tonne per annum to 15 million tonne per annum against an investment of INR 55,000 crore. The project will be set up at Rengali in Sambalpur district
    
    2. Expansion of Tata Steel Limited's steel production from 3 million tonne per annum to 8 million tonne per annum, hot rolled coil from 3 million tonne per annum to 7 million tonne per annum, 2.2 million tonne per annum cold-rolled products and 2 million tonne per annum long products against an investment of INR 47,599 crore to be set up in Kalinga Nagar in Jajpur
    
    3. Expansion of Jindal Steel and Power Limited's 6 million tonne per annum existing integrated steel plant from the proposed capacity of 18.6 million tonne per annum to 25.2 million tonne per annum at an investment of INR 4,652 crore to be set up in Angul
    
    4. Expansion of Rungta Mines Limited's Integrated Steel Plant from the proposed capacity of 2.85 million tonne per annum capacity to 7.55 million tonne per annum by adding capacity of 4.7 million tonne per annum at an investment of INR 11,001 crore to be set up at Jharbandh in Dhenkanal district
    
    5. Expansion of Rungta Mines Limited's Steel Plant capacity from 0.53 million tonne per annum to 3 million tonne per annum at an investment of INR 7,920 crore to be set up at Karakhendra in Keonjhar district
    
    Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    Algoma Worker Union Fears Job Losses from Going for Green Steel
    
    The National Post reported that the union for Algoma’s 2,700 workers fears the recently revealed plans to switch to EAF steel could mean hundreds of fewer jobs and they will have to bear a lopsided burden for Canada’s carbon-reduction goals. United Steelworkers local 2251 President Mr Mike Da Prat asked “If this is helping Canada meet some kind of target, what about the people that are involved and working in the coal-fired process? Who decided this was OK? It’s nice that there are 500 jobs for people in construction of the electric furnaces but what about the employees of Algoma?”
    
    Mr Da Prat worries about what will happen in five years or so when the conversion is finished and all the coal-fired facilities are shut down. He said “Because the electric arc plants require fewer people to run and need less maintenance, the net loss of jobs at the company itself, based on plans outlined in Monday’s announcement could be in the hundreds.”
    
    The union actually boycotted the prime minister’s announcement, saying the company has refused to consult it on the redevelopment plan, which the USW argues is required by the collective agreement. The federal government also did not reach out to the union
    
    The company plans to phase out its coal based steel-making facilities, which extract iron from iron ore then turn it into steel. They would be replaced with furnaces that melt scrap metal. It is hoped the conversion would reduce emissions from the steel mill by 3 million tonnes a year within a decade. That would be a full 11% of the national carbon-reduction target.
    
    Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    Enquiry Launched in Removal of Tata Steel Name from Cancer Report
    
    Dutch News reported that Health and safety authorities in Kennemerland have ordered an independent enquiry following allegations that a link between Tata Steel in IJmuiden and a greater incidence of lung cancer among people in nearby Beverwijk was removed from a report by the local health board.
    
    The health board said in a reaction to the revelation that the decision not to name names had been taken because the report only looked into the increase of cancers in the area and not into possible causes. Van de Velden denied that the health board had been put under pressure by Tata Steel. He told “We do research, pure and simple. Our people do this according to their conscience and to the proper scientific standard.”
    
    Tata Steel denied any involvement with the report. A spokesmand said “We respect independent research. It would be very strange if we tried to influence that.”
    
    Documents requested by the Noordhollands Dagblad news paper under the freedom of information act showed that Tata Steel was mentioned in connection with a higher number of lung cancer cases in the region in earlier drafts of the report but that the name had been taken out of the final version. The Noordhollands Dagblad news paper said that this was done on the orders of health board director Bert van de Velde who reportedly told researchers that the name Tata is not to appear.
    
    The incidence of lung and skin cancer in the Kennemerland region was found to be 5% higher than the national average. Locals have for years campaigned against the steel giant, which they claim has been dumping dangerous chemicals into the air and soil of a densely populated area, endangering their health.
    
    Source - Strategic Research Institute
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    ArcelorMittal Inaugurates Digital Lab in Dunkirk in France
    
    ArcelorMittal has inaugurated its first Digital Lab, located in Dunkirk in Nord in France, near its largest steel production site in Europe, with the support of local, regional and national public authorities. The Digital Lab will bring together other manufacturers, start-ups, universities and local digital players, with the aim of bringing the best of digital innovation to the steel industry and accelerating ArcelorMittal's digital transformation. The ArcelorMittal Digital Lab will open its doors in September in a completely renovated building in the heart of Dunkirk, covering more than 2,700 square meters and serving as
    
    1. A co-development centre to work with partners (major groups, start-ups, digital companies, universities and colleges) on projects at the heart of ArcelorMittal's digital strategy
    
    2. A training centre for new professions, new technologies, and digital culture, for ArcelorMittal employees and for external people
    
    3. A venue for co-hosting conferences and events
    
    ArcelorMittal Digital Lab in Dunkirk will focus in particular on three subjects
    
    1. Safety at work
    
    2. Energy
    
    3. Environment
    
    Within the Lab, ArcelorMittal will benefit from the contribution of other major industrial companies to carry out joint projects, such as Engie, for energy efficiency, Suez for water consumption management in factories and Ericsson for 5G mobile connectivity. Partnerships with start-ups will also be developed within the ArcelorMittal Digital Lab, for example on energy optimisation with Ultiwatt, virtual reality and augmented reality with Immersion, autonomous vehicles with EasyMile, and digital management of quality-safety-environment audits with SymaleaN.
    
    Finally, the ArcelorMittal Digital Lab will welcome students from partner schools and universities such as Arts & Métiers, Ecole Polytechnique and the Université du Littoral Côté d'Opale
    
    The ArcelorMittal Digital Lab in Dunkirk is
    
    1. A 2,700 square meter site, dedicated to digital activities and research
    
    2. Can host up to 200 people
    
    3. Five co-working rooms, three immersion rooms including one for virtual reality and one 200m² creativity room
    
    4. One auditorium for training, conferences and meetings (up to 60 people) and remote meetings
    
    5. 135 screens including 12 giant screens and 11 large touch screens
    
    6. Two Internet access providers and four 1 Gbps Internet lines
    
    7. Two WiFi controllers, 13 WiFi terminals
    
    8. 384 network ports, 750 patch cords and more than 35 km of network cables
    
    In the autumn, ArcelorMittal will inaugurate its second Digital Lab in Moselle, next to its Florange plant. The main scope of this second ArcelorMittal Digital Lab will be big data, quality and maintenance.
    
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    AFV Beltrame Plans Green Rebar & Wire Rod Plant in Romania
    
    According to reports in Romanian media, Italian AFV Beltrame Group, after a comprehensive feasibility study, will invest EUR 300 million to build an eco-friendly rebar and wire rod factory in Romania that will include a greenfield steel and rolling mill and a 100mw PV park. The plant will have a production capacity of approximately 600,000 tonnes per year. This will be the first steel mill green field project in Europe in decades. Currently, the company is considering several locations for the development of the production unit.
    
    The eco-friendly factory will be the lowest emissions steel plant in the world, both in terms of greenhouse gases and suspended dust particles. Also, water consumption will be minimal (by treatment and recirculation), ensuring the highest level of circular economy. The new and innovative technology, developed in the last two years has the potential to place Romania at the forefront of innovation in the steel industry.
    
    In Romania Beltrame Group owns the steel plant Donalam, specialized in the production of hot rolled steel bars and special steels, with are used in various industries, from oil and gas, automotive, large mechanical and hydraulic equipment, to agricultural machinery and equipment. The company has over 270 employees and annually exports around 180,000 tons of products to the European market. For this year, Donalam estimates a turnover of over 130 million euro, with a more than double increase compared to last year.
    
    Founded in 1896, AFV Beltrame Group is one of the largest producers of merchant bars and special steels in Europe. The group owns 6 factories in Italy, France, Switzerland and Romania, with a total of over 2,000 employees, over 2 million tonnes sold annually and commercial activities in over 40 countries.
    
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17. voda 7 juli 2021 07:27

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    OMK to Install Robotic Mills for Rolling Spring Sheets at Chusovoy
    
    Russian pipe maker United Metallurgical Company OMK is implementing a project to install two robotic mills for rolling spring sheets at its plant in Chusovoy in Perm Territory, which is the country's leading manufacturer of automotive components for domestic trucks and foreign cars. The volume of investments is about 650 million rubles. The new equipment will allow OMK to more than double its capacity for the production of leaf springs for parabolic (low-leaf) springs, which have more complex geometry and stricter quality tolerances.
    
    New mills are installed in addition to the three existing ones. The first mill from Bredtmann-Girke in Germany, equipped with five Japanese Fanuc robots, has already been put into operation. Thus, a unique straightening machine included in the complex adjusts the operation algorithm for each specific spring sheet, determining deviations from the geometry, and the rolling quality is controlled on a measuring machine using a laser.
    
    A second mill with similar characteristics is planned to be commissioned in the second half of 2022. It will be additionally equipped with a curling machine for curling spring strips, which will ensure a continuous technological cycle, reduce the production time of springs and increase the range of products.
    
    At the beginning of 2020, OMK announced technical re-equipment rolling production at the Chusovoy plant to provide spring lines with the highest quality rolled products for the production of both those already in demand on the market and new types of products. As part of the project, the enterprise is installing a modern section rolling mill with a capacity of more than 200 thousand tons of rolled metal per year from Danieli, as well as a water treatment section and a roll mill. The first products at the new mill are planned to be released in 2022.
    
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    Tata Steel Shares Steel Capacity Growth Plans with Investors
    
    The Telegraph reported that Tata Steel is going to invest INR 10,000-12,000 crore per annum for the next five years to scale up the India business even as it plans reduce leverage by at least USD 1 billion on an annual basis in the next few years. The company wants to blend the urge to grow with the caution of strengthening the balance sheet, taking advantage of the commodity up-cycle which has led to record profits for steelmakers. Much of the cash will be funnelled to Kalinganagar in Odisha, where the company is scaling up capacity to 8 million tonnes from 3 million tonnes to take the India business at 25 million tonnes by the end of fiscal 2024.
    
    The investment numbers do not, take into account potential acquisitions. The company pointed out they would look out for acquisitions to bolster long products capacity and mentioned opportunities that may come up from disinvestment programmes of Neelachal Ispat Nigam Ltd and RINL.
    
    In 2021-22, Tata Steel will step up investment from INR 7,000 crore spent in the last fiscal even as it may reduce gross debt as much as INR 15,000 crore or twice the stated target. In 2020-21, it had brought down gross and net debt by USD 4 billion.
    
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    Metalloinvest CEO Shares Plans to Decarbonise Steel Production
    
    Leading global iron ore and HBI producer and supplier and one of the regional producers of high-quality steel Russian Metalloinvest CEO Mr Nazim Efendiev participated in discussions on the decarbonisation of the industry and presented the Company's strategy for achieving carbon neutrality at the INNOPROM International Industrial Trade Fair held in Ekaterinburg. He told “As part of its climate strategy, the Company aims to reduce its own direct emissions (Scope 1) and indirect energy emissions (Scope 2) by 6% by 2025 compared to 2019, by 77% by 2035 and by 100% by 2050.”
    
    Currently, Metalloinvest is a leading producer of direct-reduced and hot-briquetted iron (DRI/HBI), the use of which reduces direct greenhouse gas emissions in steelmaking by 60% compared to the traditional blast furnace-converter process.
    
    He said “The Company had very early on made a stake on direct reduction of iron, which is now becoming a leading green trend in metallurgy. Metalloinvest continues to develop these technologies and is considering the reconstruction of Ural Steel, the Company's only facility where sinter plants and coke production are present. A direct reduction module may be built there in the future.”
    
    He added “The next step towards decarbonisation is the introduction of hydrogen into production processes. Together with leading Russian and international companies, Metalloinvest is assessing potential technologies to produce pure hydrogen and use it to substitute natural gas consumption. The Company currently already has the capacity to use up to 30% hydrogen as a reducing gas in its existing metallisation plants. The new Mikhailovsky HBI plant, created by USM Group and Metalloinvest, which will be launched in 2024, is being designed with the prospect of a full transition to the use of hydrogen.”
    
    Mr Efendiev said "We are making consistent steps to introduce hydrogen technology. We have recently signed a memorandum with Rusatom Overseas and Air Liquide, the world's leading producer of industrial gases, to evaluate the possibilities of low-carbon hydrogen production. We are looking for partnership options, discussing hydrogen production technologies, renewable sources of energy and CO2 capture with different market players. I am confident we will find an economically viable model.”
    
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    Harsco Renews Slag Handling & Recovery Contract with SSAB Americas
    
    Global market leader providing environmental solutions for industrial and specialty by products Harsco Corporation announced that its Harsco Environmental division has successfully renewed a multi-year services contract with SSAB Americas at its operation in Montpelier in Iowa. The new service contract began in January 2021 and includes slag handling, metal recovery and scrap management services. The renewed contract will last for 15 years, cementing Harsco Environmental as SSAB’s preferred service provider since their partnership began in 1995.
    
    Globally, Harsco Environmental provides several services at SSAB facilities in Sweden, where services include slag handling and scrap management services. These services are directly linked to consistent & continuous steel production and are critical for plant operations.
    
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