JFE Holdings Inc., Japan’s second-biggest steelmaker, cut its full-year profit forecast for the second time in three months, warning that declining overseas demand, particularly in China, had weakened prices more than expected. For the year to March, the Tokyo-based company said it now expects net income of 25 billion yen ($207 million), according to a …

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India’s economy and steel sector have been among a select few worldwide to post healthy levels of growth amid stagnant global GDP rates, but Chinese steel dumping and overcapacity have curtailed growth in the contry’s refractories industry, Sunder Singh, IM Correspondent, explains. Driven primarily by steelmaking activity, India’s refractories industry has had a mixed period …

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In order to ensure the steelmaking future of the Asturias province in Spain, ArcelorMittal decided to invest into the reconstruction and modernisation of the coking plant at its Gijon works, which has been out operation since 2013. In the context of this extensive project, Paul Wurth has been awarded with the engineering, supply of key …

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The 2016 Ceramic-Days were held from Tuesday 29 November until Thursday 1 December 2016. This year the objective of the Ceramic-Days was to understand how labour and energy intensive industries can continue to contribute and further develop sustainable European jobs. More information. Download .PDF