Slag is the glass-like by-product left over after a desired metal has been separated from its raw ore. Slag is usually a mixture of metal oxides and silicon dioxide. However, slags can contain metal sulfides and elemental metals. While slags are generally used to remove waste in metal smelting, they can also serve other purposes,…
Global Iron & Steel Smelting Market: Overview Iron is considered a common element on Earth. Iron is extensively in construction industry. It is also considered to be one of the oldest metals that was used long time ago. The process of applying heat to the ore in order to extract base metal is known as…
In a bid to clamp down on the dumping of iron and steel imports, and also the over-and under-invoicing of these products, the government has removed these items from the ‘free’ category and has made it mandatory for importers to apply in advance for a registration of their import. The new system will come into…
KOLKATA: A sharp increase in steel imports from partner countries under Free Trade Agreements (FTA) last month has sent alarm bells ringing, with local mills approaching New Delhi to exclude the infrastructure alloy from the list of items to be favourably covered by a wider trade pact. The increase comes at a time when overall…
U.S. Steel rebounded from all-time lows during the Great Recession, but despite a bull market since the early 2010s, the X stock price has failed to return to its all-time highs (well over $100 a share) in the late 2000s. 10 Stocks to Sell in Market-Cursed September The economic upturn brought U.S. Steel back to…
At a time when exports are battling a global slowdown, the latest restriction on steel product imports will add to the woes of India’s engineering goods exporters, said the Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC). Steel is raw material for engineering goods companies. In a letter to Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal, EEPC Chairman…
