General Holding Corporation (UAE) postponed the launch of two DRI modules. Thus, commissioning of the first module has been put off from ...

Ukraine's Alchevsk Steel Works, controlled by Industrial Union of Donbass (IUD) has concluded contract for supply of hot-briquetted iron (HBI) from Russia's ...

In May, Alchevsk Steel Works (Ukraine) is planning to buy some 30,000t of hot-briquetted iron (HBI) from Russia's Lebedinsky GOK. In April the plant bought...

In order to curb the sweeping price growth on domestic market, on April 29 Indian government announced cancellation of the 5% import duty for some raw materials – i.e. steelmaking coke, granules, powders, steel scrap, ferro-alloys, DRI/HBI, pig iron and zinc – as well as steel ingots and semis, HR and CR coils/sheets, coated coils/sheets, rebar, wire rod, sections and wire. The government has also lifted 14% compensation duty for thermo-mechanically treated bars and structurals (this will mainly relate to the rebar shipments)...

In Q1, Indian Surana Industries commissioned a 128,000tpy DRI module at a 130,000tpy special steel products facility currently under construction in Raichur, Karnataka state. The rest of the equipment is to be commissioned ...

In February this year, Russia's Mikhailovsky GOK (mining and benefication factory), making part of Metalloinvest company, cut the output of pellets 10% from January, to 772,000t, due to a 10-day maintenance repair of a pelletizer ...

The price for HBI of April output for European consumers have risen by $20-40/t to $460-480/t fob Black Sea ports, as compared to March; for ...

In February, Lebedinsky GOK (Russia) decreased the output of hot-briquetted iron 30% compared with January, to 164,000t. The drop in production has been caused by adjustment works performed at HBI workshop No.2 with capacity of ...

In April this year, Oskol Electric Steel Works (OEMK), part of Russia's Metalloinvest holding, plans to stop its DRI units No.3 and No.4 for a maintenance repair. The furnaces are capable of producing 65t of metallized pellets per hour ...

This year, Russia’s Lebedinsky Mining and Processing plant (LebGOK) is planning to begin the construction of the third HBI facility capable of producing ...

During February, the prices for Russian hot-briquetted iron have increased by $20-40/t. For European consumers, the product is offered at about $440/t fob Black Sea ports against $400/t fob in early February. For the Far Eastern consumers, the increase was ...

In April 2009, Oskol Electric Steel Works (OEMK) plans to stop for modernization its DRI module No. 1 producing metallized pellets. The works will last for 40 days. The equipment will be supplied by ...

In early February the export prices for Russian hot-briquetted iron have increased by $10-15/t compared with January, to $400/t fob, due to the price growth for pig iron and steel scrap ...

Russia’s Metalloinvest has concluded long-term contracts for sales of a major amount of its hot-briquetted iron to be produced in 2008...

In January, export prices for hot-briquetted iron on Russian market has risen to ...