Ansteel to lift silicon steel output by buying new reversing cold mill
Angang Steel Company Limited (Ansteel), the Shenzhen-listed arm of China's second-largest steelmaker Ansteel Iron & Steel Group, has recently purchased a reversing cold mill from Primetals Technologies, a London-based engineering and plant construction company, as per Primetals' official release.
Mar 04, 2024 18:45
Shougang starts up new GO electrical steel production line
Beijing Shougang, a subsidiary of China's sixth-largest integrated steelmaker Shougang Group, has announced the operation of a new grain-oriented (GO) electrical steel production line which is also the world's first specialized production line of 100% thin gauge and high magnetic induction GO electr
Apr 20, 2023 17:30
Nippon Steel starts trials on new EAF at Hirohata
Nippon Steel, Japan's largest integrated mill, has started hot-run trials on the new electric-arc-furnace (EAF) in the Hirohata Area of its Setouchi Works in western Japan, and plans to start commercial production by March 2023, a company official said on Monday.
Jul 11, 2022 13:45
JISF: EU's renewed AD GOES duties 'regrettable'
Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF) chairman Eiji Hashimoto expressed his regret on January 18 over the European Commission's decision to continue applying anti-dumping (AD) duties on Japanese grain-oriented flat-rolled products of silicon-electrical steel (GOES).
Jan 19, 2022 13:30
Nippon Steel lifts spending further for electrical sheet
Nippon Steel, Japan's largest integrated mill, will invest an additional Yen 19 billion ($166.6 million) as part of its ongoing drive to expand electrical sheet production capacity and quality at its Setouchi works in western Japan, the company announced on November 2. This will be third expansion f
Nov 04, 2021 11:30
Nippon Steel files lawsuits on NGO electrical steel patent
Nippon Steel, Japan’s largest integrated mill, has filed lawsuits against Japan’s largest automaker - Toyota Motor, and Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baosteel) - the listed arm of the world’s and China’s top steel mill China Baowu Steel Group, alleging their infringements of Nippon Steel’s patent relating t
Oct 15, 2021 16:30
JFE Steel to lift high-end NGO sheet capacity by 50%
JFE Steel, Japan’s second largest integrated mill, is investing Yen 49 billion ($442.9 million) to expand non-grain oriented electrical sheet (NGO) capacity at the Kurashiki Section of its West Japan Works. The company refuses to provide details relating to the project saying electrical sheet is a s
Apr 02, 2021 12:30
Toyota Motor to source electrical sheet from Baowu: Nikkei
In what is believed to be the first time for a major Japanese automaker to use electrical steel sheet made by a Chinese steelmaker in passenger cars built in Japan, Toyota Motor Corp, Japan’s largest automaker, has agreed to procure non grain-oriented electrical sheet (NGO sheet) from China’s Baowu
Jul 14, 2020 15:30
CADA: China’s auto inventories remain high in March
Stocks of finished vehicles awaiting sale across China remained high in March, with the Vehicle Inventory Alert Index at 55.3 last month, marking the fifteenth month in succession that stocks have been above the alert level, although the result was a notable 8.3 basis points lower than in February,
Apr 04, 2019 14:30
Baoshan Steel adds $45/t to stainless plate for August
Baoshan Iron & Steel (Baoshan Steel),the listed arm of China Baowu Steel Group headquartered in Shanghai,is keeping most of its flat steel list prices unchanged for August deliveries but is adding Yuan 300/tonne ($45/t) and Yuan 200/t respectively to those of its stainless plate and grain-oriented s
Jul 11, 2018 15:26
Electrical steel prices: China's major cities
Non-grain oriented electrical steel prices: Shanghai
Grain oriented electrical steel prices: Shanghai
Non-grain oriented electrical steel prices: Hangzhou
Non-grain oriented electrical steel prices: Wuxi