Dutch service centre Laura Metaal completes equipment upgrade

Laura Metaal, a steel service centre located in Maastricht in the Netherlands has finalised the modernisation of equipment announced at the beginning of 2017.

With an investment of €5 million ($6m), the company has completed an overhaul of decoiling, levelling and straightening devices, commercial director Pieter Haumann tells Kallanish. The decoiler was newly installed in 2009. During the overhaul, three parts were upgraded which will now enable the machine to handle material of 1,250 Newton per mm², “… which is a strength we could not do before,” he says.

Laura Metaal handles coils in widths of up to 2 metres, and cuts, pickles and oils for third party customers. “We are not a steel sheet supplier,” Haumann emphasises. “We decoil steel to sheet for anyone who needs it,” he says. “Our customers are rolling mills and distributors, big and small.”

The service centre’s annual capacity of 400, 000 tonnes was not changed by the upgrade, which was intended to strengthen the machinery’s processing capability. The company is owned 49% by Tata Steel “… so at 51% we are an independent, and so we have to keep our trousers up,” says Haumann, picturesquely describing his company’s motivation. In terms of the general market he believes that high-strength steels are becoming more important.

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EC considers scrapping MIP, replacing with fixed duty

The European Commission is considering fixed duties per ton rather than ad valorem duties capped by the minimum import price on material from Brazil, Iran, Russia and Ukraine, according to a document obtained by S&P Global Platts.

The move follows input from Member States, which voted against the original proposal and suggested the duties should be replaced by a fixed duty/mt.

In the document, the Commission said: “Company-specific fixed duties per ton take better into consideration the needs of users in the specific situation of the present case than ad valorem duties, because they ensure that even where world market prices increase significantly after the investigation period, they would not burden them disproportionately.”

The Commission said fixed duties per ton give “immediate protection to the Union industry against injurious dumping at a set level of duties, while excluding that importers and users may be forced to pay higher duties in the future.”

it also said fixed duties ensure “better stability and predictability for users and consumers, because it remain fixed over time.”
“This document is a very much different proposal from the MIP idea. In this way the European mills will have sort of guarantee margins of €50-60/mt,” a source commented.

The fixed amount of duty per tonne is based on a level equal to the margin of dumping or injury established during the investigation for every cooperating exporting producer of the product concerned, whichever was found to be lower.

The rate of the duty, expressed in a fixed amount EUR/MT, applicable to each exporting producer is showed in the table below.

Annalisa Villa, PLATTS

HRC
EC undesclosed document
COMPANY DEFINITIVE DUTY RATE €/mt
BRAZIL AM BRASIL 54.5
APERAM INOX AMERICA DO SUL 54.5
COMPANHIA SIDERURGICA NACIONAL 53.4
USIMINAS 63.0
GERDAU ACOMINAS 55.8
IRAN MOBARAKEH STEEL COMPANY 58.0
RUSSIA NOVOLIPETSK STEEL 53.3
MAGNITOGORSK IRON & STEEL 96.5
SEVERSTAL 17.6
UKRAINE METINVEST 60.5

The Commission adopts the list of critical raw materials for the EU

On 13 September 2017, as part of a renewed EU Industrial Policy Strategy, the Commission has adopted a new list of critical raw materials for the EU. The list identifies raw materials with a high importance to the EU economy and a high risk associated with their supply.

The new list includes nine new materials as compared to 2014 list: baryte, bismuth, hafnium, helium, natural rubber, phosphorus, scandium, tantalum, vanadium, bringing the number up to 27 raw materials which are now considered critical by the European Commission. Three of these are entirely new to the list: bismuth, helium, phosphorus, as they were assessed for the first time. The other 17 critical raw materials are: antimony, beryllium, borate, cobalt, coking coal, fluorspar, gallium, germanium, indium, magnesium, natural graphite, niobium, phosphate rock, silicon metal, tungsten, platinum group metals, heavy rare earths, light rare earths. For the first time, individual assessment results are available for the latter three grouped metals.

Based on a refined methodology, the list provides a factual tool for trade, innovation and industrial policy measures to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry in line with the renewed industrial strategy for Europe. It should help incentivise the European production of critical raw materials through enhancing recycling and mining activities. The Commission is taking account of the list through a wide range of actions in the areas of trade, international relations, research and innovation, knowledge base and circular economy. For instance, critical raw materials are a priority area in the EU Circular Economy Action Plan in order to foster their efficient use and recycling. The list is also aimed at raising awareness of potential raw material supply risks and related opportunities among EU Member States, companies and investors.

The 2017 list of Critical Raw Materials for the EU builds on the results of the ‘Study on the review of the list of Critical Raw Materials’. The final report of the study along with the critical and non-critical factsheets developed for all the materials in scope of the assessment are now available in the EU bookshop.

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Raw Materials Week 2017: 6-10 November – Register now!

The second edition of the Raw Materials Week will gather a wide range of stakeholders to debate and discuss raw materials policy and initiatives.

It will take place in Brussels from 6th to 10th November 2017.

The Raw Materials Week is centred around a series of events organised by the European Commission addressing the latest news regarding raw materials in the EU:

7 November:

  • EU advanced mining countries conference – Sustainable and responsible sourcing and mining – (registrations will open soon)
  • Critical raw materials event – register for the event
  • New EIP Operational Groups Get Together

8 November:

9 November:

If you would like to add your event to the programme, please contact GROW-EIP-RAW-MATERIALS@ec.europa.eu

Public consultation on the evaluation of the Batteries Directive

The Batteries Directive 2006/66/EC lays down rules on placing batteries and accumulators on the market and their treatment in the EU.

The Directive’s overarching objective is to maximise the separate collection of waste batteries and accumulators and to minimise the disposal of spent batteries as mixed municipal waste in order to achieve a high level of recycling for all waste batteries and accumulators.

The consultation aims to capture views, experience and ideas of relevant stakeholders on achieving the Directive’s objectives, and invites them to provide relevant information for assessing the Directive’s performance and suitability.

The deadline for responding to the consultation is 28 November 2017.

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Extractive Waste Directive: Assessment of Member States’ performance regarding the Directive’s implementation

The European Commission (DG Environment) has published a study report in July assessing Member States’ performance regarding the implementation of the Extractive Waste Directive (2006/21/EC).

The report contains main findings and potential solutions regarding Inspectors (expertise and number); inventories of closed and abandoned sites; cases of non-compliance; Guidance for reporting events; external emergency plans at Category A facilities; guidelines for operators and competent authorities on the content of waste management plans; clarification of the interlinkages between permitting regimes; use of Best Available Techniques (BAT); enhancing implementation of the Directive with regard to financial guarantees among other issues.

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Journée Construction Acier 2017 à Luxembourg

Stolbaudag 2017

  • Des exposés variés: L’occasion de mettre à jour ses connaissances
  • ExpoAcier: A la découverte de produits innovants
  • Le Concours Construction Acier : Une source d’inspiration unique
  • Rencontre des acteurs importants du secteur de l’acier
  • Les dernières publications sur la construction en acier

La Journée Construction Acier 2017 s’adresse aux maîtres d’ouvrage, les architectes, les bureaux d’études, les constructeurs métalliques, les entrepreneurs, les pouvoirs publics, la distribution, le négoce, l’enseignement,…

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Mardi 7 novembre 2017
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Revista Infoacero Septiembre 2017

En el enlace siguiente pueden acceder a la edición de septiembre de nuestra revista Infoacero: Infoacero Septiembre 2017

A continuación algunos de sus contenidos:

  • Opinión – D. Rafael González Navarro- Presidente Zona VII UAHE, Miembro Junta Directiva.
  • Evolución del Índice de Precios de Productos Siderúrgicos – UAHE.
  • Información Asociativa– XIII Fórum de la Distribución Siderúrgica-Barcelona, 26 Octubre.
  • Próximos Eventos: “Kallanish Europe Steel Markets- Madrid, 14 y 15 Noviembre” y “X Edición de MetalMadrid- Madrid, 15 y 16 Noviembre”
  • Colaboración ASCEM: “Jornada Técnica sobre el Marcado CE en la construcción de estructuras metálicas”
  • Previsiones Eurofer: Evolución de los principales sectores consumidores. Consumo Real y Consumo Aparente de Acero en Europa.

Plate stockist Zimmer Staal bought back from Stemcor: owner

Belgian heavy plate stockholder Zimmmer Staal has been purchased from trading house Stemcor to become fully independent again, the stockist’s founder and owner Luc Cools told S&P Global Platts in an interview.

“In 2013 problems started for Stemcor in India, which lead to the exit of the and Oppenheimer family and put Stemcor into financial problems,” he said.

After a previous sales offer had been withdrawn when the financial crisis hit, Stemcor acquired Zimmer Staal in 2011. “It was the financial injection I really needed to grow to a level in the market where I believe that Zimmer Staal will reach that level,” Cools said.

“The only reason to bring a third party in was for a financial injection, so four years after the financial problems started I asked them to sell me the company back as I see no future nor growth possibilities in this structure,” he said. Zimmer Staal became fully independent again on September 11.

The stockholding business has annual sales volumes of 115,000 mt of heavy plate and 45,000 mt on the floor, but Cools said he plans to increase sales over the next years as “current demand is very good.” “We are growing every year at least 10%. I am targeting 150,000 mt of heavy plate sales a year in the next four to five years, adding 10,000mt every year,” he said.

Zimmer Staal sources around 80% of the material from imports and 20% from EU mills. The main grades in stock are S235 and S355, while the majority of customers are based in Holland, Belgium and Germany. A smaller amount is also shipped to Scandinavia.

Laura Varriale, PLATTS

EU distributors’ January-July shipments fall year-on-year

The latest data from EUROMETAL, the steel distributors’ and traders’ association, indicates that steel shipments from distributors across Europe remained below 2016 levels during the first seven months of the year. This happened despite the overall recovery in market prices and sentiment, the association says.

According to EUROMETAL, flat steel service centres (SSC) shipments during the January-July period were -0.4% lower than the same period last year. In July alone however shipments increased 4.8% year-on-year and the continued rebound in both demand and prices is expected to further support market recovery in the coming months, Kallanish notes.

Meanwhile during the first seven months of the year multi-product stockholders and distributors shipped -1.6% less volume than in the same period in 2016. In July itself shipments increased nevertheless by some 6.7% y-o-y, EUROMETAL confirms.

In terms of stock levels, flat SSC stocks stood at 69 days of sales on average across Europe in July, up 2 days from July 2016. Multi-product distributors’ stocks were calculated at 77 days of sales, down 5 days y-o-y.

Norsk Ståldag 2017

NORSK STÅLDAG 2017
2. november – Hotel Bristol, Oslo

Nå er det dags for årets store begivenhet, Norsk Ståldag, den 29. i rekken.

Årets program har mange aktuelle temaer for alle innen bygg og anlegg; byggherrer, utbyggere, arkitekter, ingeniører, entreprenører og leverandører…

PROGRAM

Tema: Økonomi & marked

09:00 Bygg og anlegg har boomet til tross for oljekrasj og lavkonjunktur
– Kommer rekylen?
ved Kjell Senneset, Prognosesenteret

09:30 Brexit, Trump, Kina, lav oljepris, svak kronekurs og omstillinger
– Hvordan påvirker dette norsk industri?
ved prof. Knut Anton Mork, Seniorøkonom

10:00 Stålmarkedet og prisutviklingen på stål og metaller
– Skal prisene opp eller ned?
ved Tom Frode Hansen, Norsk Stål

10:25 Presentasjon av utstillerne
ved konf.leder

Tema: Bygg

11:00 Lørenskog Vinterpark
 – med verdens største innendørs skihall
ved Lars Philip Thorbjørnsen, Prosjektdirektør, Snø Eiendom

11.30 Vålerenga stadion
– prosjektering og montering av stålkonstruksjonene
ved Mika Jäsperlä, Ruukki Construction

12:00 Prosjektering av nye Jordal Amfi
– utfordringer og løsninger for stålkonstruksjonene
ved repr. for prosjektet struksjonen

13:30 Prisutdeling
Norsk Stålkonstruksjonspris 2017
Norske Arkitektstudenters Stålpris 2017

Tema: Broer

14:00 Rustfrie stål i E39-broene?
– som et holdbart og miljøvennlig materiale
ved Tobias Larsson, Outokumpu

14:30 Sotrabrua, ny stor bru mellom Sotra og Bergen
– forprosjektering av alternativer: skråkabelbru og hengebru
ved Per Norum Larsen, Johs. Holt og Øivind Pedersen, Rambøll Norge

15:00 Norgesporten bru
– et landemerke på grensen
ved Gaute Mo, Degree of Freedom

Tema: Miljø

16:00 UK projects exploring how to increase reuse of steel
– The economics and the barriers
ved Michal Drewniok, University of Cambridge

16:35 EU/FP7 project: Barrier-Plus
– High Performance Water-based Coating for Structural Steel
ved prof. Joseph L. Keddie, University of Surrey

Tema: Faglig

16:50 Sandwich veggpaneler, er de brannsikre?
– om de ulike typene som finnes på markedet
ved repr. fra NN

17:10 Norge rundt
– faglige aktiviteter og presentasjon av medlemmers prosjekter siste år
ved Kjetil Myhre, Norsk Stålforbund

17:35 IDEA StatiCa steel og Hololens demonstration
– IDEA StatiCa Steel analyserer stålknutepunkter med Finite element metoden av BIM modeller iht Eurocode
– HoloLens, Augmented Reality som verktøy i Lean Six Sigma produksjon av bygningsdeler
ved Marcus Rodriguez, EDR & Medeso

18:00 Slutt

18:05 Stålbaren åpner

19:00 Bankett – en festaften med underholdning
– og utdeling av en ny Hederspris

For progam og påmelding: klikk HER

Med hilsen / best regards
Kjetil Myhre, daglig leder / manager
Norsk Stålforbund / Norwegian Steel Association
Tel: +47 41 02 15 98
http://www.stalforbund.no

Großes Treffen der europäischen Stahldistribution

EUROMETAL lud zum ersten internationalen World Steel Distribution & SSC Summit

Was die Stahldistributeure, Stahl-Service-Center und Trader in Europa bewegt, war Gegenstand eines erstmals veranstalteten internationalen EUROMETAL World Steel Distribution & SSC Summit 2017 Mitte Mai in Düssseldorf. Geladen hatte der europäische Verband für die Distribution von Stahl, Rohr und Metall, EUROMETAL.

stahlmarkt Magazin – August 2017

 

 

 

 

Join the Kallanish Europe Steel Markets 2017

KALLANISH EUROPE STEEL MARKETS 2017

14-15 November 2017

Madrid, Spain

 

Members of EUROMETAL save an extra €200 on the Early Bird Rate.

 

Event Details:

Join the Kallanish Europe Steel Markets 2017 conference this 14-15 November 2017 in Madrid for an executive-level 2-day conference, in partnership with UNESID. Spain is the fourth largest crude steel producer in Europe and the second largest market for automotive production. The country is particularly interesting due to its geographical position, the importance and strength of its European steel trade, but also as one of the largest importers of flat products and exporters of long products. At ESM17, the European steel market will be analysed within the frame of international developments, shedding light on the outlook for 2018, as well as the future developments and opportunities for European mills and distributors globally.

Attendees of this event will benefit from senior level speakers, detailed conference presentations, and top quality networking. Register to attend at the Launch Promotion Rate and you will secure your place at this conference, at the very best price possible.

Conference Topics

  • 2018 outlook for steel demand
  • The automotive sector: how long will the recovery last?
  • Long products: how competitive are EU mills?
  • Trade: the global battle and its effect
  • EU steelmakers: is the consolidation and reorganisation process over?
  • China: a view of the market leader
  • Raw materials: average 2017 levels and 2018 expectations

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  • Address: Paseo de la Castellana, 57 28046 Madrid, Spain
  • Phone: +34 912 10 88 00

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This event offers an unparalleled opportunity to network with top executives from the regional steel market as well as the global steel supply chain.

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