DNPM TEM NOVO DIRETOR-GERAL

O presidente em exercício, Michel Temer, e o ministro de Minas e Energia, Fernando Coelho Filho, nomearam Victor Hugo Froner Bicca para exercer, interinamente, o cargo de diretor-geral do Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral (DNPM). A nomeação está no Diário Oficial da União (DOU).

STEEL DYNAMICS BUY VULCAN THREADED PRODUCTS

Steel Dynamics agreed to acquire Vulcan Threaded Products, the largest U.S. manufacturer and supplier of threaded rod products, for $126M, including $42M in working capital.

WELDBEND AND BOLTEX, FROM THE U.S., FILE ANTIDUMPING PETITIONS AGAINST INDIA, SPAIN AND ITALY

Two producers of carbon steel flanges, Weldbend Corporation and Boltex Mfg. Co., today filed anti-dumping petitions with the US Department against India, Spain and Italy.

PREÇO DA SUCATA CAI PARA US$ 218 NA TURQUIA E FICA ESTÁVEL EM US$ 250 NOS EUA

O preço da sucata ferrosa caiu 2,2% na semana passada na Turquia, para US$ 218 por tonelada.

Nos Estados Unidos, o preço ficou estável em US$ 250.

Os preços médios e variação no período foram, segundo o TSI:

- Turquia: US$ 218 /t (-2.2%)

- Estados Unidos: US$ 250 /t longa(0.0%)

- Taiwan: US$ 204 /t (-0.5%)

- Índia: US$ 232 /t (0.0%)

FERROUS SCRAP PRICES FALL TO US$ 218 IN TURKEY AND REMAINS AT US$ 250 IN THE U.S.

Ferrous scrap prices went down 2.2% last week in Turkey, to US$ 218 per tonne.

In the U.S. scrap remained at US$ 250 per long tonne.

The average prices and variation in the period were, according to TSI:


- Turkish imports HMS #1&2 80/20 scrap, CFR Turkish port: US$ 218 /metric tonne (-2.2%)

- US domestic obsolete shredded scrap, delivered US mill: US$ 250 /long ton (0.0%)

- Taiwanese imports HMS #1&2 80/20 scrap, CFR Taiwan port: US$ 204 /metric tonne (-0.5%)

- Indian imports obsolete shredded scrap, CFR Nhava Sheva port: US$ 232 /metric tonne (0.0%)

UK STAINLESS SCRAP PRICES RISE BY US$ 54-67

UK inter-merchant prices for austenitic alloy steel scrap rose by £40-50 ($54-67) per tonne after sterling weakened against the dollar following the UK’s decision to leave the EU, sources told Steel First on Friday July 1.

BRAZIL'S SUPERIOR COURT SUSPENDES RATIFICATION OF REPARATIONS DEAL WITH SAMARCO AND ITS OWNERS (VALE AND BHP BILLITON)

Brazil’s Superior Court of Justice has suspended the ratification of a reparations deal for the Fundao tailing dam tragedy agreed with pellet producer Samarco and its owners Vale and BHP Billiton.