Metallurgy news. October

Nornickel’s Board of Directors approved an updated policy for engaging with indigenous peoples. Developed with input from independent experts and through consultations with indigenous communities and associations, the new policy integrates international standards, United Nations guidelines, and best practices. It outlines procedures for interaction, due diligence measures, and emphasizes the UN-backed principle of free, prior, and informed consent. The policy acknowledges the vulnerability of ...

This year, within the framework of the 30th International Industrial Exhibition Metal-Expo'2024 , the organisers have successfully brought together a number of companies from the non-ferrous metals sector in a single exhibition space. A separate pavilion (No. 8, Hall No. 1) at Expocentre Fairgrounds at Krasnaya Presnya will host leading producers of aluminium, copper, titanium, zinc and non-ferrous metal alloys from 29 October to 1 November. VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation, a leading producer of titanium ...

Severstal was the first in Russia to produce a new sheet piling solution for hydraulic structures, transport and civil engineering - cold-formed sheet piling. The product is marketed under the Grani brand. One of the main advantages of the new type of sheet piling is lower metal intensity compared to alternative solutions due to constant profile thickness and increased width, which allows to reduce the weight of supplied structures by up to 30%. The piles are manufactured by cold forming (cold ...

Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has begun operating a machine learning–based digital system that helps workers control the oxygen levels supplied to its blast furnaces. The system recommends the optimal oxygen levels for the hot blast air in order to improve blast furnace efficiency during the production of cast iron. Until recently, the blast furnace operator made decisions based solely on readings of discrete data. In a dynamic environment, however, those readings may not always be ...