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FIRST WOMEN AWARDS NIGHT HELD AT THE HILTON BANKSIDE IN LONDON


Trent Refractories Managing Director Katy Moss was in the privileged position this year to be part of the judging panel. Judging the First Woman of Engineering and Manufacturing award along with Amanda Hook-Brown Corporate Operations Strategy Manager at BMW and Jenifer Baxter Head of Energy and Environment for the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. The winner in this category was Caroline Hargrove, McLaren Applied Technologies.


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JUNE 2017 CRUDE STEEL PRODUCTION World crude steel production for the 67 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 141.0 million tonnes (Mt) in June 2017, a 3.2% increase compared to June 2016.


World crude steel production was 836.0 Mt in the first six months of 2017, up by 4.5% compared to the same period in 2016. Asia produced 576.8 Mt of crude steel, an increase of 4.8% over the first half of 2016. The EU produced 86.1 Mt of crude steel in the first half of 2017, up by 4.1% compared to the same period of 2016. North America’s crude steel production in the first six months of 2017 was 57.4 Mt, an increase of 2.4% compared to the first half of 2016. The C.I.S. produced 49.7 Mt of crude steel in the first six months of 2017, a decrease of -2.5% over the same months of 2016.


China’s crude steel production for June 2017 was 73.2 Mt, an increase of 5.7% compared to June 2016. Japan produced 8.4 Mt of crude steel in June 2017, a decrease of -4.3% compared to June 2016. South Korea produced 5.9 Mt of crude steel in June 2017, an increase of 7.7% compared to June 2016.


In the EU, Germany produced 3.6 Mt of crude steel in June 2017, a decrease of -1.7% compared to June 2016. Italy produced 2.1 Mt of crude steel, up by 1.8% on June 2016. France produced 1.3 Mt of crudesteel, up by 1.3% compared to June 2016. Spain produced 1.3 Mt of crude steel, up by 8.1% on June 2016.


Turkey’s crude steel production for June 2017 was 3.0 Mt, up by 7.1% on June 2016.


The US produced 6.7 Mt of crude steel in June 2017, a decrease of -1.7% compared to June 2016.


Brazil’s crude steel production for June 2017 was 2.6 Mt, up by 4.0% on June 2016.


The above picture shows the judges table with from left to right, Katy Moss, Managing Director Trent Refractories, Dale Murray Entrepreneur and Investor, Anabel Fielding Group COO, Quintessentially, Amy Carroll Events Director for Caspian Media, Susan Jowett Chief Executive Officer, The Spencer Academies Trust, Sarah Maskell MBE wing commander, diversity & inclusion, RAF, Lucy Porter Comedian, Marina Bacchiani Vice President - Global Issuing - Mastercard, Stephanie Oueda Cruz.


INTOCAST AG ENTERS INTO PARTNERSHIP


Höganäs Bjuf is a well-established producer of high-quality refractory solutions for a wide range of applications. Höganäs Bjuf began producing refractory bricks in 1825. Today the company has an extensive knowledge and experience in refractories, offering industrial customers a complete range of refractory products and turnkey solutions. In order to further strengthen the offering for the steel industry, we have now entered partnership with Intocast AG.


INTOCAST was founded in 1979 by taking over the activities of the company Eugen Schwarz which had supplied the German and European steel industry with products for the iron and steel industry since 1922.The INTOCAST Group is one of the few companies worldwide that manufacture refractory materials, casting auxiliaries as well as metallurgical slag additives.


This is a strategic alliance that will allow us to successfully maintain and increase our market shares.


July 2017 Issue ENGINEER THE REFRACTORIES HÖGANÄS BJUF AND


The crude steel capacity utilisation ratio of the 67 countries in June 2017 was 73.0%. This is 1.4 percentage points higher than June 2016. Compared to May 2017, it is 1.3 percentage points higher.


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