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July 2019 crude steel production


World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (worldsteel) was 156.7 million tonnes (Mt) in July 2019, a 1.7% increase compared to July 2018.


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China’s crude steel production for July 2019 was 85.2 Mt, an increase of 5.0% compared to July 2018. India produced 9.2 Mt of crude steel in July 2019, an increase of 1.7% compared to July 2018. Japan produced 8.4 Mt of crude steel in July 2019, down 0.4% on July 2018. South Korea’s crude steel production was 6.0 Mt in July 2019, a decrease of 2.1% on July 2018.


The US produced 7.5 Mt of crude steel in July 2019, an increase of 1.8% compared to July 2018.


Brazil’s crude steel production for July 2019 was 2.4 Mt, down by 20.7% on July 2018.


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Lucideon sets sights on global expansion and jobs growth


World-leading materials technology company Lucideon is on course for major expansion with plans to grow its team of scientists, researchers and support staff by more than 20 per cent this year.


The organisation, which has its headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent, has already brought on board 34 new members of staff this year with a further 20 new recruits expected to join by the end of the year.


It brings the team to 240, with the majority of the new jobs created at Lucideon’s global headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent.


Tony Kinsella, Lucideon’s Chief Executive, said: “Lucideon is world- renowned for its expertise in the aerospace, defence, construction, nuclear, healthcare and technical ceramics sectors, and we have ambitions to grow globally.


“We are currently a £20 million business but are confident we can develop to between £60 million and £80 million over the next few years.


“Since January we have welcomed 34 new members of staff to the company and we anticipate a further 20 people will join us by the end of the year.”


Among the new recruits joining Lucideon are three accomplished PhD graduates working from the company’s Stoke-on-Trent HQ - Dr Samira Bostanchi, Dr Agata Lapa and Dr Elliot Douse.


Dr Bostanchi is a PhD graduate of the University of Sheffield and joins Lucideon’s Flash Sintering team as a Ceramics Technical Consultant.


She has a background in Physics (BSc) and Nanoscience (MSc) which she L-R Agata Lapa, Elliot Douse, Samira Bostanchi ROW China World (%) ROW (%) China (%) worldsteel.org


further explored during her PhD, and is focussing on ceramics processing for artificial hip replacement applications.


Dr Lapa joins the Advanced Materials and Processes team working on healthcare, agriculture and geopolymers projects, exploring new applications for glass and ceramics.


After finishing a degree in Biomedical Engineering in Kracow, Poland, she was a PhD student in the European Funded Project HyMedPoly - a European collaboration between universities and industrial institutions such as Lucideon.


Finally, Dr Douse joins the organisation as a technical consultant following his research in ceramics for aerospace applications.


A Chemistry graduate from University of Surrey he furthered his studies at the University of Birmingham with a research fellowship exploring ceramic materials in manufacturing.


Tony Kinsella added: “These are exciting times for the organisation and we are delighted to welcome these three highly accomplished scientists, who bring great expertise and fresh thinking to our business.”


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Turkey’s crude steel production for July 2019 was 2.9 Mt, down by 10.6% on July 2018.


Crude steel production in Ukraine was 1.8 Mt this month, down 1.7% on July 2018.


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