HBI stands for Hot Briquetted Iron, a high-density, compacted form of direct reduced iron (DRI) used as a premium raw material in steelmaking. It is produced by mechanically pressing freshly reduced i...
Pig iron and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) are two critical iron-based materials in steelmaking, but they differ significantly in production methods, composition, and applications. This article breaks dow...
Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) and Hot Briquetted Iron (HBI) are two critical raw materials in modern steelmaking, both derived from iron ore but differing in production methods, physical properties, and a...
Pain Point ScenarioSouth American manufacturers face chronic corrosion in tropical climates, costly material waste from imprecise cuts, and unreliable surface quality for high-end exports. In Brazil’...
The maximum thickness of common CRS is 8mm. It is usually made from hot-rolled coils to produce beautiful and easy to use cold pressed steel. Each coil can reach 13.5 tons. Instead, stainless steel is...
In October, the base price of corundum was raised across the board, the price of bauxite rose steadily, the magnesia market added momentum for price increases, the price of silicon carbide fell again,...
The World Steel Association released the latest version of its short-term (2024-2025) steel demand forecast report. The report pointed out that global steel demand will further decline by 0.9% in 2024...
On October 22, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for September 2024. In September, the crude steel production of 71 countries and regions included in the Wo...
On September 24, the World Steel Association (WSA) released global crude steel production data for August 2024. In August 2024, the crude steel production of 71 countries and regions included in the W...
In September, the prices of brown corundum, white corundum and sintered corundum increased, and the prices of flake graphite and silicon carbide fell again, while the prices of other bulk raw material...
According to foreign news on June 14, London Metal Exchange (LME) copper futures fell on Friday, and nickel prices hit their lowest point in more than two months, suppressed by the strong dollar and i...
"At a time when the steel industry is facing the challenge of low-carbon transformation, a fair competitive environment is the key to keeping global steel trade open." Edwin Basson, Director...
The World Steel Association released a short-term steel demand forecast report, predicting that global steel demand will rebound by 1.7% in 2024 to 1.793 billion tons; global steel demand will increas...
On June 6, the World Steel Association released the "World Steel Statistics 2024". From the ranking of crude steel production of major global steel production companies in 2023, there are 28...
According to the "World Steel Statistics 2024" released by the World Steel Association on June 6, global direct reduced iron production reached 136.5 million tons in 2023, an increase of 8.1...