Metal Market Magazine June19
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June 2019 COPPER CLUB 75TH ANNIVERSARY Diego Hernandez and other leaders on copper’s past, present and future Metals technologies Top steelmakers 2019 edition PIONEERS AT HEART AD-Pioneers-at-Heart-EN-vek-280x215_FINA.indd 1 21.01.2019 10:01:13 June Features 20 20 Turkish steel Iron ore Copper Club 75th 67 85 anniversary Tariffs trouble India’s iron ore industry Sonami president Diego As a major scrap-based Divisions over the best Hernandez relates the steel-producing nation ways to exploit India’s roles that have led him with multiple export extensive iron ore to the pinnacle of copper SONAMI markets, Turkey has been resources continue mining hit by international trade 29 quotas and tariffs Spotlights How the club began Metals Technologies 90 A fascinating account Market spotlight: High- of the Copper Club’s 73 performance metals history, its scholarship New orders and Ever more demanding and awards programs, innovation applications for metals profiles of some of A summary of new orders continue to push greater its leading members, worldwide and examples efforts to increase their and viewpoints on the of technological performance metal’s outlook innovations 95 Top steelmakers 81 End user spotlight: Case study: cold mill Automotive 55 technology Material choices Top steelmakers The new cold mill for electric vehicle 2019 edition complex built for Yildiz production are widening Our annual table of the Demir Çelik in Turkey is as the growing number top global steelmakers a case study in state-of- of new EV models with our regional the-art technology accelerates correspondents’ reviews of market and industry 29 90 trends COPPER CLUB COPPER 67 SHUTTERSTOCK CONSTELLIUM June 2019 | Metal Market Magazine | 3 June News and analysis Regulars 9 9 7 Non-ferrous Comment news review Ferrous and non-ferrous A summary of recent key developments in the international non- 97 ferrous industries Innovations New developments SHUTTERSTOCK in steel and metals 12 12 technology, processes Steel news review and products A round-up of important recent developments in the global iron and 98 steel sectors End-user Advances and market developments in 16 applications Base metals and MOTORS GENERAL steel analysis 98 Fastmarkets MB research analysts study the drivers of the base metals, steel and steel raw materials market TOKYO2020.ORG Disclaimer This Disclaimer is in addition to our Terms and Conditions as available on our website and shall not supersede or otherwise affect these Terms and Conditions. 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E-mail: [email protected] Lisa Gordon, James Lawrence, th Website: www.fastmarkets.com Brad MacAulay, Michael Roh, Orla As the Copper Club now celebrates its 75 O’Sullivan, Nat Rudarakanchana, anniversary, a major section of this June 2019 issue of Metal Market Magazine: Muyao Shen, Mei Ling Toh, Dom Editor: Richard Barrett Yanchunas Metal Market Magazine looks back at the organization’s Associate editor: Seema Chaudhary Global newsdesk editor: Mark Shaw Advertising Sales: purpose and activities. The club has increasingly US newsdesk leader: Sean Mayer Publisher: Mary Connors Senior sub-editors: Cecil Fung, Sara broadened its international outlook, launched Tel: 646 274 6250 Kelly (US), Wei Jun Lau, Renate Foster scholarships to support promising new members of a E-mail: [email protected] Mas (US), Tony Pettengell, Jeff Porter Global senior advertising manager, Sub-editors: Francesca Brindle, group that encompasses all aspects of copper production Europe/Turkey: Arzu Gungor Kyle Docherty Tel: +44 20 7827 5268 CEO: Raju Daswani and trade, and honours leading people who have been E-mail: arzu.gungor@ fastmarkets.com particularly active in the cause of copper. Senior sales manager, Midwest, West Offices: Coast, North America: Jessica Kelliher London: Fastmarkets, 8 Bouverie One such individual, Diego Hernandez, president of “Influential Tel: 312 929 4195 Street, London, EC4Y 8AX, UK. Tel: the Chilean mining association Sonami, is our cover E-mail: Jessica.Kelliher@ +44 20 7827 9977 stakeholders’ fastmarkets.com New York: Fastmarkets, 1120 Avenue interviewee this month. He recalls a career that has Regional sales manager, Middle of the Americas, 6th floor, New York, views on the East/Africa, Asia, UK: Kelly Huynh NY 10036, USA. Tel: +1 (212) 213 6202. spanned important international roles in some of the best Tel: +44 20 7779 8735 Toll free: 1 800 METAL 25, Fax: +1 known mining companies and projects, including outlook for E-mail: Kelly.huynh@ fastmarkets.com (212) 213 6617 Regional sales manager, East Coast, Pittsburgh: 707 Grant Street, Suite 1340, Codelco, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton copper give a North America: George Reeves Pittsburgh, PA 15210, USA. Tel: 212 224 3938 Tel: +1 (412) 765 2580 and Vale. rounded picture E-mail: George.reeves@ Singapore: Quadrant at Cecil, 3F, fastmarkets.com 19 Cecil Street, Singapore, 049704 Other leading lights and award winners in the sector Shanghai: Fastmarkets, Room 305, of the future for Events and client services marketing 3/F, Azia Center, 1233 Lujiazui Ring recounting distinguished careers within the Copper manager: Adelaida Montilla the red metal” Road, Shanghai 200120. Tel: 212 224 3937 Club anniversary section include Art Miele, Richard Tel: +86 21 5877 0857.