Reuters cited Mr Thomas Keller CEO of Codelco as saying that company expects the global copper market to swing into a slight surplus in 2013 after several years of deficit but the small excess will have little impact on prices. ...
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Reuters reported that 5 international engineering firms have bid to build 50,000 tonnes per year polyacetal plant at Ibn Sina an affiliate of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation. SABIC said in 2010 the project, producing a plastic which is ...
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AFP reported that ArcelorMittal welcomed Saturday a deal over the future of one of its plants that the French government had threatened to nationalize. ArcelorMittal executive Mr Henri Blaffart said “It is positive that we ...
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SMS Elotherm of Germany has been awarded two orders for induction heating equipment by Ovako Tube and Ring AB in Hofors, Sweden. EloBar™ and EloTube™ machines by SMS Elotherm combine high energy efficiency with a comparatively ...
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The Moscow Times reported that if Ukraine turns its plans to slash Russian gas imports into a reality, Gazprom will demand that Naftogaz pay billions of dollars for the 2013 import shortfall as per the take or pay provision outlined in the ...
Cam Iron the Cameroon subsidiary of the Australian based Sundance Resources Limited that carried out exploration of iron ore deposits in the country's east region has been awarded a mining agreement prior to the final stage in the mining of ...
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As per latest information from Black Sea, CIS steel export prices are rather stable, but future sentiments are moderately negative. Billet price decreased by USD 5 per tonne to USD 10USD during the week and expectations are rather ...
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AMW Motors Ltd announced that the launch of a new heavy duty tipper for use in the mining, construction and infrastructure sectors. AMW Motors said that the tipper can encounter high gradients, especially in deep mining applications. AMW ...
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Turkish rebar producer Izmir Demir Celik Sanayi AS has said that the signs of revival in North African markets, primarily in Egypt and Libya in terms of steel demand along with the recovery in the US and Canadian domestic markets have ...
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Business Standard reported that Jindal Steel and Power will invest around USD 500 million in Cameroon to build a power plant, a railway line and an iron ore processing plant. The 500 MW thermal power station will be built in the ...
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Despite a downturn in the construction sector over the last two years, business at Taunton Fabrications over that period has increased by a massive 35% this was just one of the reasons that Taunton Fabrications was recently named as the ...
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S&P released the following statement Overview We expect lower prices in the European stainless steel industry to push Luxembourg-based stainless steel producer Aperam's 2012 EBITDA well below our previous projections. Even ...
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RIA Novosti reported that Russian and US oil majors Rosneft and ExxonMobil signed an agreement to jointly explore the commercial potential of oil fields in Western Siberia. The two companies will create JV in which Rosneft will hold 51 ...
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Reuters reported that ArcelorMittal vowed on Friday to kick start a EUR 180 million, five year investment program at its Florange site in eastern France in the first quarter of 2013, seeking to allay union concerns over job cuts. ...
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Reuters reported that London copper edged up bracing to finish the month higher on signs that a recovery in China's economic growth took root in November although worries over Europe and the United States kept gains constrained. Three ...
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