Following the relative improvement of real steel consumption in the second half of 2013, estimates for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 indicate that the recovery in final demand gained further strength, according to the Economic ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), strengthening indicators and evidence of improving dynamics suggest that the EU economy is ...
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Brazil's national statistics agency (IBGE) has reported that in February this year industrial production in the largest Latin American country increased by 0.4 percent compared to January and was up five percent from February 2013. In ...
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In February this year, Turkey's slab imports amounted to 114,427 mt, up 10.37 percent month on month and decreasing by 30.34 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The total value ...
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According to a report released by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), in February of the current year the producer price index (PPI) for the UK manufacturing industry remained unchanged compared to January, following the 0.3 ...
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In February this year, India's industrial production decreased by 1.9 percent year on year, according to government data. Industrial production in the April 2013-February 2014 period of the current financial year decreased by 0.1 year on ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in February this year the seasonally adjusted index of iron ore mining production in South Africa decreased by 7.3 percent, while the country's manganese ore production ...
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In the first two months this year, Japan's galvanized sheet output amounted to 1.95 million mt, up 2.38 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). In February alone, the ...
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China exported 6.76 million mt of finished steel in March this year, up 28.03 percent, while it exported 18.33 million mt of finished steel in the whole of the first quarter, rising by 27 percent, both year on year, according to data issued ...
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Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced its financial results for 2013, registering a net loss of $572 million, widening from a net loss of $425 million in 2012. The company's sales revenues decreased by 2.1 ...
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As of April 7, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 108.28 million mt*, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the Xinhua-China Iron Ore Price Index for imported iron ore with 62 percent ...
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In March this year, Germany's crude steel output increased by 13.7 percent month on month to 4.05 million metric tons, rising by 6.1 percent compared to March 2013 and exceeding 4 million mt for the first time in 35 months, according to the ...
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In the first three months of the current year, Turkey's steel pipe exports increased by 2.52 percent year on year to 472,894 metric tons, according to the statistics provided by the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID). The ...
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In February of the current year, Turkey's rebar exports amounted to 703,831 metric tons, increasing by 6.57 percent year on year and up 12.76 percent from the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical ...
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production decreased by 0.1 percent compared to January, while the calendar adjusted ...
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