The Government of Canada has removed tariffs on imports of baby clothes in its bid to reduce the up to 40 percent difference in Canadian and the US retail prices. The move, announced as a part of the 2013 Federal Budget, also ...
Tags: Baby Clothes, clothes, garments
According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's iron ore imports totaled 11.7 million metric tons in January this year, rising by 24 percent month on month and up 3.36 percent compared to January 2012. In January ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In its effort to boost development of the handloom and sericulture industry, the government of north-east Indian state of Assam has assigned Rs. 2.32 billion under the state plan and a sum of Rs. 1.38 billion under non-plan for the upcoming ...
On March 25, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS) announced that its Hebei-based subsidiary Tangshan Iron and Steel Co. (Tangsteel) exported 223,700 mt of finished steel in February this year, up by 72 ...
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Pakistan’s Ministry of Textile Industry has increased the cotton production target for the forthcoming season to 14.1 million bales, up from the ongoing season’s target of 13.3 million bales, the Ministry informed the Senate ...
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It is reported that KOKS Group, Russian pig iron and coke producer, announces to idle its 750,000 tpy No. 2 blast furnace at its Tulachermet iron works in western Russia in late May this year for just under 1.5 months for maintenance ...
Tags: KOKS, Mineral, Temporary Close
Chun Yuan Steel, one of the major carbon steel service centers and the steel structure suppliers in Taiwan said that its total sales revenue in whole 2012 totaled NT$17.381, falling slightly by 1.69% from a year ago. In 2012, the company ...
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The Korean steel giant Posco planned to establish two new continuous galvanizing lines in Thailand and Indonesia in order to expand its autosheet market share in the two countries. According to the official of Posco, the company planned to ...
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The Kenyan government has said that it has no intention of censoring what citizens do online or of closing access to social media networks in the country, despite facing challenges of identifying and tracking down people behind online hate ...
West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel Friday provided guidance for its Q1 2013 financial results. AK Steel expects to incur a net loss of between $0.09 and $0.13 per diluted share of common stock for Q1 2013, an ...
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It’s reported that Chung Hung Steel, one of the major steel flats producers in Taiwan announced to leave its list prices unchanged for April. After the announcement, its list prices for hot rolled steel products are at ...
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According to statistics released by the Chinese customs, China exported 133,837 tons of stainless steel flats in February, falling by 8.5% from a month ago, affected by the Chinese New Year holiday. In February, the exports of stainless ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, February, Mineral
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (NSSMC) recently hiked its export quotes of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) by US$200/ton to China for April deliveries. Also, the company planned to raise the export quotes of non-grain oriented ...
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It’s reported that the Taiwanese steel pipe makers may leave list prices unchanged for April as it’s expected that Chung Hung Steel, the major upstream raw material supplier may remain its list prices flat for April. It’s ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, April Prices, Metallurgy
According to data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance, Japan’s exports of cold rolled steel sheets and coils totaled 217,686 tons in January, falling by 21.6% from a month ago and down by 3.2% year on year. Among them, ...
Tags: CR Steel Sheets, Coils, Exports