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The High-Speed Wire Rod Project No. 3 Is The Third Part of an Overall Project

May 28, 2013

Shandong Province-based Chinese steelmaker Rizhao Steel Holding Group Co. has announced that on May 23 its high-speed wire rod project No. 3 in Yingkou in Liaoning Province successfully underwent a hot run test and produced its first batch ...

Tags: longs, China, Southeast Asia, production, steelmaking, Shanghai

Mika Seitorvita Stated That The Bids Received So Far for Its Italian Asset AST

May 28, 2013

Mika Seitorvita, CEO of Finnish steelmaker Outokumpu, has stated that the bids received so far for its Italian asset Acciai Speciali Terni (AST) do not meet the expectations of the Finnish company. "The bids Outokumpu has received so far ...

Tags: Italy, steelmaking, Outokumpu, European Union, Brescia

Novo Group's New Joint Venture with Tianjin Received a Business License

May 28, 2013

On May 23, Hong Kong-based Novo Group, a global steel trading, distribution, processing and manufacturing company, announced that its new joint venture with Tianjin Bohai Light Industrial Co. named Novo Steel Development (Tianjin) Co. has ...

Tags: China, Southeast Asia, investments, steelmaking, Shanghai

Mining and Energy Projects Worth A$150 Billion Have Been Delayed or Cancelled in Australia

May 28, 2013

According to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE), in the past 12 months mining and energy projects worth A$150 billion have been delayed or cancelled in Australia. The report also indicated that the ...

Tags: raw mat, Australia, Oceania, investments, mining, Istanbul|

Speaking at The Steelorbis Market Talks Meeting Held in Istanbul, Mehmet Zeren

May 28, 2013

Speaking at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Istanbul, Mehmet Zeren, general secretary of Turkey's Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID), informed participants about upcoming steel pipeline projects in Turkey. These ...

Tags: pipe, tubular, Turkey, Europe, opinion, conferences, steelmaking

Crude Steel Production in Latin America Totaled 5.7 Million Metric Tons During April This

May 28, 2013

According to a report by Latin American steel association Alacero, crude steel production in Latin America totaled 5.7 million metric tons during April this year, stable compared to the same month last year. In the first four months of the ...

Tags: raw mat, longs, flats, South America, production, consumption, steelmaking

KES Plans to Receive $6 Million in Capital for Upgrade

May 28, 2013

Ashland, Kentucky-based KES Acquisition Company d/b/a Kentucky Electric Steel (KES), a value-added manufacturer of Special Bar Quality (SBQ) and Merchant Bar Quality (MBQ) steel bar products and wholly-owned subsidiary of Optima Specialty ...

Tags: merchant bar, longs, USA, North America, investments, steelmaking, San Diego

NEMA's Index for Halogen A-Line Lamp Shipments Showed Sharp Growth

May 28, 2013

NEMA’s index for halogen A-line lamp shipments showed sharp growth during Q1 2013 registering an index level of 528.3, an increase of 127.1 percent on a year-over year basis (y/y). In contrast, the incandescent lamp index retreated by ...

Tags: Sustained Growth, Lamp Index

Italy's Hot Rolled Flat Steel Output Amounted to 1 Million Mt in March This Year

May 28, 2013

According to the latest figures provided by Italian steel producers association Federacciai, Italy's hot rolled flat steel output amounted to 1 million mt in March this year, down 33.7 percent year on year. March is the seventh month in a ...

Tags: flats, Italy, production, steelmaking, European Union, Brescia|

Cogne Acciai Speciali Will Supply Stainless Steel Products

May 28, 2013

Aosta, Italy-based steelmaker Cogne Acciai Speciali (CAS) has announced it it will supply stainless steel products, mainy ribbed bar Concrinox, worth $6 million for the construction of a new bridge between Hong Kong and Macao. The Hong ...

Tags: stainless, Italy, steelmaking, European Union, Brescia

Italy's Long Steel Output Amounted to 1.073 Million Metric Tons in March This Year

May 28, 2013

Italy's long steel output amounted to 1.073 million metric tons in March this year, down 14.8 percent year on year, according to the Italian steel producers association Federacciai. Accordingly, domestic long steel output recorded another ...

Tags: longs, Italy, production, steelmaking, European Union, Brescia

Iran's Government Is Considering Imposing a Tax of up to 40 Percent on Iron Ore Exports

May 28, 2013

Iran's government is considering imposing a tax of up to 40 percent on iron ore exports to benefit from the increase in iron ore sales to China, according to Reuters. During the first quarter of the current year, Iran's iron ore exports ...

Tags: iron ore, raw mat, China, Iran, Middle East, quotas&duties, trading

Home Sales in Turkey Increased by 28.6 Percent

May 28, 2013

In the first quarter of the current year, home sales in Turkey increased by 28.6 percent as compared to the fourth quarter of 2012 and were up 89 percent year on year, with 273,826 houses sold, according to the data provided by the Turkish ...

Tags: Turkey, Europe, consumption, construction, Non-EU Countries, Istanbul

The Canadian Company Interfor Will Acquire Another US-American Lumber Manufacturer

May 28, 2013

With the takeover of Keadle Lumber the Canadian company Interfor will acquire another US-American lumber manufacturer. The two companies agreed the deal on 15 May. The transaction has still to be approved by the competition authorities and ...

Tags: Keadle Lumber, Construction

Colombia Exported 31,512 Mt of Ferronickel in The First Quarter of This Year

May 28, 2013

Colombia exported 31,512 mt of ferronickel in the first quarter of this year, falling 20.6 percent, with a value of $181 million, falling 31.4 percent, both year on year, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of ...

Tags: alloys, raw mat, Colombia, South America, imp/exp statistics, steelmaking

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