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The Export Volume of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Decreases by 20.8 Percent in H1
Aug 22, 2013In the first six months of the current year, Ukrainian ferroalloy exports decreased by 20.8 percent year on year to 337,100 mt, according to the data issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers. On the other hand, in the first six months of ...
Tags: Mineral, Ferroalloy Exports
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The Yield of ATZ's Steel Pipe Increases by 10% in January-July
Aug 22, 2013In the January-July period of the current year, Tatarstan-based Almetyevsk Pipe Plant (ATZ), a subsidiary of Russian pipe producing company United Metallurgical Company (OMK), produced 129,000 mt of steel pipes, up 10 percent year on year. ...
Tags: Steel Pipe Output, Mineral
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Ternium S.A. & Tecpetrol International S.A. Will Build Cycle Electric Power Plant
Aug 22, 2013Luxembourg-based steelmaker Ternium S.A. and Tecpetrol International S.A. announced Monday that they have entered into a memorandum of understanding to jointly build and operate a natural gas-fired combined cycle electric power plant in ...
Tags: Ternium, Tenaris, Power Plant
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There Is a Net Deficiency at Russia's Ashinskiy in H1
Aug 22, 2013In the April-June quarter of the current year, the net loss of Russian steelmaker Ashinskiy Metallurgical Works (Ashinskiy) decreased by 33 percent compared to the previous quarter, declining to RUB 163.29 million ($4.964 million). In the ...
Tags: steelmaker, Mineral
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The Output of US Weekly Raw Steel Increases by 0.9 Percent
Aug 22, 2013The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production increased 0.9 percent in the week ending August 17, following a 1.4 percent drop a week ago. Total raw steel production in the United States was ...
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Basic Metal Manufacturing PPI of UK Falls by 2.7 Percent in July
Aug 22, 2013According to a report released by the UK's Office for National Statistics (ONS), in July this year the producer price index (PPI) for the UK manufacturing industry rose by 0.2 percent compared to June this year, following a month-on-month ...
Tags: Metal Manufacturing, Mineral
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Xining Special Steel Will Issue Shares
Aug 22, 2013Qinghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xining Special Steel Co. has announced that it has received approval for its planned issue of not more than 511.335 million A shares from the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration ...
Tags: Special Steel, Mineral
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Mechel Achieve an Agreement with Varshavsky on The Disposal of Shares in Daveze Limited
Aug 22, 2013Russian mining and steel group Mechel has announced that it has signed an agreement with businessman Vadim Varshavsky for the disposal of 100 percent of shares in Daveze Limited, which in turn owns 100 percent of shares in Ukrainian steel ...
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The Yield of Kazakhstan's Crude Steel Falls by 18.4% in January-July
Aug 22, 2013In the January-July period of the current year, Kazakhstan produced 1.905 million mt of crude steel, down 18.4 percent year on year, according to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan. Production of flat steel in Kazakhstan in the ...
Tags: Crude Steel Output, Mineral
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The Credit Rating of Raspadskaya Has Been Downgraded by Moody's
Aug 22, 2013International ratings agency Moody's has announced that it has downgraded the credit rating of Raspadskaya Coal Company (Raspadskaya), one of the largest coking coal producers in Russia, to B2 from B1, reflecting Moody's expectation of ...
Tags: Coal Company, coking coal
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Turkish New Motor Vehicle Registrations Increased by 6.3% in H1
Aug 22, 2013According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in June of the current year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey decreased by 29.3 percent year on year to 56,464 units, down 58.6 percent on ...
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The Net Deficiency of Pangang Vanadium Titanium Has Been Announced in H1
Aug 22, 2013On August 20, Sichuan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Pangang Group Vanadium Titanium & Resources Co., formerly Pangang Group Steel Vanadium & Titanium Co., announced its financial results for the first half of the current year. ...
Tags: steelmaker, Pangang Group
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Shougang Has Signed an Agreement with Xinhua Energy Egarding Supply of Steel
Aug 22, 2013On August 20, Chinese steel producer Shougang Tonghua Iron and Steel Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Shougang Steel Group and the largest integrated steelmaker in China's Jilin Province, signed a strategic agreement with the domestic energy ...
Tags: Tonghua Steel, steel producer
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Port of Tacoma Has a Container Volume Growth Appearing to Be Moderating
Aug 22, 2013Nearly 1.1 million containers crossed Port of Tacoma docks through July, marking a 24 percent increase year-to-date, according to a report released late Tuesday. Despite the gain on the year, container volume growth appears to be ...
Tags: Moderate Cargo, Mineral
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ATA's Truck Tonnage Index Is Affected by Slowdown in Manufacturing Impacts
Aug 22, 2013The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index slipped 0.4 percent in July after edging 0.1 percent higher in June. (June's increase was the same as ATA reported on July 23, 2013.) The ...
Tags: ATA's Truck, Mineral
