It’s reported that the Brazilian steelmakers may fail to raise prices for steel flat products due to weak steel prices in international market and low-priced imports into the Brazilian market. In the first quarter of ...
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Recently, the Brazilian steel mills have suspended exports of steel long products such as rebar and steel wires due to sluggish demand from overseas markets. The Brazilian steelmakers said that the international market was in a fierce ...
According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian steelmakers produced 3 million metric tons (mt) of crude steel in April of the current year, reflecting a 1.6 percent decline from April 2012, but up 2.45 percent compared to March ...
The Brazilian steelmakers including Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) and Usiminas are mulling to raise the prices of steel flat products for automobile sectors by 5%~7%, effective from May 2nd. In January, CSN increased the prices of ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian steelmakers including Gerdau, ArcelorMittal Brasil and Votorantim Siderurgia have all announced to raise rebar prices by 6% for April. It’s known that the ex-factory prices of rebar increased ...
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Reportedly, Brazil’s steelmakers, including Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) and ArcelorMittal will increase flats product prices in March. Industry sources pointed out that the new prices might be effective on March ...
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According to a forecast made by the Brazilian flats distributor group (INDA), Brazil’s imports of steel flats may slump by 50% in 2013; It’s known that Brazil’s imports of steel flats have showed a slowdown since last ...
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It’s reported that the Brazilian steelmakers are seeking to raise the prices of steel flat products in order to improve profits. The Brazilian steel industry stayed in difficult situation in 2012 due to slow economy in international ...
It's reported that Brazilian steelmakers' intention to hike domestic steel prices is being considered possible but is anticipated difficult and questionable. According to UK bank HSBC analyst Mr. Jonathan Brandit that there ...
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The Brazilian steelmakers predicted that the input costs would decrease in 2013 and the fierce price competition against the imports of steel products may be released, helping the Brazilian steel enterprises to decrease loss made in 2012. ...
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It’s reported that several steelmakers in Brazil have recently announced to raise the steel selling prices in January as the surged prices of iron ore and coking coals have boosted the input costs. It’s known that the selling ...
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Reportedly, the Brazilian steelmakers are expecting better performance in 2013 due to lower costs structures and competition against imports. The favorable measure announced by the government includes reduction of industrial energy ...
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