At the recent 74th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris, participants from OECD and non-OECD economies discussed the prospects for improved growth in global steel demand, future ...
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The US saw its biggest ever yearly rise in oil production last year as its booming shale oil industry continues to transform the global oil market, BP said Wednesday. At the same time, global proven oil reserves continue to grow and are ...
Global natural gas consumption rose 2.2% on the year in 2012 to 3.3 trillion cubic meters, but stayed below the historical average increase of 2.7%, while global LNG trade fell for the first time on record, BP said in its annual statistical ...
Global consumption of spirits in both domestic and travel retail markets marked a slowdown in 2012, according to International Wine & Spirit Research (IWSR), a UK-based provider of data on wine, spirits and ready-to-drinks. In 2012, ...
Real steel consumption in the European Union is forecast to decline by over three percent in 2013, according to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q2 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association ...
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The Rieter Group held its own in 2012 against difficult market conditions worldwide. Order intake for the year as a whole declined by 12% to 839.7 million CHF, although Rieter received more orders in the second half-year than in the first. ...
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In 2013, apparent steel consumption in China is expected to increase by 3.5 percent to 668.8 million mt after a 1.9 percent increase in 2012, according to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) for 2013 and ...
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According to the short range outlook of the World Steel Association (worldsteel) for 2013 and 2014, worldsteel Economics Committee revised down its global apparent steel consumption growth forecast to 2.9 percent from its October 2012 ...
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Sundeep Rao, director of Oman-based Sohar Steel, which produces rebars, coated rebars and weld mesh, has answered SteelOrbis' questions regarding the market outlook and Sohar Steel's operations. What is the situation regarding Sohar ...
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With a reduction in glass production during the October-December quarter last year, soda ash producers are witnessing a fall in demand. They're now operating at lower capacities, say industry sources. Soda ash is a prime requirement in ...
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Investments of US$11 billion by leading Mexican flat steel producers for this year are focused on expanding market share in automotive and sectors in which the industry is highly competitive globally, such as hot rolled with new grades, ...
According to a report by Latin American steel association Alacero, crude steel production in Latin America totaled 67.3 million metric tons during 2012, falling one percent compared to 2011. In December alone, 6 million metric tons of crude ...
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According to study report of CARE Research, India’s steel demand could have annual growth by 6.7 % until financial year 2016-17, which is faster than the expected growth in Chinese during the same period. In line with domestic ...
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Disk storage capacity shipped by vendors worldwide surpassed 7 exabytes for the first time in a quarter, according to IDC's Worldwide Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker report. The total disk storage capacity shipped by vendors in the ...
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Volatility in global commodity markets remained a significant factor for the food industry during 2012. On the one hand, adverse weather conditions hit grain harvests causing prices to spike, while on the other, over-supply has meant cocoa ...