The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that for the month of December 2013, US steel mills shipped 7,632,629 net tons, a 0.4 percent increase from the 7,604,428 net tons shipped in the previous month, November 2013, ...
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In 2013, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output increased by 0.49 percent year on year to 6.52 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given year, the country's cold rolled ...
US sheet steel prices are turning lower, sources said Thursday, due to a combination of lackluster demand, import concerns, and a slight weakening of discipline at the mill level. Platts lowered its hot-rolled coil assessment from ...
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According to the report released by Argentina's steel chamber, in December last year the country's crude steel production was down 7.6 percent month on month and increased by 29.9 percent year on year, amounting to 433,600 metric tons. ...
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Citing mill discipline and some lingering supply problems, the US sheet market is reporting higher cold-rolled coil prices in the Midwest, but market participants have noted that the widening spread between CRC and hot-rolled coil may be ...
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For the first time in its production history, Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) exceeded the annual level of 4 million tons of crude steel and finished 2013 with a total volume of 4.155 million tons--7 percent more than the 2012 total. The ...
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Indian Ficci has urged the government to extend anti-dumping duty on all grades and widths of stainless steel product imports from China. India had imposed anti-dumping duty on imports of stainless steel cold rolled flat products in the ...
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Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless (NSSC), the largest stainless steel producer in Japan announced to hike its prices for stainless cold rolled coils (CRC) and plates for January contracts, in order to reflect higher raw material costs. The ...
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According to statistics released by the Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF), the country’s exports of steel products totaled 3.393 million tons in November, decreasing by 4.3% year on year and falling by 2.5% from a month ago. The ...
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In the first 11 months of last year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output decreased by 0.66 percent year on year to 5.99 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given period ...
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According to statistics released by the US Department of Commerce (DOC), the country's imports of stainless steel products totaled 100,628 tons in December, jumping by 46.4% from a month ago. Meanwhile, this was the highest level since ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Thursday that for the month of November 2013, US steel mills shipped 7,604,428 net tons, a 9.0 percent decrease from the 8,287,553 net tons shipped in the previous month, October 2013, ...
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The Ministry of Economy of Mexico (SE) desisted in the antidumping investigation of cold rolled steel from Korea after the commitment of exporters to reduce shipments and market the product according to the domestic market. The Official ...
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On January 8, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group Co.announced that in 2013 its subsidiary Tangshan Iron and Steel Co.(Tangsteel) exported 3.0744 million mt of steel products, nearly double on year-on-year ...
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It is reported that United States USS-Pohang iron and steel company on January 14th planned to cut 690 jobs but it was still not clear whether the layoff was temporary plan. It is understood that the plant currently employs about 800 ...
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