In the January- April period of this year, Ukraine's production of iron ore rose by 0.4 percent year on year to 27.772 million mt, iron ore concentrate production went up by one percent year on year to 23.122 million mt, but the output of ...
Tags: Iron Ore, ore mining
US recycler Metalico expects domestic ferrous scrap pricing to remain under pressure until the American scrap export market improves, it said Thursday. First-quarter US scrap exports were at an eight-year low, leading domestic exporters ...
Tags: Steel Scrap, ferrous scrap
The proposed Minnesota ban on lead wheel weights for all vehicles within the state, including passenger and commercial vehicles, has passed a final vote in both the state house and state senate and is awaiting the signature of Gov. Mark ...
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According to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, crude steel production in Ukraine will total 2.45 million mt in June this year, pig iron output will total 2.35 million mt, while Ukrainian production of rolled steel ...
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The winning bid in the monthly auction held Tuesday for Japanese H2 scrap for export from Tokyo Bay was Yen 32,160/mt ($314.70/mt) free alongside ship, the organizer of the tender said. The bid was Yen 450/mt ($4.40/mt) lower than the ...
Tags: Ferrous Scrap
Steel mills finalized their May scrap procurements in Ohio -- the last major US region to settle and the highest-priced -- late Thursday and into Friday, sources said. A majority of sales were concluded on a delivered mill basis at ...
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Transactions between US steel mills and ferrous scrap dealers remained in line Wednesday -- the tail end of the May buying period -- with price levels seen earlier in the period. Shredded scrap sales remaining $15/lt below April ...
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According to the statistics released by the US International Trade Commission (US ITC), in March this year exports of iron and steel scrap from the US amounted to 1.33 million mt, increasing by 11.12 percent from February and down 32.19 ...
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Monterrey, Mexico-based PMP Grupo-Planeación, in partnership with India-based Preet Group-PG, announced plans this week to expand into the US and Canada, building mini-mills to process steel scrap. The announcement Monday at the ...
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According to the short-range outlook report issued by IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, the global long steel products market is still characterized by uncertainty amid the adverse effects of ...
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In the January-April period of this year, total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - remained stable year on year at 395.8 million mt, according ...
Tags: Ferrous Metal, coal, fertilizers
The price of platinum is forecast to average $1,457/oz in 2014, 2% down from the 2013 average of $1,487/oz, as strike action has failed to give the metal any meaningful lift so far, metals consultancy GFMS said Friday in a report. "The ...
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In the first quarter this year, Turkey's scrap imports increased by 1.2 percent to 4.40 million mt, valued at $1.70 billion, down 1.2 percent, while the country's domestic scrap supply volume decreased by 3.4 percent to 2.88 million mt, all ...
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The expected growth in global steel demand through 2050 may require a tripling of current seaborne metallurgical coal exports, which may be tough for miners to deliver, according to forecasts delivered Monday by two consultants. An annual ...
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Average silver prices in 2014 are expected to slip to around $20.440/oz from the 2013 average of $23.750/oz because of rising supply and weaker investment demand, analysts with the New York-based CPM Group said Tuesday. "Silver prices are ...
Tags: Silver Price, Rising Supply