Prices for hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil in the US are expected to bottom out by the end of the year, sources said Tuesday. Platts maintained its daily HRC and CRC assessments at $360-$370/st and $490-$500/st, respectively. Both prices ...
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Latin American countries imported 5 million mt of finished steel from China in the first seven months of 2015, 6% more than the 4.7 million mt imported in the same period in 2014, the Latin American Steel Association (Alacero) said Tuesday. ...
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In the January-September period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 618.00 million mt, up 2.3 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The growth rate in ...
In the January-August period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 550.10 million mt, up 2.6 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The growth rate in question ...
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In the January-July period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 480.76 million mt, up 2.7 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on August 25. The growth rate ...
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Techint, which owns Mexico Ternium, TenarisTamsa, and Tecpetrol, is reportedly contemplating an expansion of its Pesquería Industrial Center Ternium, in Nuevo León state,in order to satisfy the demand for steel that will grow ...
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In the January-June period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 411.91 million mt, up three percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on July 28. The growth rate ...
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According to a report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), in 2013 China overtook Japan as the biggest source of steel imports of ASEAN (Association of South East Nations) countries, with a market share of ...
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US steel sheet prices stayed flat on Tuesday as mills remained reluctant to offer lower prices, but sources noted that downward pricing pressure is continuing to develop. Platts maintained its hot-rolled coil assessment at $675-685/st, ...
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In the January-April period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 271.86 million mt, up 2.7 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) on May 29. The growth rate in ...
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The US hot-rolled coil steel sheet market Wednesday saw prices trend move down for the second time this week as buyers and at least one producer reported lower offers and transaction prices. One Midwestern service center source said HRC ...
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Strong domestic mill pricing appears to be filtering, slowly but surely, through the supply chain, market sources said Tuesday. Service centers have no choice but to increase their pricing for end-users, though realized prices are still ...
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The US steel coil market remained tight Monday as lead times are now stretching into June and July and mill discipline continues to be iron-clad, market sources said. "They're a little flexible on volume, but it really depends on who ...
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Sichuan Province-based Pangang Xichang Steel & Vanadium Co., a subsidiary of Sichuan-based Chinese steel producer Panzhihua Iron and Steel Group (Pangang Group), has put its cold rolled project into operation, as reported by Sichuan Daily ...
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Cold-rolled coil pricing increased in the US on Tuesday as buyers and sellers reported higher offers and transactions. "I have not heard of anyone quoting below $800/st for CRC and more have been between $810-820/st. Everything that I am ...
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