CSC’s chairman Sung confirms his company’s investment valued at NT$4 billion in developing solar power business (photo courtesy of UDN.com).The Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island's largest steelmaker by size, has ...
Tags: CSC, electric power supply, steel market
Mainly benefiting cost savings from utilization of in-stock raw materials procured earlier at lower prices, Taiwan-based China Steel Corp. (CSC), the island's largest steelmaker by size, therefore chalked up a 54-percent growth in pretax ...
Tags: raw material, global market, coking coal, iron ore
We had the opportunity to speak with Kim Marti Subirana from Celsa Group, the president of IREPAS, during the SteelOrbis Spring 2014 Conference & 70th IREPAS Meeting held on March 30-April 1 in Barcelona. Mr. Marti, how do you view the ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel
Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) launched trading of hot rolled coil (HRC) futures contracts today, March 21, offering another hedging tool for steelmakers amid growing price volatility. The most traded HRC contract for October delivery ...
Chung Hung Steel, one of the major carbon steel flat product manufacturers in Taiwan is expected to raise its prices for next January, supported by higher demand from Southeast Asia, Europe and the US and Chinese steel mills’ ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy, Taiwan
Taiwanese China Steel Corp. (CSC) said the current global steel market is still in the situation of supply exceeds demand; therefore, cost down has already become one of the strategies for the company to hold leading position in the market. ...
Tags: taiwan, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
At the 75th Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Steel Committee meeting held in Paris on December 5-6, the participants discussed the slow growth prospects in the global steel market, exchanged views on the effect ...
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Although the scrap prices have kept going up in global steel market, the rebar transaction activity has still stagnated in the Taiwanese domestic market due to the weak demand. It is said the current rebar price in northern and central ...
Tags: Taiwanese Domestic Market, Rebar
Yieh Hsing, one of the major wire rod producers in Taiwan to keep its carbon steel wire rod prices unchanged for November. Also, the company has remained its wire rod prices unchanged for consecutive two months. Recently, the raw material ...
Tags: Carbon Steel Wire Rod, taiwan, Construction
It's reported that Standard & Poor's (S&P) has lowered Russian NLMK's long-term corporate credit rating to "BB+" from "BBB-". S&P explained that the downgrade was based on weak global steelmaking and a conservative estimate of the country ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
In the afternoon of April 1, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. holds 2012 annual performance results online description meeting. Group Corporation general manager, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. chairman, Party secretary He Wenbo, Baosteel Co.,Ltd. general manager Ma ...
Tags: Baosteel, Description Meeting, Mineral
Reportedly, GrafTech International, a world leader in graphite material, indicates the global steel market demand is likely to improve in 2013. However, the global financial problem and economic downturn still remain uncertainty this ...
The prices of carbon steel medium-heavy plate in South Europe keep surging gradually by local mills owing to booming global steel market. So far, the ex-work price in Italy is around US$690/mt. The price of imported slab in Europe ...
Demand is stable, prices are decent, and struggling end-use sectors seem to be on the rebound, yet the US long product market remains relatively stagnant. Speakers at SteelOrbis' annual Rebar & Wire Rod Conference in Las Vegas on February 4 ...
Tags: Rebar, Wire Rod, Colakoglu Steel
Faced with the increasingly grim overseas market environment, what is our challenge and what is our advantage? Where are the barriers and opportunities? How to restructure and develop? From December 26, 2012 to 27, Baosteel holds 2012 ...
Tags: Baosteel, 2012, Overseas Development Seminar, steel