CME Group, the Chicago-based derivatives exchange, plans to launch an aluminum contract that will compete with the London Metal Exchange's product. CME, the world's largest futures exchange, is responding to a "key need to execute with ...
Tags: steel, Construction
Turkey's exports of steel pipes totaled 1.4 million tons in the first nine months of this year, rising by 4.62% year on year, according to data released by the Turkish Steel Pipe Manufacturers Association (CEBID). Meanwhile, the country's ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Construction
According to data released by Paraguay's central bank, the country's imports of steel flat products totaled 7,229 tons in September, slumping by 35% from 11,119 tons in August. It's learned that the country's main steel flat imports are ...
Tags: Flats, steel, Construction
It's reported that the Korean steel giant Posco held an opening ceremony for Posco- Italy Processing Center (Posco-ITPC) in Verona, northern Italy on October 10th. Posco expected that the new stainless cold rolled coil (CRC) processing ...
Tags: steel, Construction
Finnish softwood-lumber and planed-product exporters raised their foreign deliveries by 12% in July 2013 to approximately 543,000 m3 (July 2012: 485,000 m3). Here, exports to buyers within Europe rose by roughly 6.5% to 198,000 m3 (186,000 ...
Tags: Lumber, Construction
Mr. Oleg Mukhamedshin, vice president of Rusal, said that the company has put its Boguchansk aluminum production project off into June 2014. Mukhamedshin added that this decision was made by the Board. We expect this project will be put ...
Tags: Aluminum
It's reported that AK Steel announced to increase its prices for carbon steel flat products on October 1st and the price rise has become effective immediately. After the adjustment, its prices for hot rolled steel products are at ...
Tags: Carbon Steel Flats, Construction
It's reported that the stocks of steel pipes decreased by 12,529 tons to 609,754 tons in August, caused by decreased output and increased domestic sales. The country's steel pipe output totaled 406,501 tons in August, falling by 13.8% from ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Construction, Decoration
According to data released by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers, the country's output of steel pipes totaled 1.2908 million tons in the first nine months of this year, falling by 19.5% year on year. In the given period of time, Interpipe Niko ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, Construction, Decoration
According to data, Japan's exports of hot rolled coils (HRC) totaled 1,007,434 tons in August, with average export prices of US$581.5/ton FOB. Among them, 198,248 tons were exported to Korea with average prices of US$576.5/ton FOB; 86,267 ...
Tags: steel, Construction, Decoration
The US door manufacturer Masonite has announced that its turnover did not rise as much in the second quarter of 2013 as it had in previous reporting periods. Revenues increased 4.7 % to US$453.1m in the second quarter after climbing 12.5 % ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, door
According to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's stainless coil imports totaled 41,890 tons in August, rising by 1.3% from a month ago and soaring by 70% year on year. In August, the country's import ...
Tags: Construction, Stainless Coil
Reportedly, China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan will release its prices for AP plates (materials without mill certificate) for November in next week. Previously, CSC increased its AP plate prices for October, ...
Tags: Construction, steel
According to statistic released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the country's rebar exports totaled 645,571 tons in August, falling by 3.5% from a month ago. In August, the rebar exports made to the US totaled 49,005 tons, ...
Tags: Rebar, Construction
Iran produced 38.4Mt of cement in the first six months of the current Iranian calendar year, which began on 21 March 2013, according to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA). This is a 6% rise year-on-year from the same period in the ...
Tags: Cement, Construction, Decoration