Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 3,250,000 net tons (nt) of steel in February, including 2,240,000 nt of finished steel (up 1.4 percent ...
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In February this year, South Korea's total automotive (cars and commercial vehicles) output amounted to 361,115 units, up 6.89 percent year on year and down 1.93 percent month on month, according to a report released by the Korea Automobile ...
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) published in Tuesday’s Federal Register its preliminary determinations in the countervailing duty (CVD) investigations of non-oriented electrical steel from China, Korea, and Taiwan. Accordingly, ...
In 2014, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 2.4 percent to 174 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). Over the period ...
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Brazilian miner Vale has announced the arrival of the first Valemax, the world's largest iron ore carrier, at its Teluk Rubiah Maritime Terminal and iron ore distribution center, currently under commissioning in Malaysia. The vessel's ...
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German plate producer Dillinger Hütte has announced its financial results for 2013, stating that a weak economic environment and worldwide overcapacities placed extreme pressure on the heavy plate market. With utilization of capacities ...
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As of March 25, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 105.86 million mt, indicating an increase of 0.17 million mt or 0.2 percent week on week, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the ...
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The semiconductor business in China is abuzz over the huge chunk of money China’s central and local governments are about to plunk down on the domestic chip industry. The combined investments over the next 10 years range from $20 ...
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Risk management has been a common topic for the electronics supply chain for a long time. Recently, though, supply chain risk management chatter has reached an all-time high. Perhaps the intense interest has been driven by extreme events ...
Private equity investor Blackthorne Partners has partnered with business executive Ross Lund to buy food processing equipment manufacturer Hughes Equipment. The financial terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. Established in ...
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China's Jinling Mining hiked its iron ore concentrate production in 2013 to 1.23 million mt, up 6.9% year on year in 2013, the Shenzhen-listed company said in its financial report released Tuesday. Jinling, one of the few Chinese iron ore ...
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Despite ethanol prices at their highest levels in nearly eight years, multiple ethanol production facilities in the US Midwest will undergo spring maintenance turnarounds in the coming weeks, sources said Tuesday. Flint Hills Resources ...
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Australia's New Hope Corporation Tuesday reported an 11.3% year-on-year fall in thermal coal production to 2.7 million mt in the half year ended January 31. The drop in production was attributed to the planned closure of its New Oakleigh ...
South Korea's imports of Iranian crude oil in February more than doubled to 8.140 million barrels, or 290,714 b/d, compared with 3.974 million barrels a year earlier, data released Tuesday by state-run Korea National Oil Corp. showed. ...
US spot mixed xylene prices fell to a 20-month low Monday at $3.54/gallon ($1,072.62/mt) FOB US Gulf Coast. Spot prices were last seen lower on June 28, 2012, when assessed at $3.50/gal FOB USG, Platts data showed. Mixed xylene prices ...
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