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Mechel's Financial Report for The First Nine Months in 2013 That Had a Loss
Dec 26, 2013Mechel, one of Russia’s leading mining and metallurgical companies, announces its financial report for the first nine months in 2013 that had a loss about US$393 million. However, the company got revenue about US$258 million in ...
Tags: metallurgy, mining
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Evraz Has Added a New Re-Rolling Mill in Kazakhstan
Dec 26, 2013It’s reported that Evraz has added a new re-rolling mill, Evraz Caspian Stal in north Kazakhstan's Kostanay region. The mill's capacity is set to be 450,000 tons of bars. Evraz holds 65% shares while the balance 35% is owned by ...
Tags: rebar, metallurgy
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Krakatau-Posco Will Contribute 70-80 Percent of Indonesia's Total Steel Production
Dec 26, 2013Irvan K.Hakim, the president director of state-owned steel producer PT Krakatau Steel, said yesterday that the newly inaugurated integrated steel plant Krakatau-Posco will launch production in the beginning of 2014. Krakatau-Posco, a ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
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Smokers Having Lung Cancer Have Higher Chance to Be Found and Potentially Treated a Tumor
Dec 26, 2013Smokers who have a CT scan to check for lung cancer stand a nearly one-in-five chance that doctors will find and potentially treat a tumor that would not have caused illness or death, researchers report. Despite the finding, major medical ...
Tags: lung cancer, over-diagnosis
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The Chinese Steel Industry's Margin Reached at 0.48% in The January-November Period
Dec 26, 2013Reportedly, Zhang Changfu, the vice chairman and secretary general of the China Iron & Steel Association (CISA) said that the Chinese steel industry’s margin reached at 0.48% in the January-November period due to increasing steel ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
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Parents Should Check Every Window in Home to Make Sure Covering Doesn't Pose a Danger
Dec 26, 2013Corded blinds and shades pose significant strangulation hazards for young children. Experts say parents should check every window in the home to make sure the covering doesn't pose a danger. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
Tags: Health Tip, kids health, Corded Blinds, Strangulation Hazards
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Taiwan's Rebar Production Totaled 5.14 Million Tons in Jan-Nov,Down by 1.3%
Dec 26, 2013According to data released by Taiwan’s ministry of economic affairs, the country’s rebar output totaled 5.14 million tons in the January-November period, down by 1.3% in comparison of the figures in the same period of 2012. ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy, rebar
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Common Symptoms of Shin Splints
Dec 26, 2013Shin splints are a common running injury. They occur when the tissue, muscles and tendons near the tibia bone in the front of the leg become inflamed. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says common symptoms of shin splints ...
Tags: Health Tip, Shin Splints
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Strong State Alcohol Control Policies Make a Difference to Help Prevent Binge Drinking
Dec 26, 2013Strong state alcohol control policies make a difference in efforts to help prevent binge drinking, a new study finds. Binge drinking -- generally defined as having more than four to five alcoholic drinks in a two-hour period -- is ...
Tags: state alcohol control policies, binge drinking, prevent binge drinking
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Taiwanese CSBC May Start to Purchase Chinese Plates in The Coming Future
Dec 26, 2013Because Taiwan's government may allow China's steel plates can free import to Taiwan without conditional, it pushed Taiwan's China Steel Corp. (CSC) has to think about new market strategy to secure its customers. CSBC Corp., one of the ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
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Private Contractors Have High Rates of Depression and PTSD
Dec 26, 2013Private contractors who worked in Afghanistan, Iraq and other conflict zones over the past two years have high rates of depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new study finds. Researchers conducted an anonymous online ...
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Better Diabetes Treatment Has Slashed Rates of Complications in Older Adults
Dec 26, 2013Better diabetes treatment has slashed rates of complications such as heart attacks, strokes and amputations in older adults, a new study shows. "All the event rates, if you look at them, everything is a lot better than it was in the ...
Tags: diabetes treatment, hypoglycemia, low blood sugar, diabetes
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In October,Japan's CR Sheet/Strip Stocks Rising by 4.44% From a Month But Falling by 5.09%
Dec 26, 2013According to data released by the Japan Iron & Steel Federation (JISF), the country’s shipments of cold rolled (CR) sheets and strips totaled 5.45 million tons in the January-October period, down by 1.12% year on year. Among them, ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
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Tooth Loss and Bleeding Gums May Be a Sign of Declining Thinking Skills Among Middle-Aged
Dec 26, 2013Tooth loss and bleeding gums might be a sign of declining thinking skills among the middle-aged, a new study contends. "We were interested to see if people with poor dental health had relatively poorer cognitive function, which is a ...
Tags: declining thinking skills, middle-aged health, dental health
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Argentina's Steel Production Output Totaled 469,000 Tons in November, Soaring by 18.7%
Dec 26, 2013According to statistics released by the Argentine Iron &Steel Institute, the country’s output of steel products totaled 469,000 tons in November, soaring by 18.7% in comparison of 395,400 tons in the same month of 2012. In the ...
Tags: steel, metallurgy
