Mill discipline and supply issues have brought US steel sheet prices up, but those prices are anything but secure, market sources told Platts Thursday. "The mills timed [the increase] well," said one service center executive. "I don't ...
The World Trade Organization has ruled in favour of the US, Europe and Japan in a dispute with China over its export restrictions on rare earth. China's rare earth industry – responsible for almost 90% of global output – ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Tuesday the preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on cut-to-length carbon quality steel plate from Korea. The review covers six Korean ...
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Canadian railways carried 25.3 million metric tons of freight in January, down 2.7 percent from the same month last year. The drop in shipments occurred despite the strong growth in traffic received from the United States. Non-intermodal ...
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In February this year, new commercial vehicle registrations grew by 13.7 percent year on year in the European Union, totaling 125,241 units, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA). The month counted on ...
In its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for 2013, Russian steelmaker NLMK Group's net profit decreased by 68 percent compared to the previous year to $189 million due to reduced profits from ...
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According to the latest data released by Statistics South Africa, in February this year the country's producer price index (PPI) for the basic iron and steel industry increased by 1.4 percent compared to January and was up 12.5 percent ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Tuesday the preliminary results of its administrative review of stainless steel bar from India. The review originally covered three Indian producers/exporters--Ambica Steels Limited; Mukand, ...
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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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