It is reported that United States USS-Pohang iron and steel company on January 14th planned to cut 690 jobs but it was still not clear whether the layoff was temporary plan. It is understood that the plant currently employs about 800 ...
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It's reported that Chung Hung Steel, one of the major carbon steelmakers in Taiwan announced to hike its export prices for hot rolled coils (HRC) and cold rolled coils (CRC) by US$10~US$20/ton for February deliveries in order to reflect ...
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Copper concentrate imports into Nantong port in southern China's Jiangsu province reached 2.109 million mt in 2013, up 98% from 1.065 million mt imported in 2012, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday, citing data from the ...
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ERHC Energy Inc. (OTCBB: ERHE), a publicly traded American company with oil and gas assets in Sub-Saharan Africa, has completed its airborne Full Tensor Gravity Gradiometry (FTG) survey of Block 11A in northwestern Kenya. Bell Geospace, ...
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Ahead of the 14th round of onshore oil and gas licensing, environmental firm SLR Consulting has joined forces with leading global law firm, Eversheds, to host a seminar on the key environmental and planning issues associated with Shale Gas ...
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Prices of renewable fuel credits, known as RINs, which surged in early 2013, did not have any impact on gasoline prices, according to an analysis commissioned by an ethanol trade group released Tuesday. The study, conducted by commodities ...
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Yokogawa Electric Corporation is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Yokogawa Europe Solutions B.V. has been awarded a contract by Yamgaz, a consortium of Technip and JGC Corporation, to supply integrated control and safety systems ...
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Panzhihua Iron & Steel Group, or Pangang, in southwest China's Sichuan province produced 12.07 million mt of iron ore concentrate from its mines in the Panzhihua area of Sichuan last year, which was up 14.3% on 2012 and a record high for ...
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For years now, communities have been taking advantage of public lots to built community gardens, allotments, and other community spaces where those without room to garden at home can have a place to do so. These initiatives have been ...
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Chinese domestic thermal coal prices have fallen further, fuelling speculation that some power utilities might be looking to walk away from existing contracts for imported material, sources said Monday. "I have heard rumours maybe that ...
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Chinese steel market sources expressed contentment Monday at the country's 85-86 million mt of iron ore inventories at over 20 major Chinese sea ports at present, saying this will likely help steel mills to stabilize imported iron ore ...
Turkish steelmakers saw export volumes fall 7.3% in 2013 to 18.4 million metric tonnes, while revenues dropped 10.6% to $13.9 billion, the Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB) said Monday. Inroads made into exporting to countries ...
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Iran has liberated exports of steel products by mid-June in a bid to give an incentive to domestic producers, Tehran Times daily reported on Monday. Exports of steel products and ingots will be unlimited until the end of Iran Khordad ...
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Turkey's gold imports hit a new record high in 2013 because of the ongoing gold-for-gas trade with Iran and the slump of the gold price in the year. Turkey imported 302.3 tons of gold in the past year, data from Borsa Istanbul indicated a ...
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Bruce Harmon/Trans Pixs Diesel and gasoline each edged up by less than a penny, with diesel rising 0.7 cent to $3.91 a gallon, the Department of Energy reported Jan. 6. Regular gasoline gained 0.1 cent to $3.332 a gallon, DOE said after ...
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