Chinese imports of copper ores and concentrates in November rose 10.6% year on year to 920,000 mt, according to latest statistics published by the General Administration of Customs Saturday. The November figure, however, was 2.1% lower ...
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On December 23, Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel), a subsidiary of Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co., announced that it has issued 706.7 million non-public shares to raise a total of RMB 1.999 billion ...
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Gansu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Jiuquan Iron and Steel Group Co. (JISCO) has announced that it has lately signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Yancheng, Jiangsu Province-based Chinese company Yueda Group. JISCO stated ...
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Russian pig iron and coking coal producer KOKS Group has announced that it is continuing negotiations to sell some of its Kemerovo-based assets, including the Vladimirskaya and Romanovskaya-1 coal mines, and a license to develop the ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shagang Group Co. (Shagang Group) has announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Kortrijk, Belgium-based Bekaert Group, one of the world's largest steel cord and wire ...
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Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has announced that it has achieved another significant milestone as its blast furnace No. 3 has produced in excess of its ...
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In November this year, Taiwan's basic metal and basic metal product export orders amounted to $2.39 billion, down 0.5 percent compared to the previous month and decreasing by 3.4 percent compared to November 2012, according to Taiwan's ...
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending December 21, 2013, US domestic raw steel production was 1,733,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 72.3 percent. Production was 1,785,000 net tons in ...
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Gevo, Inc. announced that the U.S. Army has successfully flown the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on a 50/50 blend of Gevo's ATJ-8(Alcohol-to-Jet). ATJ is a renewable, drop in alternative fuel for JP8 that addresses the Army Energy ...
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Chinese steel mills are going to negotiate with Korean buyers about the export price of carbon steel hot rolled coil (HRC) for next February. So far, it is certain that the price would be surged by at least US$10/ton for next Jan-Feb ...
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It’s reported that Quintain Steel, one of the major wire rod producers in Taiwan released its price policy for next January. The company decided to cut prices for certain wire rod products by NT$500/ton. However, it remained the ...
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The Korean steel giant POSCO announced that it began operation of its first blast furnace in Indonesia in order to fulfill the surging steel demand in the Southeast Asian country. The blast furnace is a joint venture project with Krakatau ...
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It’s reported that Gerdau Long Steel North America announced to raise its prices for rebar, merchant bars and beams. The company decided to hike its prices for rebar and merchant bars by US$10/short ton. It also increased beam ...
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The transaction prices of China Steel Corp. (CSC)’s Al-killed finished steel wires have dropped further to NT$24,000/ton in the Taiwanese market recently, falling by NT$500~NT$700/ton. Industry sources said that the prices might ...
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Chung Hung Steel, one of the major carbon steel flat product manufacturers in Taiwan is expected to raise its prices for next January, supported by higher demand from Southeast Asia, Europe and the US and Chinese steel mills’ ...
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