Australia-based mining and materials company Arrium Limited has announced that it produced a record 2.96 million mt of iron ore in the third quarter of the current year, up 23 percent compared to the previous quarter. The company's iron ore ...
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India's Steel Ministry is finalizing a new national steel policy (NSP) focusing on infrastructure development, securing raw materials and human resource development for the growth of the steel industry, according to the Associated Chambers ...
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On November 18, Anhui Province-based Chinese steelmaker Maanshan Iron and Steel Co. (Masteel) announced that it has signed a cooperation agreement with Shanghai Railway Bureau regarding transportation and logistics services. Accordingly, ...
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In October this year, of 70 major Chinese cities surveyed, 65 cities saw higher prices in the new house market, two cities witnessed lower prices, while new house prices in the remaining three cities remained unchanged, all compared to ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in September of the current year new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey increased by 12.20 percent year on year to 95,204 units, up 10.35 percent on ...
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During the week ended November 15, prices decreased further in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, maintaining the downward movement recorded in the previous week. The following prices were recorded in LME billet contract trading ...
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On November 18, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in early November (Nov. 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.763 million mt, ...
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Iridium prices moved slightly lower this week as sellers continued to lower their offers to attract buyers. The Platts New York Dealer iridium price slipped this week to $400-450/oz from $400-475/oz the previous week. "There's just ...
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Despite improved energy efficiency and expenditure on renewable energy sources, the use of fossil fuels globally is expected to remain dominant, an International Energy Agency (IEA) expert said Wednesday in Vienna. Fatih Birol, IEA Chief ...
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PetroChina, China's largest energy producer, will suspend natural gas supplies to Cangzhou Dahua Group Co Ltd, a fertilizer manufacturer in Hebei province, because of a winter shortage, the fertilizer company said. China faces a natural ...
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China's top economic planner on Thursday announced a slash in the per-tonne retail prices of gasoline by 160 yuan ($26.09) and diesel by 155 yuan, starting from Friday. The adjustment will lower the benchmark retail prices of gasoline by ...
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Chinese electrolytic manganese metal prices fell this week, with most steel mills retreating from the spot market following weeks of restocking, sources said Platts assessed 99.7% manganese at $2,160-2,210/mt FOB China Thursday, down ...
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US coal production totaled about 19.8 million st in the week that ended Saturday, the Energy Information Administration said Thursday. This production estimate, based on railcar loadings, is 2.4% higher than the previous week's estimate ...
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The exploration and development of shale gas in China is accelerating with production in 2015 set to easily exceed this year's 100 million cubic meters, a senior official at the Ministry of Land and Resources, said on Friday. "In 2015 we ...
The global oil market is currently well supplied but growing demand pressures and ongoing disruptions in some OPEC producing countries could soon reverse a recent spate of softer oil prices, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. ...
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