Japan’s steel product orders booked by the domestic consumers totaled 7.2 million tons in June, falling by 4% from May but rising by 1.2% year on year, according to data released by the Japan Iron & Steel Association (JISF). In ...
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Japan’s blast furnace (BF) mills planned to start tinplate price negotiation for the fourth quarter with Asian buyers. It’s said that the Japanese BF mills have sought to raise the tinplate prices due to higher hot rolled coil ...
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It’s reported that Korean Dongkuk Steel announced to raise its rebar domestic sales prices by KRW20, 000/ton to reflect higher input costs, effective from August 19th. After the adjustment, its prices for SD400 rebar with ...
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As announced by the Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau of China's Hebei Province, in July this year the province imported 9.63 million mt of iron ore, with a value of $1.17 billion. The import volume was up 23.15 percent, while the ...
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Mexico's industrial production fell 2.4 percent in June year-on-year, according to the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI), well below the expectations of economists who had expected a slight increase of 0.20 percent. ...
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The opening ceremony of POSCO Assan TST, the Turkey-based stainless steel producing joint venture of South Korean steelmaker POSCO, Turkey's Kibar Holding and Daewoo International has been held on August 15. Posco Assan TST, which will ...
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According to its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for the second quarter and the first half of 2013, Russian steelmaker NLMK registered a net profit of $34 million in the second quarter, ...
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Friedman Industries, Incorporated, a Texas-based company engaged in pipe manufacturing, steel coil processing and steel and pipe distribution, announced that for its fiscal Q1, ended June 30, 2013, the company recorded net earnings of ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that its Cherepovets steel mill increased its steel supplies to building contractors in Russia to 1,635,000 mt in the first half of 2013, up 17 percent compared to the same period of 2012. ...
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On Tuesday, the US Department of Labor's Occupation Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said that Ohio-based SBQ producer Republic Steel was cited for 24 safety violations carrying fines of $1,138,500. Fifteen willful violations of ...
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Turkey's largest integrated steelmaker Erdemir announced that its chairman and deputy managing director Fatih Tar has resigned. Erdemir deputy chairman Nihat Karadag will become deputy managing director. Nihat Karadag previously held the ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first half of this year Turkey's flat steel imports, including hot rolled, cold rolled, coated and narrow strip steel, increased 25.6 percent compared to the ...
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Turkish pipemaker Özbal Çelik Boru has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2013. In the second quarter, Özbal registered a net loss of TRY 3.93 million ($2.03 million), compared to ...
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On August 14, Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anshan Iron and Steel Group Co. (Ansteel) announced that in the first seven months this year its costs for purchases of steelmaking raw materials indicated an 11.92 percent ...
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According to data released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on August 15, as of the end of July (July 31), the composite steel price index (CSPI) for the Chinese domestic market was at 100.48 points, up 1.96 points or 1.99 ...
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