China will speed up development of the energy-saving sector and make it a pillar of the national economy by 2015, top policymakers said on Sunday. The State Council vowed in a statement to spur technological innovation, expand demand for ...
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"China's rare earth ore exports have been rebounding monthly since February,"said Ma Rongzhang, secretary-general of the China Rare Earth Industry Association. But Ma and the association did not provide export figures for the first half. ...
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China's biggest energy firm PetroChina (0857.HK) will join Exxon Mobil (XOM.N) in developing Iraq's giant West Qurna oilfield and is in talks with Russia's Lukoil (LKOH.MM) to buy into a second project at the field, industry sources said. ...
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According to report, four major US domestic stainless steelmakers announced to hike prices starting for August shipments. And it is expected there will be another rise for October shipment again. The domestic grade 304 cold rolled coil ...
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It’s reported that Chinese steel giant Baosteel released its list prices for steel flat products by RMB120~RMB150/ton for September. Baosteel decided to increase its list prices for hot rolled steel products by RMB150/ton. ...
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It’s reported that the Chinese steelmaker Baosteel said that it has signed a contract to supply a 2,030mm cold rolled (CR) continuous annealing furnace for its new iron and steel base in Zhanjiang. The designed annual production ...
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It’s reported that China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan announced that its sales volumes of carbon steel products totaled 767,788 tons in July, increasing by 4.3% month on month. Among them, 67% were sold ...
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According to data released by the Vietnam Steel Association (VSA), Vietnam’s sales of steel long products totaled 2.67 million tons in the first 7 months of this year, rising by 3% year on year. In the given period of time, the ...
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Turkey’s rebar exports amounted to 4.1 million tons in the first quarter of this year, rising by 5.95% year on year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Meanwhile, the country’s export ...
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Feng Hsin, one of the major steel long product manufacturers in Taiwan announced to remain its prices for rebar, section steel and scrap unchanged for this week. Also, the company has kept its list prices flat for consecutive four weeks. ...
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Wuhan Iron and Steel Group (Wisco), a Hubei Province and reputable large state-owned integrated steel company announced to raise its domestic prices for hot rolled coils (HRC) by RMB130/ton for September. Also, Wisco increased the list ...
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Reportedly, the Korean blast furnace (BF) mills’ prices fell slightly in the second quarter of this year. It’s learned that Posco and Hyundai Steel’s domestic selling prices of hot rolled coils (HRC) averaged at ...
Tags: HRC Prices, Mineral
According to data released by the Stainless Steel Council of China Special Steel Enterprises Association (SSC), China’s crude stainless steel output totaled 8.82 million tons in the first half of this year, rising by 9.6% year on ...
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Qinghai Province-based Chinese steelmaker Xining Special Steel Co. has announced that in the first half of the current year its net profit amounted to RMB 69.01 million ($11.27 million), up 18.3 percent year on year, while its operating ...
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As of July 31, importers of steel pipes to Ukraine used 97.4 percent of their annual quota (up to the end of September 2013) for imports of steel seamless casing and tubing with diameters up to 406.4 mm. For the period from October 1, 2012 ...
Tags: Seamless Steel Pipe