Metalloinvest, a leading global iron ore and hot briquetted iron (HBI) producer based in Russia, has announced its operational results for the second quarter of the current year. Accordingly, in the given period Metalloinvest's iron ore ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, with production and new orders both increasing at the fastest rates since mid-2011. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
The world's largest steelmaker Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year, stating that it has had to lower its guidance for 2013 due to weaker than ...
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In the first half of this year, French crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year to 8,024,000 mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given period, EAF output fell 11.6 percent ...
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In July this year, Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output increased by 9.5 percent to 282,900 mt, while its crude steel production rose by 7.7 percent to 341,600 mt, both year on year, according to the company's ...
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Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Industries announced Wednesday that it closed on an agreement with Wuhan Iron and Steel Company (WISCO) to become the majority member in Tailor Welded Blanks (TWB), its laser welded blanking joint venture. ...
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Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corporation(WISCO) has announced that it plans to issue medium-term notes worth RMB 7 billion ($1.13 billion) on August 7. The period of issuance of the medium-term notes ...
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The Port of Charleston, South Carolina has reported that breakbulk cargo has increased substantially at its Union Pier Terminal, driven primarily by steel shipments. "We've been aggressive in recruiting breakbulk in an ongoing effort to ...
France-based pipe manufacturer Vallourec has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2013. According to Vallourec's report, in the second quarter this year the company registered a net profit of ...
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The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation Wednesday released May North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) freight numbers showing that trucks carried 60.8 percent of the $98.6 billion of freight ...
According to the data released by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK), in May this year Ukraine's exports of steel products decreased by 13.3 percent month on month to 1.893 million mt. In January-May, ...
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Brazil-based steel producer Gerdau SA has reported its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year. In the second quarter, the net profit of the company was R$401 million ($104.4 million), down 27 ...
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According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in June this year industrial producer prices remained stable both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27), month on ...
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The US Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced Thursday that construction spending during June 2013 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $883.9 billion, 0.6 percent below the revised May estimate of $889.4 ...
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In July this year, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) of China's steel sector increased to 52.5 percent, exceeding 50 percent for only the second time since February this year, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC) ...
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