Radiation leaked after Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 is unlikely to make the general public and the majority of workers sick says a United Nations scientific committee. "Radiation exposure following the nuclear accident at ...
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Reportedly, Yieh United Steel Corp. (Yusco), one of the major stainless steel producers in Taiwan announced to cut its list prices for stainless steel products for June. The company decided to cut domestic prices by NT$500~NT$2,000/ton and ...
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China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmakers in Taiwan announced to cut its list prices for steel plates by NT$300~NT$1,200/ton for July and August. After the adjustment, the company’s list prices of steel plates for ...
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It is learned that Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel is to shut down a blast furnace and other upstream equipment at its Kobe Works plant in western Japan in the financial year 2017-18. The decision came after the announcement of ¥ 50.2 ...
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It is reported that NLMK, the Russian steelmaker announced that starting 30th May, it is idling its blast furnace No. 3. The furnace which is situated at a site in Lipetsk has an annual capacity of 1.3 million tons of production. The blast ...
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NLMK Kaluga in their hot testing of its electric arc furnace and rolling shops has cast their first metric ton of steel. NLMK Kaluga which is a subsidiary of Russian steelmaker NLMK Group will start production of rebar and sections on an ...
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Reportedly, Topy Industries, one of Japan's major automotive wheel manufacturers, announced a JV with Topy MW Manufacturing Mexico to develop new forged steel wheels plant in the Santa Fe Industrial Park in Mexico's Guanajuato state. The ...
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The Innu Takuaikan Uashat mak Mani-utenam band council (ITUM) says it was disappointed by the Superior Court of Quebec's May 27 judgment that rejected its motion for a safeguard order seeking to "halt the invasion of their traditional ...
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Unconventional gas from central Australia's Cooper Basin could be the answer to a looming supply shortage in the eastern state of New South Wales, according to Beach Energy Managing Director Reg Nelson. Beach has been among the ...
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US commercial crude stocks likely fell around 1.5 million barrels for the reporting week ended May 24, according to a Platts analysis and a survey of oil analysts Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute will release its weekly report at ...
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Austrian steelmaker voestalpine has announced that it has received significant interest from potential customers for the sponge iron to be produced at its direct reduction plant planned to be built just outside the city of Corpus Christi, ...
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According to Ukraine's Ministry of Energy and Coal Industry, in the January-April period of the current year, Ukraine's coal mining output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year to 27.989 million mt. Meanwhile, in April alone Ukraine's ...
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According to the latest data released by the Swedish Steel Producers' Association (Jernkontoret), in April this year Swedish crude steel production amounted to 399,900 metric tons, decreasing by 11.6 percent year on year and up 2.14 percent ...
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London-based Stemcor, the world's largest independent steel trader, has hired Simon Freakley as chief restructuring officer, within the scope of negotiations with banks on more than $1 billion of debt, according to Bloomberg. Stemcor will ...
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Guangdong Province-based Chinese steel pipe manufacturer Panyu Chu Kong Steel Pipe Co. has announced that it will acquire 100 percent of shares of Nanjing Rongyu Group, the outstanding 26.17 percent of shares of Nanjing Qixiashan Steel ...
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