Xinjiang-based Chinese steelmaker Bayi Iron and Steel Co. (Bayi Steel), a subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Baosteel Group, has successfully completed ignition and test runs at its Nanjiang iron and steel production base project, as ...
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London-listed resources company Astra Resources has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with Germany-based Aicher Group to purchase Achier Group's Hungarian assets including the ózd Steel Works. The ...
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On Wednesday, Warren, Ohio-based Thomas Steel Strip Corporation filed an anti-dumping petition against diffusion-annealed, nickel-plated steel flat-rolled products from Japan. According to the petition, Thomas Steel Strip Corp. is the only ...
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Lisle, Illinois-based Leeco Steel, a part of the O'Neal Industrial Metals Group, has opened a new facility in Hamilton, Ontario that will begin shipping steel plate this month. Leeco Steel is a global supplier of carbon, HSLA heat-treated ...
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On March 28, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS) announced that its Hebei-based subsidiary Handan Iron and Steel Co. (Hansteel) has signed an agreement with China's biggest wheel manufacturing ...
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Vancouver, Washington-based Wilkinson Steel and Metals Inc. announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement to sell its assets to Samuel, Son & Co., Limited. The transaction is expected to close late next month following regulatory ...
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Irving, Texas-based Commercial Metals Company (CMC) announced Thursday that for its fiscal Q2 (ended February 28, 2013), net earnings were $4.6 million on net sales of $1.7 billion, down from earnings of $28.9 million on sales of $2 billion ...
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According to the statistics provided by Brazil's National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase), in February this year Brazil's iron ore exports amounted to 19.4 million metric tons, rising by 13.4 percent ...
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To prevent an oversupply of rare earth materials, China's 2013 rare earth mining target is only half that of 2012, at 46,900 tons. China's export quota has been around 30,000 tons since 2010 and the actual export volume has been lower due ...
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According to the annual reports of 12 public steel companies in China, 5 steel company's annual loss together had reached RMB11.454 billion (US$1.85 billion). The 5 steel companies are Angang, Magang, Anyang Steel, ST Shaogang and Chongqing ...
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It is reported that Brazilian steelmaker Gerdau will begin to operate its new flats mill in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais in April this year. However, the company has not disclosure the specific date to start the operation at this ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's hot rolled (HR) flat steel exports totaled 1.35 million metric tons in January this year, increasing by three percent month on month and up 41.7 percent compared to ...
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Japan-based Marubeni Corporation has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Marubeni Iron Ore Australia Pty. Ltd. (MIOA) has signed a loan agreement for A$1.06 million financing with Japan Bank for International Cooperation, in relation ...
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Gujarat NRE Coking Coal (GNCCL), the Australian subsidiary of India-based Gujarat NRE, has announced that India-based Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) has increased its shareholding in the company to 31.5 percent from 29 percent as of ...
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In March this year, the seasonally adjusted confidence index in the Italian construction sector decreased from 81.5 to 80, down 1.84 percent month on month, after two months of increase on month-on-month basis. The March reading is lower ...
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