The Japan government continues to promote the use of renewable energy and lower the percentage of electricity generated from nuclear power. In July 2012, the government announced a full buy-back scheme which successfully stimulated solar ...
Tags: solar installations, solar, renewable energy
The US Department of Commerce (DOC) has revoked the antidumping (AD) orders on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products from Germany and Korea and the countervailing duty (CVD) order on corrosion-resistant carbon steel flat products ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending March 22, the US rig count fell by 30 to 1,746, following a 24-rig increase a week ago. During the week, the oil rig count fell by 17 to 1,324 while the gas-directed rig count was down ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the January-February period of the current year, China’s crude steel output totaled 125.45 million mt, up 10.6 percent year on year, while its finished steel, coke and ferroalloy outputs came to 158.27 million mt, 73.61 million mt, ...
Tags: Crude Steel, imported iron ore, Mineral
According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's iron ore imports totaled 11.7 million metric tons in January this year, rising by 24 percent month on month and up 3.36 percent compared to January 2012. In January ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
On March 25, Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group (HBIS) announced that its Hebei-based subsidiary Tangshan Iron and Steel Co. (Tangsteel) exported 223,700 mt of finished steel in February this year, up by 72 ...
Tags: steel, Iron, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
It is reported that KOKS Group, Russian pig iron and coke producer, announces to idle its 750,000 tpy No. 2 blast furnace at its Tulachermet iron works in western Russia in late May this year for just under 1.5 months for maintenance ...
Tags: KOKS, Mineral, Temporary Close
Chun Yuan Steel, one of the major carbon steel service centers and the steel structure suppliers in Taiwan said that its total sales revenue in whole 2012 totaled NT$17.381, falling slightly by 1.69% from a year ago. In 2012, the company ...
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The Korean steel giant Posco planned to establish two new continuous galvanizing lines in Thailand and Indonesia in order to expand its autosheet market share in the two countries. According to the official of Posco, the company planned to ...
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West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel Friday provided guidance for its Q1 2013 financial results. AK Steel expects to incur a net loss of between $0.09 and $0.13 per diluted share of common stock for Q1 2013, an ...
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It’s reported that Chung Hung Steel, one of the major steel flats producers in Taiwan announced to leave its list prices unchanged for April. After the announcement, its list prices for hot rolled steel products are at ...
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According to statistics released by the Chinese customs, China exported 133,837 tons of stainless steel flats in February, falling by 8.5% from a month ago, affected by the Chinese New Year holiday. In February, the exports of stainless ...
Tags: Stainless Steel, February, Mineral
Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal (NSSMC) recently hiked its export quotes of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) by US$200/ton to China for April deliveries. Also, the company planned to raise the export quotes of non-grain oriented ...
Tags: NSSMC, Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal
It’s reported that the Taiwanese steel pipe makers may leave list prices unchanged for April as it’s expected that Chung Hung Steel, the major upstream raw material supplier may remain its list prices flat for April. It’s ...
Tags: Steel Pipe, April Prices, Metallurgy
China-based Suntech Power Holdings announced the insolvency of its China subsidiary, Wuxi Suntech. Industry sources noted that Suntech executives will arrive in Taiwan next week to meet with strategic partners. Taiwan-based solar firms ...
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