Canton Fair has reached new attendance peak in 2012 No doubt, the Canton Fair with its ever expanding exhibition buildings and numbers of visitors is an impressive event. Yet the ever growing exhibition space and amount of suppliers makes a ...
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2013 China International Solar Industry Forum will be held in Beijing in June. It is focusing on solar industry field. It is guided by Construction Bureau, Financial Bureau, Development and Reform Department, National Energy Board and ...
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Shanghai-based Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel) has announced that as of February 28 it has spent RMB 2.304 billion ($367 million), including commissions, to buy back 492 million of its own shares, paying between ...
Reportedly, most of the Taiwanese steel pipe makers released its March price policy on March 1st. It’s learned that the steel pipe producers hiked the prices substantially by NT$1,000~NT$1,250/ton averagely for March in order to ...
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Japan’s exports of iron and steel products totaled 3.66 million tons in January, jumping by 24.2% year on year while falling by 5.5% from a month ago. In January, the country’s exports to Korea totaled 641,976 million tons, ...
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It’s reported that the Korean section steel producers announced to hike the ex-factory prices for March to reflect higher input costs, in spite of weak demand. Hyundai Steel increased the prices of section steel by KRW30, 000/ton ...
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The World Smart Energy Week 2013 was held in Tokyo, Japan from February 27 to March 1. Firms participated in the exhibition showcased new technologies and equipment for power generation, storage, and smart control, mainly for the rooftop ...
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The World Smart Energy Week 2013 was held from February 27 to March 1 in Tokyo, Japan. According to event organizer Reed Exhibitions, there were a total of 1,890 participating firms in 2013 including Japan-based makers such as Sharp, ...
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US spot monthly natural gas prices for March increased by 12 cents, or 3.7% on average, to $3.35/MMBtu, compared with the previous month's $3.23/MMBtu average, Inside FERC's Gas Market Report said Friday. The NYMEX March gas futures ...
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In the week from February 25 to March 3, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index decreased, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index moved sideways. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained its upward ...
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The Brazilian government Friday announced a rise in the amount of ethanol mixed into gasoline sold at the pumps to 25% from 20% from May 1. The announcement was published in the official Union Diary and, the government said, was taken ...
US fuel oil exports to the Netherlands, Europe's primary demand hub, were the second-highest on record for 2012 but slowed in the latter part of the year, according to US data, signaling a shifting dynamic as domestic demand for the ...
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Ugur Dalbeler, chairman of IREPAS, the global association of producers and exporters of long steel products, as well as CEO of Turkish steelmaker Colakoglu Metalurji, has said that in 2013 the main problem in the steel industry will ...
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As of March 1, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in the major steel markets in China totaled 21.751 million mt, up 1.367 million mt week on week and ...
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In the week ended March 1, prices fell strongly in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, following two weeks of uptrend. The following prices were recorded in LME billet contract trading as of the end of last week: