Ukraine may quit the European Energy Community in reaction to its lack of support for the country in ongoing natural gas disputes with Russia, President Viktor Yanukovych said Friday. The warning comes two weeks after Yanukovych said ...
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Russia-based steelmaking and mining giant Evraz has announced the launch of production at the Yerunakovskaya-VIII Mine of its subsidiary Yuzhkuzbassugol Coal Co. The cost of the mining project, located in the Kemerevo region, totalled ...
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On February 26, Anhui Province-based Chinese steelmaker Magang Group (Masteel) announced that its new slag processing project has been approved for financial support worth RMB 10 million ($1.6 million) by China’s central government. ...
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The Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced its results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2012. In the given period, Metinvest's net profit amounted to $454 million, representing a decrease of 76 percent ...
In February this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) decreased to 50.4, indicating a four-month low and comparing to the final value of 52.3 recorded in January, as announced by the HSBC. The new ...
In the week from February 18 to February 24, the scrap indexes started to increase on the Orbis Steel Index. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index continued to increase. The Black Sea HRC export index started to move downwards, while ...
Production in the Colombian manufacturing industry (excluding coffee processing) decreased by three percent in December 2012 compared to the same month of 2011, as announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics ...
British mineral exploration and development company Afferro Mining Inc. has announced that it has signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU) with POSCO Africa (Pty) Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of South Korean steel producer ...
Tags: iron ore projects, iron, ore
As reported by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the total price-adjusted value of orders received by building construction and civil and underground engineering enterprises in Germany increased by 4.2 percent in 2012, ...
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According to the provisional data released by the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey, in February this year the capacity utilization rate in the Turkish basic metal manufacturing industry was 73.8 percent, falling 3.6 percentage points ...
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Australia's three major iron ore ports were shut down on Monday, February 25, as the tropical cyclone Rusty was closing in on the coast of Western Australia, according to media reports. With rough sea conditions forcing suspension of ship ...
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“People have often thought there’s no upper bound for wind power... that it’s one of the most scalable power sources,” said Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don’t seem likely ...
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According to the State Development and Reform Commission's press releases, China raised domestic fuel prices on Monday morning. Petrol prices increase by 300 yuan per ton and diesel price increase by 290 yuan per ton. It is the first time ...
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MP Suzan al-Saad, a member of the Oil and Energy Parliamentary Committee, has announced that a committee is to be formed to solve the problems of the employees at the South Oil Company (SOC), who have been protesting against working ...
According to the latest data released by the Brazilian Institute of Non-ferrous Metals (ICZ), the country's nickel production reached 6,212 mt in January this year, rising 13.9 percent compared to January 2012 and up 8.8 percent compared to ...
Tags: nickel production, Brazil, nickel output