In January this year, Germany's crude steel output amounted to 3.6 million metric tons, increasing 17.65 percent from the previous month and up five percent compared to the same month of the previous year, according to the information ...
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On Friday, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced the preliminary results of its administrative review of the countervailing duty (CVD) order on oil country tubular goods (OCTG) from China. The review covers two companies - Wuxi ...
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Luxembourg-based steelmaker ArcelorMittal has announced that it produced 14 million mt of iron ore, excluding strategic long-term contracts, in the fourth quarter of 2012, down 7.5 percent, while its annual output for the full year 2012 ...
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In the week ended February 8, greater stability has been observed in price movements in the London Metal Exchange (LME) billet market, after the sharp declines recorded in the previous week. The following prices were recorded in LME billet ...
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Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending February 8, the US rig count fell by five to 1,759, following an 11-rig increase the prior week. Year-on-year, the US rig count was down 230 rigs. During the past week, 1,330 rigs were ...
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According to the indexes issued by the European Steel Association (EUROFER), local scrap prices in the European Union (EU) in January this year indicated an increase on month-on-month basis for the third month in a row. Compared to ...
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In the fourth quarter of 2012, the estimated total volume of construction output in Great Britain grew by 0.9 percent compared to the third quarter and was down by 9.3 percent compared with the same quarter of 2011, continuing the trend of ...
ArcelorMittal South Africa has announced that on Saturday, February 9, a fire occurred at its Vanderbijlpark plant, causing extensive damage to its steelmaking facilities and resulting in their immediate shutdown. No injuries were reported. ...
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Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki Metals has announced that it will develop new iron pellet grades in cooperation with Russian company Karelsky Okatysh, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Russian steel producer Severstal. Ruukki uses iron ore ...
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Harvey, Illinois-based Atkore International Holdings Inc., a global manufacturer of galvanized steel tubes and pipes, electrical conduit, armored wire and cable, metal framing systems and building components, reported Friday financial ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2013-2014/Q1 2013 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), in the first 11 months of 2012 European Union (EU) steel exports increased by 11 percent ...
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Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India remained stable Friday, with a downward bias, as support from the South American grain season began to weaken, sources said. "Vessels ...
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A recent study highlighting the net economic benefits of US liquefied natural gas exports is not the final word on whether to approve pending export applications, according to a top official at the US Department of Energy. "One thing to ...
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Ukraine has agreed a protocol on duty-free supplies of steel pipes to Russia amounting to 120,000 mt in the first half of 2013, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. The protocol amends the agreement on the regulation of supplies of some types ...
Tags: Ukraine, Duty-Free Supplies, Steel Pipes
According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in 2012 Turkey's steel billet exports increased by 24.25 percent compared to the previous year, rising to 2.9 million metric tons. Meanwhile, last year Turkey's ...
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