In 2012, China’s overall finished steel export volume amounted to 55.7321 million mt, up by 14.02 percent year on year, as stated by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA). Three main product categories, including cold rolled ...
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An official from a large Chinese steel scrap processing enterprise has stated that they have received information that the Chinese government will reintroduce a VAT refund policy for domestic steel scrap processing enterprises for 2013, ...
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In 2012, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 5.5578 trillion ($885 billion), increasing by 5.3 percent compared to 2011, according to China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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It’s reported that the Indian steel mills announced to raise the hot rolled coil (HRC) prices early this month but the prices did not rise as mills’ expected due to sluggish demand. At present, the HRC ex-factory prices ...
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It's reported that Brazilian steelmakers' intention to hike domestic steel prices is being considered possible but is anticipated difficult and questionable. According to UK bank HSBC analyst Mr. Jonathan Brandit that there ...
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Italy’s output of steel long products totaled 1.065 million tons in last November, falling by 5.3% year on year, according to data released by the Italian iron and steel federation Federacciai. In last November, Italy’s ...
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Reportedly, the Japanese blast furnace (BF) steel mills are going to offer the quotes of hot dipped galvanized (HDG) steel sheets for the second quarter of this year to Southeast Asian buyers in next week. It’s estimated that the ...
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According to report, UK Steel reported its output only rose 1% from 2011. The average output of 2012 was 184,264 tons per week, compared to 182,269 tons per week in 2011. Its data says that the economic stagnation over the year ...
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Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that in 2012 deliveries of rolled steel from its Cherepovets Steel Mill, a part of its Russia-based steel division, to Chelyabinsk Tube-Rolling Plant (ChTPZ), a Russian producer of welded and ...
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On January 29, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (WISCO) announced that it has won a tender to supply steel pressure pipes and pressure plates for Kajiwa Hydropower Station, located on the Muli River ...
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According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in 2012 the average import price of iron ore decreased by 22.6 percent year on year in Germany. Destatis noted that the development of prices of metal ores ...
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In 2012, 38 converters were put into operation in China, adding 45 million mt of new domestic crude steel production capacity, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced on January 28.32 of the converters were entirely new, with ...
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Mexico’s apparent steel consumption amounted to 24 million tons in 2012, rising by 15.3% year on year, according to statistics released by the Planning Commission of the Chamber of Industry Iron and Steel (CANACERO). Meanwhile, ...
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According to Brazil's steel distributors' association (Sindisider) and the National Institute for Distribution of Steel (Inda), the Brazilian distributors’ sales of steel flat products totaled 4.35 million tons, up by 1.5% from a year ...
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According to Taiwan's Photonic Industry and Technology Development Association (PIDA), multiple factors such as low prices, falling demand in Europe and continuous incentive cuts caused the solar industry to see falling output value in ...
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