As reported by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in December last year the wholesale selling prices of industrial products in Germany were 3.2 percent higher compared to December 2011. In November, the year-on-year increase ...
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In the week from January 7 to January 13, on the Orbis Steel Index the scrap indexes moved upwards, with the Turkish scrap index rising for the fourth consecutive week. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index maintained its upward ...
Turkish steel pipe producer Ozbal Celik Boru has announced that it has received two orders, worth approximately TRY 4.76 million ($2.7 million), from domestic customers for spiral welded steel pipes. The orders are expected to be ...
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Panamax coal freight rates on established routes from South Africa's Richards Bay and Indonesia to India ended the week stable to slightly lower on Friday, amid a pick up in fixture activity, even as the market continues to be weighed down ...
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Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari has met with the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Ni Jian. The two sides discussed the developing relations between the countries and ways of enhancing them . The Minister conveyed a ...
The Chairman of the National Investment Commission (NIC), Dr. Sami al-Araji, has signed a strategic memorandum of cooperation with the chairman of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA), O Young Hu [Young Ho Oh], to increase ...
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The winter of discontent is set to continue for consumers as the last of the UK's big six energy suppliers - E.ON - hikes up the prices of its gas and electricity this week January 18th. Its prices will be increasing by 8.7 per cent, ...
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There isn't a shortage of rare earth metals in the ground, but one country, China, has managed to dominate about 95% of the market. It not only mines the metals, but it has built a supply chain to produce them. The U.S. once led global ...
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WesternZagros Resources has awarded a contract for two 2,000 horse-power drilling rigs with a leading North American drilling contractor. The two rigs have been contracted to drill the Hasira-1 well, the Baram-1 well and subsequent wells ...
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According to the Italian steel producers' association Federacciai, in the January-October period last year Italy's steel imports amounted to 11.923 million metric tons, decreasing by 22.1 percent, while its steel exports totaled 15.640 ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2012 Turkey's flat steel imports, including hot rolled, cold rolled, coated and narrow strip steel, fell by 13.4 percent compared to the previous month ...
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Development of new energy promotes low-carbon economic growth. It means a lot to our environment. New energy industry faces obstacles abroad and at home. Take China's solar manufacturing industry as an example. China's solar ...
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Japan exported 65,941 tons of stainless steel flat products in November, decreasing by 2.7% from a month ago while rising by 21.8% year on year, according to statistics released by the country’s Ministry of Finance. In November, ...
A key Democratic senator on Thursday reiterated his concerns that a study commissioned by the US Department of Energy on LNG exports is "seriously flawed" and should not be used by the agency to grant permits to companies wishing to ship ...
China's crude oil imports in December rose 8% year on year to 23.67 million mt, or an average of 5.6 million b/d, according to preliminary trade data released Thursday by the General Administration of Customs. The volume is 1.9% lower ...