Geopacific Resources has made an off market all scrip bid for unlisted World Wide Mining Projects, that could potentially give Geopacific the option to take an 85% interest in the Kou Sa Copper Project in Cambodia. As part of the deal, ...
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The aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at 292,281 metric tonnes in 2010 and is expected to reach 593,434 metric tonnes in 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 10.6%. The aluminium recycling market is at a ...
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Brazil's national statistics agency IBGE has announced that the producer price index (PPI) for Brazilian manufacturing in November last year increased 0.25 percent from October and rose 6.6 percent from November 2011. In the country's ...
Copper rose for a third day in London as Chinese services industries expanded at the fastest pace in four months, bolstering prospects for an economic rebound in the world’s biggest consumer of the metal. China’s statistics ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2012 Turkey's stainless flat steel imports rose by 7.5 percent compared to the previous month and were up 9.25 percent compared to November 2011, ...
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Business Times reported that iron ore prices hit an eight month high this week. Iron ore is seen as a proxy for industrial activity and construction in China. The commodity is critical for the profitability of mining groups, including ...
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According to the data issued by Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers, in 2012 Ukraine registered an 11.9percent decrease in its finished steel product output to 26.819 million mt, a 6.6 percent decrease in its crude steel output to 32.394 million ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Thursday that it has amended the final results of its administrative review of the antidumping order on welded carbon steel pipe and tube (standard pipe) from Turkey, covering the period from ...
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ABC News reported that iron ore prices have bounced back after bottoming three months ago, reigniting many shelved expansion plans. A once in a century mining boom has driven the Australian economy, sustained by China's huge appetite ...
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The Steel Recycling Institute declared that the recycling rate for the world’s most recycled material steel is at an all time high of 92%. More than 85 million tonne of steel scrap was consumed by steelmaking furnaces in 2011 an ...
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According to local sources, the stainless steel product stocks in the Chinese Foshan market totaled 117,166 tons in the last 10 days of December, decreasing by 3.13% from the previous 10 days. Among them, 54,624 tons were cold rolled ...
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It is learned that Brazilian steel sector expecting a relief of its cost structure for 2013, which is able to reduce the deficit registered in 2012. Last year, the federal government released several measures in favor of local steel sector ...
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The aluminium recycling market is at a nascent stage in the GCC, as it is predominantly an export driven market; but it is growing. According to Frost & Sullivan, the aluminium scrap and recycling market in the GCC was estimated at ...
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Indian growth rate of eight core sector industries declined to 1.8% in November, from 7.8% in the same month last year, due to drop in production of coal, natural gas and cement. The Eight core industries have a combined weight of 37.90 ...
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Japan exported 233,619 tons of cold rolled (CR) steel sheets and coils in November, decreasing by 3.9% from a month ago and falling by 14.4% year on year, according to data released by Japan’s Ministry of Finance. In the first 11 ...