According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in June this year South Africa's manufacturing output increased by 0.5 percent compared to the same month of 2013. The main reasons for the increase included the ...
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In July this year, the value of Taiwan's iron and steel exports increased by 10.5 percent year on year but decreased by 1.2 percent compared to June to $1.60 billion, according to the preliminary statistics issued by Taiwan's Ministry of ...
According to the data released by Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom, in June this year Ukraine exported $451.276 million worth of semi-finished steel products, while imports of these products totaled $5.332 million in ...
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US construction employment expanded in 215 metro areas, declined in 80 and was stagnant in 44 between June 2013 and June 2014, according to a new analysis of federal employment data released Wednesday by the Associated General Contractors ...
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A steelworker injured in an accident at a CMC Steel plant near Seguin, Texas died Wednesday according to authorities. Clifton Wright, 21, suffered burns to as much as 80 percent of his body after the incident Sunday, which occurred in the ...
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According to the statistics released by the French Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry, in the first half of this year France's basic steel product and ferroalloy exports amounted to a value of €4.84 billion, increasing by 0.16 ...
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In July this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 7.39 percent compared to June and were up 35.59 percent year on year, totaling 36.08 million metric tons. The figure constitutes a 4.8 percent rise from Port ...
Mechel, one of the leading Russian mining and steel groups, has announced that in the first half of this year its crude steel output decreased by 17 percent to 2.127 million mt, while its pig iron output declined by five percent to 1.9 ...
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The Mexican steel industry reported an increase of 9.5 percent in crude steel production in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, which reached and production levels prior to the start of the crisis in the global ...
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Mexico’s auto production and exports increased year-on-year by 8.5 and 20.2 percent, respectively, in July 2014, the country’s car industry association Amia said. Mexico produced 259,634 cars in July 2014 and exported 231,934 ...
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According to its financial results according to US GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) for the second quarter and the first half of 2014, Russian steelmaker NLMK registered a net profit of $158 million in the second quarter, ...
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Jiangxi province in South China produced 651,000 mt of refined copper in the first half of 2014, up 11% year on year, the Jiangxi government said Monday. H1 copper products output rose 16% year on year to 1.33 million mt, and refined tin ...
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International credit rating agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed Brazil steelmaker Gerdau’s rating at BBB-, with a stable perspective, it said recently. The rating is based on Gerdau’s “position as the leading ...
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Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that its iron ore shipments in the fourth quarter ending June 30 of the financial year 2013-14 totaled 38.7 million mt, increasing by 55 percent year on year and indicating a ...
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Brazil steelmaker Gerdau has welcomed the idea of a regional bank that could connect the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) nations, an executive told reporters recently. According to Gerdau’s CEO, Jorge Gerdau Johanpeter, the ...
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