AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $86.1 million, or $0.63 per diluted share of common stock, for the first quarter of 2014, compared to a net loss of $9.9 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013 and net ...
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On April 23, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in March this year China's Ministry of Commerce issued iron ore import licenses for a total of 104.810 million mt, up 43.58 percent month on month, valued at $12.145 ...
In the first quarter of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 295,680 million mt, rising by 2.12 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately 99 ...
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Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced that the company provided an exclusive license to FLSmidth Private Limited, enabling the Indian partner to market, design and construct iron ore pellet plants using Kobe Steel's pelletizing ...
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Russian exports of stainless steel products in February this year increased by 5.6 percent month on month to 731 mt, according to Russia-based SpetsStal Association. In particular, in February this year Russia's exports of long steel went ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has announced its production and sales data for the first quarter of the current year. According to the company statement, NLMK's crude steel output in the first quarter decreased to 3.91 million ...
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Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 126,023 mt in March this year, increasing 5.86 percent compared to February and up 6.91 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistic ...
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The US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced Monday its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of imports of steel concrete reinforcing bar from Mexico and Turkey. In the investigation against ...
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According to Turkish Steel Exporters' Association (CIB), the US Department of Commerce (US DOC) has announced the preliminary results of the countervailing duty investigation against Turkish OCTG imports. The US DOC has imposed a ...
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Italian steel producer Lucchini is expected to shut down its blast furnace in Piombino on Wednesday, April 23, after trying to postpone the inevitable end by halting production on Friday, April 18 and using limited raw materials, according ...
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Russia-based leading global iron ore and hot briquetted iron (HBI) producer Metalloinvest has announced that it has secured a one-year contract to supply iron ore concentrate to Russian pig iron and coking coal producer KOKS Group. Under ...
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Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has announced its financial results for 2013 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In 2013, MMK saw a net loss of $2.429 billion compared to a net ...
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On April 22, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 14-20) the overall average finished steel price in China declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
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Yingli Green Energy Holding, a leading China-based PV module maker and PV system EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) contractor, expects operations to swing from continual losses since the second quarter of 2011 to profitability in ...
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China's nuclear power installed capacity, including that in operation and under construction, is predicted to top 88gigawatts by 2020, said Zhang Huazhu, head of the China Nuclear Energy Association (CNEA), a national industry organization. ...
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