Chile's Grupo CAP will complete in the coming months the launch of two major projects that will significantly increase the volume of sales of the subsidiary CAP Mining, surpassing its current output of 12-18 million metric tons. The ...
Boucherville, Quebec-based steel fabricator Canam Group recorded a net income of $7.4 million for Q2 2013, compared with a net income of $4.5 million for the corresponding quarter in 2012. Consolidated sales for Q2 2013 increased by 8.7 ...
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While oil floats on water, achieving good separation and a high quality water stream is difficult. Louis van Schie explains how the Suparator oil separator is designed to carry out this exacting process. Oil/water separation is a common ...
Statistics Canada reported Wednesday that contractors took out building permits worth $6.6 billion in June, down 10.3 percent from May and the first decrease in six months. Despite this decline, the total value of building permits continued ...
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Major Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced on August 8 that it has commissioned the third phase of grain oriented silicon steel project. The third phase with an annual production capacity of 300,000 mt helps Baosteel to reduce cost and ...
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ArcelorMittal Temirtau, the largest metallurgical enterprise in Kazakhstan, has stated that in August it plans to ship around 30,000 mt of rebar, up 13 percent compared to July, including 25,000 mt to the domestic market. Meanwhile, in ...
In July this year, manganese ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland totaled 196,500 metric tons, increasing significantly compared to the low level of 72,500 mt recorded in June, and up 50.2 percent compared to the same month of 2012, ...
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On August 8, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Daye Special Steel Co. announced that in the first half of the current year it saw a net profit of RMB 111 million ($18.11 million), down 41.24 percent year on year. Meanwhile, its ...
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In the January-July period of this year, China's total fixed asset investment (excluding rural households) amounted to RMB 22.1722 trillion ($3.6 trillion), up 20.1 percent year on year, the same as the year-on-year growth recorded in ...
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In July this year, China exported a total of 5.15 million mt of finished steel, down by 140,000 mt from June, indicating a third consecutive month-on-month decrease, but up 19.21 percent year on year, as announced by the Chinese customs ...
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At the close of July, Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) hit a record in monthly production of pig iron, crude steel and slab in their mills 1 and 2 as a result of teamwork of workers, technicians and managers at all levels. Pig iron in the ...
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Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has issued its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2013, reporting an operating profit of €17 million in the second quarter, increasing 70 percent year on year. Net sales ...
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Angang Steel Company, listed on Shenzhen Stock Exchange, announced on August 7 that its leading shareholder Anshan Iron and Steel Group Corporation has planned to increase the shareholding in the company, acquiring less than 2 percent ...
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Based on the US Department of Commerce's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of July total ...
Austrian steelmaker voestalpine AG has announced its financial results for the first quarter ended June 30 of the fiscal year 2013-14. Accordingly, voestalpine's net profit in the first quarter decreased to €139 million, falling 4.3 ...
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