Germany-based steelmaker ThyssenKrupp announced that it reached an agreement with Deutsche Bahn in mid-November in connection with a price-fixing cartel. ThyssenKrupp has agreed to pay damages to the German rail operator. According to ...
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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, has stated that on November 20 it received a license for the import of 90,000 mt of coke issued by the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of ...
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German steel giant ThyssenKrupp has announced the postponement of the publishing of its annual financial results since it is in exclusive negotiations on the possible sale of its US steel plant. The company stated that the negotiations ...
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According to a statement released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD), Turkey, which fell to the ninth place among the world's leading crude steel producing countries in September this year, regained eighth place in ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Wednesday applauded the US House passage of a bill allowing states to continue to make their own decisions about the regulation of shale oil and gas production. Thomas J. Gibson, president and ...
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In the first 10 months of this year, world pig iron production amounted to 973.94 million mt, rising by 4.25 percent compared to the same period of 2012, according to the preliminary data covering 38 countries accounting for approximately ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the first 10 months of the current year amounted to 28.86 million metric tons, 1.1 percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel ...
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On November 20, Chinese steelmaker Chongqing Iron and Steel Co. (Chongqing Steel), a subsidiary of Chongqing Iron and Steel (Group) Co., announced that its major asset restructuring plan has received final approval from the China Securities ...
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The European Ferrous Recovery and Recycling Association (EFR) has published the findings of a study evaluating the impact of the measures recommended by the European Commission's Steel Action Plan on the recycling industry. EFR is ...
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Hunan Province-based Chinese steel pipe producer Fangrui Steel Pipe Manufacturing Co. has won a tender to supply steel pipes and fitting accessories for the construction of water plant No. 2 in the town of Chengguan in Huarong County in ...
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On November 20, Hunan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hengyang Valin Steel Tube Co. (Hengsteel), a subsidiary of Hunan Valin Iron and Steel Group Co., announced that on November 15 it inked a strategic cooperation agreement with China ...
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According to the data released by the World Steel Association (worldsteel), global direct reduced iron (DRI) production in the 14 countries accounting for approximately 82 percent of total world DRI production in 2012 amounted to 5.29 ...
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In the January-October period of the current year, Kazakhstan produced 2.830 million mt of crude steel, down 14.7 percent year on year, according to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan. Production of flat steel in Kazakhstan in ...
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Japanese mills have increased their export prices of cold rolled non-grain-oriented steel (CRNGO) to China by US$20~30/ton month-by-month since October, attempting to reach at US$750/ton CFR although CRNGO prices unchanged by Chinese main ...
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UK-based PV EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) undertaker Sola UK is seeking suppliers of crystalline silicon PV modules through Taiwan's PIDA (Photonics Industry and Technology Development Association), according to a ...
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