Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steel pipe producer Changbao Steel Tube Co. has commissioned its production facilities for high-end oil well pipes, as reported by Beijing-based state-owned China Metallurgical Group Co. (MCC) on January 6. ...
Tags: Steel Tube Commissions, Pipe Production, Steel, Steel News
Tantalum is a very rare metal in the Earth's crust. We use this metal every time we fly, make a phone call, and ride in our cars. Tantalum is used to make electronic parts, heat-resistant glass, automotive catalytic converters, and ...
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US coal production totaled 256.7 million st in the third quarter of 2013, up 5.6% from the second quarter but down 0.9% from the year-ago period, according to the Quarterly Coal Report issued Thursday by the US Energy Information ...
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Jiangsu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Nanjing Iron and Steel Group Co. (Nanjing Steel) has performed a successful hot run test on its steel bar production project, as announced on December 30 by Beijing-based state-owned China ...
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According to the data issued by the National Bureau of Statistics of Azerbaijan, the metallurgical output in the first eleven months decreased by 2.5% compared to the same period of last year. From January to November, Azerbaijan produced ...
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In the January-November period of the current year, Azerbaijan registered a 2.5 percent year-on-year decline in its metallurgical production, according to the State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan. In the given period, Azerbaijan saw a ...
Tags: rebar, metallurgy
Tangshan Iron and Steel Group Co Ltd is leading the effort to go abroad as the country's steel and iron industry struggles with overcapacity, reports Du Juan from Tangshan, Hebei province Against the background of the overcapacity problem ...
Tags: Steel Capacity, Mineral
November coal traffic on the Great Lakes totaled 2,675,065 short tons, down 4.1% from October and down 7.3% from a year ago, according to data from the Lake Carriers' Association. Year-to-date coal shipments on the lakes total 22.4 ...
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Mechel, one of Russia’s leading mining and metallurgical companies, announces its financial report for the first nine months in 2013 that had a loss about US$393 million. However, the company got revenue about US$258 million in ...
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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) has announced that during last week (Dec.16- 22) the overall average finished steel price in China maintained upward trend for the fifth consecutive week. In the given week, average prices of 10 mm ...
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Construction commenced on December 19 on the new sintering plant project of Baosteel Zhanjiang Iron and Steel Co., the Zhanjiang, Guangdong-based subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Baosteel, as announced by Beijing-based state-owned China ...
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The Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest has announced its results for the first nine months of 2013. In the given period, Metinvest's net profit amounted to $463 million, rising eight percent compared to the same period ...
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Russian pipe producing company United Metallurgical Company (OMK) has announced its acquisition of Russia-based Chusovoy Steel Works (ChSW), one of Europe's largest producers of car springs. ChSW manufactures 400 types of springs, which are ...
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Peabody Energy (NYSE: BTU) and China's Shenhua Group today announced they have entered into an agreement to create Sino-Pacific Coal Trading Corporation Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-based joint-venture company that will supply Shenhua's growing ...
In 2013, Australia's exports of metallurgical coal are expected to increase by an estimated 12 percent to 162 million metric tons, according to a report by the Australian Bureau of Resources and Energy Economics (BREE). In 2014, increased ...
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