Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has announced the signing and closing of the sale of its wholly-owned subsidiary Evraz Vitkovice Steel (EVS) to a group of private investors (Martinley Holdings Limited, Nabara Holdings ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
The US hot-rolled coil market continues to be supported by limited Midwest supply, while cold-rolled coil import offers for May were heard to be lower. On the domestic front, most buyers expect another round of price increases following ...
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US ferrous scrap pricing trended lower on Thursday, the fourth day of the traditional US buy week as strong Ohio Valley pricing did not have a ripple effect into other markets. Mills outside the Ohio Valley region were able to remain on ...
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The 2014 edition of the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) reported more buyers and record orders at its 20th anniversary edition, which took place from 4-8th March. The show recorded estimated sales of US$892m and a 6% jump in ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Economy
Interpack is feeling confident that 2014 will be its best year yet. It has a high number of returning exhibitors as well as a collection of very eager newbies, each with new advances to show and new advantages to share. interpack 2014 is ...
Based on the Commerce Department'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 March total 3,485,000 ...
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In 2013, the net loss of Russian steelmaker Ashinskiy Metallurgical Works (Ashinskiy) increased by 10.5 times compared to 2012, rising to RUB 755.5 million ($21.4 million), according to Russian media sources. The reasons for the surge in ...
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Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Fangda Special Steel has issued its financial results for 2013, announcing an operating revenue of RMB 13.215 billion ($2.17 billion), down 1.05 percent year on year, while it saw a net profit of ...
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Indian steel rim producer Steel Strips Wheels Ltd (SSWL) has announced that in March this year it sold 1.26 million steel wheel rims, indicating a 12 percent growth year on year. In the given month, the company's wheel rim exports amounted ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the first two months of this year Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) exports amounted to 12,615 mt, decreasing by 67.37 percent, while the revenue from ...
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Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) announced that in March this year it produced 704,000 mt of pig iron, down 24.02 percent, 749,800 mt of crude steel, down 19.14 percent, and 680,000 mt of ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Steel, finished steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
In the first quarter of the current year, Turkey's steel exports totaled 4.6 million mt, down 11 percent year on year, while the value of these exports decreased by 8.9 percent year on year to $3.4 billion, according to the data released by ...
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Finland-based steelmaker Ruukki has announced that it has added a new grade to its Optim portfolio of high-strength structural steels. The new Optim 700 QL1 is a structural steel with improved impact strength properties. According to ...
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The European Parliament has announced that about 98 percent of the customs duties that Ukrainian iron, steel, farm produce and machinery exporters pay at EU borders will be removed by a proposal backed by the European Parliament on ...
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According to the Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI), Japanese demand for crude steel in the second quarter of the current year is expected to total 27.01 million mt, decreasing by 1.2 percent from the first quarter output forecast, with an ...
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