Reportedly, Swedish-based special steel producer, Ovako, planned to increase its engineering steel production capacity in order to meet growing demand of spring steel and bearing steel. However, some of key customers have already begun ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 119,921 mt in April this year, increasing 4.6 percent compared to April last year and up 3.1 percent month on month, according to data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistics ...
Tags: Iron, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Shougang Jingtang Co., a subsidiary of Beijing-based Chinese steelmaker Shougang Co. is expected to record a net loss of over RMB 1 billion ($163 million) for 2012, as reported by China Business News. ...
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In the first quarter of the current year, South Africa's seasonally adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) increased by 0.9 percent quarter on quarter, according to the detailed statistics released by Statistics South Africa. The country's ...
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Spanish seamless tube and pipe producer Tubos Reunidos has announced it will open a new commercial office in Dubai in order to lead the group's commercial activities in the UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Oman and Iraq. Tubos Reunidos aims to satisfy ...
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According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year Turkey's ferroalloy imports rose 15.8 percent compared to the previous month to 30,560 mt and were down 23.1 percent compared to March 2012. The ...
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Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) has stated that the World Trade Organization (WTO) has agreed to Japan's request to establish a panel regarding China's decision to impose an anti-dumping (AD) duty on certain ...
Tags: Stainless Steel Pipes, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the number of buildings authorized by building permits from municipalities in Turkey in the first quarter of 2013 increased to 22,995, up 17.4 percent from 19,587 ...
Tags: Building, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Construction
Australia-based iron ore company Centaurus Metals Limited has announced that it will commission its flagship Jambreiro iron ore project in Brazil in mid-2014 instead of at the end of 2013 as originally planned. Centaurus said that it has ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the January-April period of this year, the aggregate gross profits of large and medium-sized industrial enterprises in China amounted to RMB 1.61069 trillion ($261 billion), increasing by 11.4 percent year on year, according to China's ...
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According to a report released by the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), in April this year the import price of iron ore increased by 1.5 percent year on year in Germany, while it was up by 4.8 percent as compared to March this ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the week ended May 27, coal shipments from the Port of Newcastle in Queensland, the coal producing state of Australia, totaled 2.4 million mt, according to Newcastle Port Corporation. The figure constitutes an increase of 9.75 percent ...
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India-based Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd (GNCL) has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full financial year ended March 31, registering a net profit of INR 51.5 million ($922,086) in the fourth quarter, compared to a net ...
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As of May 28, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 74.15 million mt, indicating an increase of 1.66 million mt or 2.33 percent on week-on-week basis, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, ...
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According to statistics released by Japan's Ministry of Finance, Japan's cold rolled steel coil and sheet exports totaled 311,640 metric tons in March this year, rising by 13.7 percent compared to February and up slightly by 0.5 percent ...
Tags: Cold Rolled Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy