Iron ore shipments originating from US ports along the Great Lakes plummeted almost 55% in March compared to the five-year average for the month as "massive" ice formations stymied vessel movements, the Lake Carriers' Association said ...
Tags: Iron ore, steel production
In the first quarter of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 1.4073 million mt, down 12.7 percent year on year, as announced by the ...
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Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has announced that in the first quarter this year its crude steel output amounted to 3.7 million mt, down 9.2 percent year on year. In the given quarter, the crude steel production of the ...
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In March this year, the average aggregate daily crude steel output in China amounted to 2.2661 million mt, up 2.2 percent compared to the average daily figure recorded in the January-February period this year and constituting a new record ...
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Brazil-based Gerdau Group has announced that it has presented a preliminary proposal for the acquisition of the French special steel producer Ascometal for €41.5 million. Ascometal has three steel plants located in Hagondange, Les ...
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In March this year, Turkey's crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year and increased by 4.8 percent month on month to 2.84 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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On April 10, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in late March (Mar. 21-31) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1.669 million mt, up ...
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The European Commission has opted to maintain antidumping duties on imports of ferrosilicon into the European Union from China and Russia following a market review, the EC said Thursday. In February last year, the EC initiated an expiry ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending April 5, 2014, domestic raw steel production was 1,762,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 73.3 percent. Production was 1,834,000 net tons in the week ...
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Steel production in the US Great Lakes region tumbled 6.8% last week after falling 9.8% the week before, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported Monday. The Great Lakes region produced 565,000 st of steel in the week ended ...
According to local news reports, US Steel has announced it will be halting steelmaking operations at its Gary, Ind, mill because poor weather conditions in the Great Lakes region has delayed incoming shipments of iron ore. Although it's ...
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Indian state-owned steelmaker Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has announced that its finished steel sales increased by seven percent year-on-year to 12.1 million mt in financial year 2013-14 ending March 31. Growth in domestic sales ...
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While current traded prices for L8 and L10 steelmaking pig iron in northern China's Hebei province have slipped since March 3, the market is likely to see higher traded values in the coming weeks with some offers seen rising by as much as ...
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According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending March 29, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,820,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 75.7 percent. Production was 1,827,000 net tons in the ...
ArcelorMittal Brasil, Brazilian subsidiary of global steelmaker ArcelorMittal, has announced its financial results for 2013, indicating that the surplus of global steel production capacity is over 570 million mt, which still presents risks ...
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