Baosteel Special Steel Business Unit has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Xi'an, Shaanxi Province-based Xi'an Sunward Aerospace Material Co., as announced by Chinese steel giant Baosteel Group on October 23. Both sides will use ...
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Austria-based plantmaker Siemens Metals Technologies has announced that it will modernize the cooling section in the hot rolling mill No. 2 of Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd (WISCO). The modernization works will enable ...
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In October this year, the China HSBC Flash Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) increased to 50.9, reaching the highest level of the past seven months, following September's final reading of 50.2, as announced by the HSBC on ...
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Egypt's largest steelmaker Ezz Steel has announced its financial results for the first half of the current year, reporting a net profit of EGP 302 million ($43.8 million), compared to a net profit of EGP 82 million in the corresponding ...
In September this year, Japanese crude steel production was up by 1.5 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased five percent year on year, totaling 9.28 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel ...
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According to a release from the Lake Carriers' Association (LCA), shipments of iron ore on the Great Lakes totaled 6.2 million tons in September, an increase of 4.4 percent compared to a year ago, and 6.3 percent better than August. The ...
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Industries Qatar, the parent company of Qatar Steel, has announced its financial results for the first nine months of the current year, reporting a consolidated net profit of QAR 6.3 billion ($1.73 billion), down 4.8 percent year on year. ...
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The Port of Houston announced Wednesday that total tonnage for September is up 3 million tons or 1 percent and year to date, 27 million tons, up 3 percent. Container tonnage is at 1.5 million tons for the month, down 9 percent. Year to ...
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According to the data released by Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in the third quarter this year real estate sales in Turkey amounted to 298,318 units, up 2.8 percent compared to previous quarter and increasing by 72 percent year on ...
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Severstal North America announced Wednesday that it has joined two of the most renowned sustainability organizations in operations and sourcing, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and the Conflict-Free Sourcing Initiative (CFSI). ...
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Commercial Metals Company announced Wednesday financial results for its fourth quarter and year ended August 31, 2013. Net earnings for the fourth quarter ended August 31, 2013 were $4.1 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, on net sales of ...
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On October 24, Chinese steelmaker Baosteel announced that five of its products have been officially approved by Anglo-Dutch oil multinational Royal Dutch Shell, marking a significant advance for Baosteel's supplies of high-grade line pipe ...
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The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said this week that diesel fuel taxes and driver/vehicle registration fees paid by the trucking industry should not be used to fund the Metrolinx transit plan for the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area ...
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Spot price assessments for US gasoline plunged to the lowest levels of the year across the country Wednesday, pressured by high inventories and weak demand tied to seasonal changes and more efficient vehicles. Gasoline prices in the US ...
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Canadian Pacific expects to expand further into the crude business by railing more heavy grades from Western Canada as new loading terminals are put into service, the rail company's executive vice president said Wednesday. "Over time we ...
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