On July 29, Shanxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (TISCO) announced that a successful hot run test was completed at its new ultra-fine steel slag production line No. 2 on July 22, with TISCO now ...
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On July 31, Shanxi Province-based Chinese stainless steel producer Taigang Stainless Steel Co., a subsidiary of Taiyuan Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (TISCO), announced that it will issue its third tranche of short-term bonds for the current ...
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The euro zone manufacturing sector returned to growth at the start of the third quarter, with production and new orders both increasing at the fastest rates since mid-2011. Markit's Eurozone Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) ...
China's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for its domestic manufacturing sector was at 50.3 percent in July this year, up 0.2 percentage points compared to June, according to the figures released by China's National Bureau of Statistics ...
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In the first half of this year, French crude steel output decreased by 4.3 percent year on year to 8,024,000 mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). In the given period, EAF output fell 11.6 percent ...
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In July this year, Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output increased by 9.5 percent to 282,900 mt, while its crude steel production rose by 7.7 percent to 341,600 mt, both year on year, according to the company's ...
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The Port of Charleston, South Carolina has reported that breakbulk cargo has increased substantially at its Union Pier Terminal, driven primarily by steel shipments. "We've been aggressive in recruiting breakbulk in an ongoing effort to ...
The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of Transportation Wednesday released May North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) freight numbers showing that trucks carried 60.8 percent of the $98.6 billion of freight ...
According to the data released by metal trading enterprise Ukrainian Mining and Metallurgical Company (UGMK), in May this year Ukraine's exports of steel products decreased by 13.3 percent month on month to 1.893 million mt. In January-May, ...
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Brazil-based steel producer Gerdau SA has reported its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year. In the second quarter, the net profit of the company was R$401 million ($104.4 million), down 27 ...
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According to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, in June this year industrial producer prices remained stable both in the euro area and in the European Union member states (EU-27), month on ...
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In July this year, the purchasing managers' index (PMI) of China's steel sector increased to 52.5 percent, exceeding 50 percent for only the second time since February this year, as announced by the China Steel Logistics Committee (CSLC) ...
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Coal exports from the Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) terminals based at Port of Newcastle in New South Wales, Australia, totaled 10.3 million mt in July this year, rising by 11.4 percent compared to June, according to the company's ...
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Africa's largest steel producer, ArcelorMittal South Africa, has announced its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of the current year, reporting a net profit of ZAR 135 million ($13.45 million) in the second ...
Russian mining and steelmaking company Mechel has announced that it has signed an agreement for the disposal of several ferroalloys assets to Turkey-based privately-owned diversified industrial group Yildirim Group. According to the ...
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