It’s reported that the Japanese steelmakers hiked export prices of hot rolled (HR) steel products to certain Korean buyers to US$630~US$640/ton FOB for April, rising by US$20~US$30/ton from a month ago. Moreover, the Japanese ...
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The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has stated that in early January (Jan. 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1,674,900 mt, up 3.8 percent ...
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It’s reported that Posco has announced to increase the prices for cold rolled coils (CRC) for China by US$10~US$20/ton during January-February for 2013. Currently, the Chinese steel market is expected to pick up and it has been ...
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Steel market in China rode the crest throughout December however the tide seemed to be ebbing during the week with winter lull setting in. Encouraged by the incentive of National Development & Reform Commission's approval for a slew of ...
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2013 had crackling opening in China with steel leaping by 1%on the first working day.Even though it was not a surprise since the tempo had been set at the beginning of Q4 with the resounding economic pouring in.Ensuing optimism on raw ...
Curtains were drawn on the steel specter in Chinese steel market on Monday with sparkling recovery in both long and flat market. After nearly month long rummaging price improved by 1% bringing to passé the built of optimism in ...
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Indian mills chanced their first rub with market by increasing HRC price by INR 500 to 1000 per tonne after nearly 2 Quarters. Coming at fag end of the year it was pale shadow of the seasonal hike in price and demand in Q2 and Q3. ...
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Steel market in China got a jerk with slight improvement.More than the quantum it was the temperament which was encouraging.In the backdrop of healthy growth in manufacturing activity for the first time in 13 months in November,according to ...
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November heralds the beginning of price retracing as the winter sets in and 2012 draws to close. Irrespective of some glimmer in HSBC PMI index climbing to 50.4 this week in 13 months fragility of demand and global economy continues to ...
New regime began on cautious note harping upon stability. Steel market in China and more so in the globe had kept their fingers crossed expecting radical stimulus package to shake slumberous Chinese economy. Mellowed tones at the Communist ...
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* Baosteel leaves November prices unchanged from October * Other major steel mills remain wary of demand SHANGHAI, Oct 11 (Reuters) - An unexpected price freeze by a top Chinese steel mill signals that other players in the world's biggest ...
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Sentiment in the Chinese steel market continued to improve last week, but mills are hesitant to raise lift prices as end-user demand remains weak. Hebei Iron & Steel kept its August prices for hot and cold rolled coil and end-July prices ...
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