According to the monitoring of MOFCOM, the prices of farm produce in 36 large and medium-sized cities continued to fall, and prices of production means in circulation stopped falling and picked up last week (April 27-March 3). Last week, ...
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In the January-August period this year, steel exports from China's Hebei Province amounted to a total value of $9.244 billion, up 43.38 percent year on year. In the given period, the volume of steel exports from Hebei Province totaled ...
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Despite weak fundamentals and largely negative sentiment, the futures and swaps markets recovered some ground through the day, leading to some support for ore prices. Platts assessed the 62% Fe Iron Ore Index up 50 cents from Monday at ...
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Prices for seaborne iron ore strengthened further Wednesday, tracking stronger restocking needs by buyers eager to procure raw materials when the market is recovering. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX at $95/dry mt CFR North China, up ...
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The profitability of steelmakers based in China's Hebei Province remained low in 2013, with 16 percent of key steel companies in the province suffering losses, according to media reports citing the recent 2014 board meeting of the Hebei ...
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Monday, February 17, 2014: As the number of US businesses increases, industry revenue is forecast to rise; however, some mitigating factors will remain. For these reasons, industry research firm IBISWorld has updated a report on the Office ...
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In a move designed to combat overcapacity in the steel sector, China will relocate some factories and encourage more companies to invest in overseas projects, said an official with the country's top planning agency. Li Zhongjuan, an ...
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With rebounding price of carbon steel hot rolled coil in Turkey, Turkish steel producers are going to surge the price of steel heavy plate by at least US$10/ton. So far, the ex-work price of heavy plate is about US$615~US$640/ton in Turkey. ...
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Taiwanese China Steel Corporation (CSC) faces soft demand for electric furnace (EF) Al-killed wire rod that results in reducing orders in November after a sharp growth on local orders in the past five months. The market price of CSC’s ...
Major steel companies will achieve profits of 20 billion yuan ($3.25 billion) for the year, more than a tenfold increase on last year, even though the industry faces problems, including overcapacity and rising costs, a leading industry ...
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China, with its incredible economic significance, has become a key player in the global economy. Amidst the current global economic stagnation, it's attracting millions of professionals in pursuit of realizing their "Chinese Dream". Unlike ...
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Columbus, Ohio-based Worthington Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net earnings of $37.1 million on sales of $619.5 million for its fiscal 2013 Q3 (ended February 28, 2013). In in Q3 2012, the company reported net sales of $611.3 million ...
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Businessmen in Egypt’s rebar industry expect the price of a tonne of locally produced rebar to increase by anywhere from EGP 120 to EGP 150 by the beginning of January 2013. The Ministry of Agriculture will continue to enforce the ...
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Columbus, Ohio-based manufacturing and distribution company Worthington Industries, Inc. reported Thursday net sales of $622.6 million and net earnings of $31.8 million for its fiscal 2013 Q2 ended November 30, 2012. In Q2 2012 of the prior ...
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Reuters reported that Shanghai steel futures extended last week's rally and rose nearly 2% on Monday, buoyed by upbeat Chinese manufacturing data and higher raw material prices. The most active rebar futures contract on the Shanghai ...
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