According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa, in February this year the seasonally adjusted index of iron ore mining production in South Africa decreased by 7.3 percent, while the country's manganese ore production ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
In the first two months this year, Japan's galvanized sheet output amounted to 1.95 million mt, up 2.38 percent compared to the same period of 2013, according to data from the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF). In February alone, the ...
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On Thursday, three citations totaling $36,750 were issued to Gerdau Reinforcing Steel West in connection with the death of a company truck driver at the new San Francisco 49ers stadium in Santa Clara, California, in October 2013. The ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Truck
Iran's National Petrochemical Company (NPC) is currently giving final touches to the charter for creation of a fund for petrochemical projects, Abbas Sheri-Moqaddam, managing director of NPC, has said, according to the country's Oil ...
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Baker Hughes reported that for the week ending April 11, the US rig count increased by 13 to 1,831, following a nine-rig increase the previous week. The rig count is still up by 60 from 1,771 rigs during the same week a year ago.? The oil ...
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According to a report Thursday from the Lake Carriers' Association, ice formations, the likes of which have not been seen in decades, severely limited cargo movement in US-flag vessels on the Great Lakes in March.? Shipments of iron ore, ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Iron Ore
China exported 6.76 million mt of finished steel in March this year, up 28.03 percent, while it exported 18.33 million mt of finished steel in the whole of the first quarter, rising by 27 percent, both year on year, according to data issued ...
Tags: Finished Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
International credit ratings agency Moody's has announced that it has downgraded Turkey's outlook from stable to negative, while affirming Turkey's Baa3 rating at its current level. Moody's said that the decision to change the outlook to ...
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CSA certified product range Canada CSA certification test product range focused on eight areas: 1, the survival of mankind and the environment. Including occupational health and safety, public safety, sports and entertainment ...
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Russian mining and steel producing company Evraz Group has announced its financial results for 2013, registering a net loss of $572 million, widening from a net loss of $425 million in 2012. The company's sales revenues decreased by 2.1 ...
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The European Commission announced the adoption of new rules on public support for projects in the field of environmental protection and energy. The guidelines will support EU member states in reaching their 2020 climate targets, while ...
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As of April 7, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 108.28 million mt*, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the same date, the Xinhua-China Iron Ore Price Index for imported iron ore with 62 percent ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that in the financial year 2013-14 ending March 31 it produced 30.18 million mt of iron ore, 11 percent higher than last year, surpassing the 30 million ...
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Indian steelmaker JSW Steel has announced that it has acquired a 26 percent stake in Punjab-based Vallabh Tinplate Pvt Ltd (VTPL), fulfilling the customary closing conditions and third party consents. As SteelOrbis previously reported, in ...
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While the Chinese government has committed to eliminating 80 million mt/year of steel capacity nationwide by 2017, the reduction will be gradual which will see demand for raw material ferrosilicon remain steady in 2014 as compared with ...
Tags: Steel Output, Ferrosilicon