US steel sheet prices are likely headed higher as mills appear to be maintaining tight discipline, market sources said Thursday. Platts maintained its hot-rolled coil assessment at $670-680/st and its cold-rolled coil assessment at ...
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In the third quarter of the current year, Belgian crude steel production amounted to 1.71 million mt, falling by 3.72 percent year on year and down 3.78 percent compared to the second quarter, according to the Belgian Steel Federation ...
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ThyssenKrupp's early Wednesday update on the expected sale of its Calvert, Alabama, steel rolling mill has spurred hopes of even higher US sheet prices by the year's end, sources said. Platts maintained its hot-rolled and cold-rolled coil ...
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The import of Turkish stainless steel coil still kept robust about 41,700 tons in September. According to Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) data, it was only 200 tons less than the imports in August. The lower price coils from East Asian ...
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In the January-September period of this year, the aggregate gross profit of the Chinese iron and steel industry amounted to RMB 127 billion ($20.84 billion), increasing by 39.9 percent year on year, according to the data released by China's ...
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In a move to overhaul an inefficient industrial sector, Libya is considering the sale of Misrata-based steel plant Libyan Iron and Steel Co (LISCO), along with eight other state-owned companies from various sectors, Libyan Industry Minister ...
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The South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI) said today, October 28, that the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) region is a significant net importer of steel products, pointing out that the region is not ...
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Although the US steel mills announced to lift the price frequently, traders found that the US market price did not enjoy a pick-up. Right now, the US thin sheet price remains stable and the buyers are just purchasing according to the ...
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It's reported that the Korean steel giant Posco held an opening ceremony for Posco- Italy Processing Center (Posco-ITPC) in Verona, northern Italy on October 10th. Posco expected that the new stainless cold rolled coil (CRC) processing ...
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US steel mills shipped 8.3 million st in July, up 6% from 7.8 million st in June and 5% from 7.9 million st in July 2012, according to American Iron and Steel Institute data released Monday. Shipments from January through July totaled ...
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According to figures from the National Chamber of Iron and Steel Industry (CANACERO), Mexican steel output fell 1.2 percent during the first half of the year to reach 8.819 million tons, versus 8.923 million tons of the same period last ...
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In the second quarter of the current year, Belgian crude steel production amounted to 1.77 million mt, falling by six percent year on year and up 3.4 percent compared to the first quarter, according to the Belgian Steel Federation (GSV). In ...
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It is learned that Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderurgica Nacional (CSN) will increase prices for the steel distributors from August 23rd. According the an industry source said earlier this week, the company will adjust price of hot ...
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According to report, four major US domestic stainless steelmakers announced to hike prices starting for August shipments. And it is expected there will be another rise for October shipment again. The domestic grade 304 cold rolled coil ...
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West Chester, Ohio-based flat rolled steelmaker AK Steel reported Tuesday a net loss of $40.4 million for Q2 2013, ended June 30, 2013, compared to a net loss of $724.2 million for Q2 of 2012. Net sales for Q2 2013 were $1.4 billion on ...
Tags: AK Steel, Carbon Spot Market