Australian iron ore miner Fortescue Metals Group has announced that its iron ore shipments in the fourth quarter ending June 30 of the financial year 2013-14 totaled 38.7 million mt, increasing by 54.8 percent year on year. In June alone, ...
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In the first quarter of this year, world stainless crude steel output increased by 6.1 percent quarter on quarter and by 6.8 percent year on year, amounting to 10.22 million mt, according to the preliminary report released by the ...
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IN June this year, production and sales of automotive vehicles in China amounted to 1.8556 million units and 1.8458 million units, down 6.1 percent and 3.4 percent month on month respectively, while up 10.8 percent and 5.2 percent year on ...
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According to a report released by the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), in 2013 China overtook Japan as the biggest source of steel imports of ASEAN (Association of South East Nations) countries, with a market share of ...
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In June of the current year, China's total foreign trade value amounted to $342.013 billion, indicating a year-on-year increase of 6.4 percent, as announced by the Chinese customs authorities on July 10. In the given month, the total value ...
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JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, produced 3.1 million mt of crude steel in the first quarter ended June 30 of the financial year 2014-15, registering a growth of eight percent compared to the same quarter of the previous ...
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German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will supply a continuous hot dip galvanizing line for the Chinese Bengang Steel Plates Co. (Bengang). With this investment, Bengang is entering the market for high-quality hot dip ...
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In July of the current year, South Korea's new car registrations increased by 1.7 percent month on month to 18,112 units, up 21.1 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors ...
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Olympic Steel, Inc. announced Thursday that net sales for the second quarter of 2014 increased $55.2 million, or 16.7 percent, to $386.0 million. This represents the highest net sales recorded during any quarter in the company's history. ...
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According to a report Thursday from the American Institute for International Steel, exports of US steel held steady in June, as increases to minor trading partners offset decreases to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ...
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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has doubled its investments in Brazil in the first half of the year, the company said. The company's Capex reached $241 million in the period, up 97.5 percent from $122 million a year ago. Arcelor's investments ...
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For the second quarter of 2014, US-based Quaker Chemical Corporation posted a modest 3.5% increase in net sales to $191.3 million against $184.8 million in the second quarter of 2013. Quaker's adjusted EBITDA rose 6% to around $25.8 ...
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In the second quarter of 2014 ending June 30, 2014, NYSE-listed Kronos Worldwide, Inc. a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) posted a positive net income, when compared with a net loss in the corresponding period of 2013. ...
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Peru issued production diversification plan has entered the implementation stage, the ultimate goal is to let Peru to be a productivity developed, more effective and more forceful country. Peru has become a gricultural processing ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.7 percent in July of the current year, up 0.7 percentage points compared to June and rising for the fifth consecutive month, according to China's National ...
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