The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that for the month of April 2014, US steel mills shipped 8,235,096 net tons, a 1.2 percent decrease from the 8,337,578 net tons shipped in the previous month, March 2014, and a ...
Tags: Steel Shipments, Steel
In the week ending June 7, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,845,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.7 percent, according to a report Monday from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI). Production was ...
The US International Trade Commission (US ITC) has announced that it will expedite the sunset reviews of the antidumping (AD) duty order on imports of certain steel threaded rod and malleable iron pipe fittings from China. The US ITC will ...
As of June 9, inventory of iron ore at 33 major Chinese ports amounted to 114.71 million mt, down 0.48 million mt or 0.42 percent compared to the inventory level recorded on June 2, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of the ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Chinese Ports
According to official data, the Mexican government has stopped the export of about 300,000 tons of iron ore (totaling US$30 million) since March from four ships: one containing 68,000 tons, two ships with 100,000 tons each, and a fourth ...
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In a statement released at the conclusion of its mission to Guinea, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the Simandou iron ore project of Australia-based miner Rio Tinto will contribute to a gradual pick-up in Guinea's mining ...
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According to the preliminary data released by Statistics South Africa (SSA), in April this year South Africa's manufacturing output decreased by 1.5 percent compared to the same month of 2013. The main reasons for the decrease included the ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Output
In May this year, the value of Taiwan's iron and steel exports decreased by 0.6 percent year on year and declined by 2.6 percent compared to April to $1.53 billion, according to the preliminary statistics issued by Taiwan's Ministry of ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Import
According to a report Monday from the Lake Carriers’ Association, iron ore shipments on the Great Lakes totaled 6.4 million tons in May, a virtual repeat of a year ago. The total would have been about 600,000 tons more, but three ...
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Turkey-based steel producer MMK Metalurji, a subsidiary of Russian steel giant Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK), has announced that hot dip galvanized steel sheet sales to the Turkish domestic market increased by 66 percent, while ...
Tags: Steel Sheet, Coated Steel
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) commended Senators Brown (D-OH) and Sessions (R-AL) Wednesday for their appeal to President Obama to formulate a national strategy to address the trade-distorting practice of currency ...
Tags: Iron, Steel, Chinese Currency Manipulation
In July this year, Ukraine's crude steel production is expected to increase by 2.9 percent compared to the expected June result to 2.52 million mt, according to the Ukrainian association of metal producers Metallurgprom. According to ...
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In 2013, the world's direct reduction iron (DRI) output increased by two million tons or 2.8 percent year on year to a record 75.2 million tons, even though two key producing countries, India and Venezuela, saw significant declines in ...
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Australia-based miner Mineral Resources has announced that it has acquired a 12.78 percent stake in Australia's Aquila Resources Limited, buying more than 52 million shares in the company. Mineral Resources stated that it has the financial ...
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US-based multinational financial services corporation Morgan Stanley has reduced its iron ore price forecast for the current year, expecting a further decline in 2015 as well, since the seaborne supply growth has been faster than expected. ...
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