In the first eight months of the current year, Russia registered a 2.3 percent rise in its crude steel output to 47.2 million mt, a 0.9 percent rise in its pig iron production to 33.8 million mt and a 3.3 percent increase in its rolled ...
Tags: pig iron, rolled steel, steel, Metallurgy, crude steel
According to data released by the South African Revenue Service (SARS), in August of the current year the value of South Africa's exports of base metals and articles thereof totaled ZAR 9.77 billion ($865.62 million), decreasing by 6.2 ...
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According to the provisional foreign trade statistics compiled by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) and the Turkish Undersecretariat of Customs, in the first eight months of this year the value of Turkey's iron and steel imports ...
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China had exported 52.4 million tons of steel as of the end of August, up 36% from a year earlier as low domestic demand has left producers with a massive surplus, Bloomberg reported, citing data the news agency had complied. The price of ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel, Steel Rebar
Shutting out Chinese solar producers from the lucrative US market is as damaging to them as blocking out the sunlight. The US Department of Commerce on July 5 determined a new set of anti-dumping duties on solar products from China and ...
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On Wednesday, after wee-hours bargaining that capped more than a decade of negotiations, Gazprom and China National Petroleum Corporation announced the signing of a 30-year gs-supply contract, estimated by the parties to be worth $400 ...
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China's environmental degradation has become a growing source of public consternation and a potential political liability. Premier Li Keqiang declared a "war on pollution" in March 2014, vowing to reduce emissions from power generation and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Shale
China stands to gain much more than oil from deepening Western sanctions on Russia. Already in May, Moscow's tenuous international position prompted it to make concessions in order to sign a landmark gas supply agreement – the "Power ...
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In the January-August period of the current year, China's crude steel output amounted to 550.10 million mt, up 2.6 percent year on year, as announced by China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The growth rate in question ...
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Russian steelmaker NLMK has announced that it has upgraded air-blowing equipment used in blast furnace operations in Lipetsk. This upgrade will enable NLMK to reduce its environmental footprint and save approximately RUB 210 million ($5.3 ...
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In the 21st century, society is increasingly aware of the environmental and social performance of supply chains and consumers. Twenty-two metals and mining companies and 32 national and regional mining associations and global commodity ...
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Taiwan's industrial production index in August this year increased by 7.03 percent as compared to August 2013 and was down 1.5 percent month on month, according to the country's Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA). Meanwhile, Taiwan's ...
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Russia's auto market shows no signs of improving in the next two years, having been hit by an economic slowdown and the weak rouble, according to media reports. Sanctions over Ukraine have hurt the Russian economy, hitting car sales to a ...
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The Port of Longview, Washington announced that its second Liebherr mobile harbor crane went to work exporting scrap metal for the first time in Port history. PNW Metal Recycling, LLC, is exporting scrap bound for foreign steel markets. ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel, Metal, scrap metal
Mexican steelmaker Altos Hornos de Mexico (AHMSA) will provide steel for the new international airport planned for Mexico City, reported the Director General of the steel, Luis Zamudio Miechielsen. The construction of the new terminal on ...
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