Global steel use is expected to increase by 2.9% to 1.5bn tonnes during 2013, following a growth of 1.2% in 2012, according to the latest World Steel Association (worldsteel) estimates. The association’s Short Range Outlook (SRO) ...
Tags: Refractory Mineral, steel demand, steel
According to the latest data released by the Swedish Steel Producers' Association (Jernkontoret), in March this year Swedish crude steel production amounted to 391,500 metric tons, decreasing by 13.2 percent year on year and up 15.55 ...
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According to the data released by Argentina's chamber of steel, in the first quarter of this year Argentina's crude steel production totaled 1.1 million metric tons, decreasing 17.5 percent year on year. In March this year, Argentina's ...
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Global steelmaking and mining giant Evraz Group S.A. has announced that its crude steel output in the first quarter of the current year increased by 11 percent quarter on quarter to 4.068 million mt mainly due to the absence of overhauls ...
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In March this year, Japanese crude steel production increased by 13.5 percent compared to the previous month, while it rose by 1.3 percent year on year, totaling 9.4 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel ...
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In February of the current year, Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production increased 0.6 percent from the previous month, while the original index indicated a decrease of 10.5 percent compared to the same month last year. ...
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According to the State Statistics Committee of Kazakhstan, in the January-March period of the current year Kazakhstan produced 764,800 mt of crude steel, down 22.2 percent year on year. Production of flat steel in Kazakhstan in the ...
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As of April 15, inventory of iron ore at 25 major Chinese ports amounted to 70.53 million mt, indicating a decrease of 2.45 million mt or 3.36 percent on week-on-week basis, as announced by China's Xinhua News Agency. As of April 15, the ...
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According to the Japanese Ministry of Trade (METI), Japanese demand for crude steel in the second quarter of the current year is expected to decrease by 0.9 percent from the previous quarter to 26.4 million mt, with an expected decline of ...
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According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the January-March period of the current year Russia registered a 2.8 percent decline in its rolled steel product output to 13.6 million mt, a 4.6 percent decrease in its ...
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In the first quarter of the current year, the crude steel production of ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, totaled 1.613 million mt, up 9.7 percent year on year, as announced by the company. ...
International credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings has affirmed the credit rating of the Indian steel giant Tata Steel Limited at BB+, while the outlook remains negative. The negative outlook continues to reflect Fitch's expectations of ...
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During the panel discussion at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Turkey's capital Ankara on April 12, Veysel Yayan, general secretary of the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (DCUD), informed participants that Turkey ...
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According to a statement released by the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (DCUD), in the first quarter of the current year Turkey's crude steel output amounted to 8.5 million mt, down 5.9 percent year on year. In this period, ...
Tags: Steel Output, Mineral, Crude Steel Output
According to the data provided by the Spanish steel producers' association Unesid, Spain's crude steel output in 2012 totaled 13.6 million mt, decreasing by 12 percent compared to 2011. The association said that during most months in 2012 ...
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