Indian steelmaker JSW Steel has announced that it has acquired a 26 percent stake in Punjab-based Vallabh Tinplate Pvt Ltd (VTPL), fulfilling the customary closing conditions and third party consents. As SteelOrbis previously reported, in ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Irish paper-based packaging company Smurfit Kappa has developed a new solution that prevents flow of mineral oil hydrocarbons from packaging into food products. The new Catcher Board MB12 creates a blocking mechanism across the whole ...
Indonesia's Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has set its April thermal coal reference price, also known as Harga Batubara Acuan, at $74.81/mt FOB, the lowest since December 2009 and down 2.86% from March 2014. The April 2014 HBA ...
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In February of the current year, Turkey's rebar exports amounted to 703,831 metric tons, increasing by 6.57 percent year on year and up 12.76 percent from the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical ...
Tags: Rebar, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Construction
Turkey's biggest integrated steelmaker Erdemir has stated that the market share of its steel sheet supply to the automotive industry has increased, rising to 36 percent in 2013 through direct sales and distribution channels from 25 percent ...
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Germany-based long steel producer Saarstahl has announced its financial and operational results for 2013, reporting a pre-tax loss of €131 million, compared to pre-tax earnings of €9 million in the previous year. In 2013, the ...
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Tampa, Florida-based Gerdau Long Steel North America announced this week that Guilherme Gerdau Johannpeter, president of Gerdau Long Steel North America, is being promoted to executive vice president and will join Gerdau's Executive ...
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According to the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year Turkey's season and calendar adjusted monthly industrial production decreased by 0.1 percent compared to January, while the calendar adjusted ...
Tags: Basic Metal, Metallurgy, Mineral, Metal
In March of the current year, Turkey's steel exports declined by 21.5 percent to 1.59 million mt, while the value of these exports decreased by 16.5 percent to $1.32 billion, both on year-on-year basis, according to the Turkish Steel ...
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Sweden-based special steel producer Ovako has announced that in 2013 it registered a net loss of €21 million, widening from a net loss of €4 million in 2012, while the company's sales revenues amounted to €850 million, ...
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Houston, Texas-based TMK IPSCO, the American Division of global pipe manufacturer TMK, announced Monday plans to reduce the number of operating hours used to produce welded pipe at its Blytheville, Arkansas, Camanche, Iowa and Wilder, ...
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The patented Catcher Board MB12 uses a method that creates a blocking mechanism across the whole surface area of the packaging, including at the ‘cut edges’ of the board unlike other “barrier” solutions. Smurfit ...
Tags: Oil Hydrocarbons, Smurfit Kappa, Packaging
Today EPA released its annual list of U.S. metropolitan areas with the most certified Energy Star buildings in 2013. Boston is again being recognized for its continuing commitment to cut greenhouse gas emissions and save money through ...
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The China government has lowered its rare earths export quotas for 2014 by 30% compared to 2013 after the actual export volume last year was lower than its original estimates. Prices of cerium, yttrium and terbium oxide (rare earths used in ...
Tags: Rare Earths, LED, Metallurgy, Mineral
In March this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland increased by 28.9 percent compared to February and were up 38.2 percent year on year, recording the highest volume ever, totaling 34.43 million metric tons. According to ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy