In July this year, Brazilian miner Vale's iron ore export volume totaled 22.76 million mt, increasing by 2.1 percent year on year and decreasing by 5.18 percent compared to June, according to Brazil's National Union of the Industry of ...
In July of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.86 million metric tons, up 0.52 percent compared to July 2013 and up 0.67 percent compared to June, according ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending September 6, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,885,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 78.4 percent. Production was 1,875,000 net tons in ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, Steel Product
In August this year, iron ore shipments from Australia's Port Hedland hit a new record monthly volume of 37.38 million metric tons, increasing by 3.59 percent compared to the previous volume in July and were up 36.47 percent year on year. ...
In the January-July period of this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip shipments decreased by 1.7 percent on year-on-year basis to 3.77 million metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. 54 percent of ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip Shipments
AK Steel announced Wednesday that for the third quarter of 2014, the company expects shipments of approximately 1,350,000 tons, a decrease of approximately 3 percent from the 1,398,000 tons shipped in the second quarter of 2014. Shipments ...
Tags: AK Steel, Metallurgy
Pulp and paper manufacturer Virdia will build a $60m biochemical processing plant in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, which will convert sugarcane bagasse, or sugarcane waste, into industrial sugars and biofuels. Virdia will use 80,000 tons ...
Tags: Biochemical Plant, Virdia
With India’s cotton output forecast at 6.3 million tons and China’s at 6.4 million tons, India stands a chance to grab the honour of being named top cotton producer in the world in 2014/15 season. In season 2014/15, China and ...
Tags: Cotton Output, Textile
For the second time, Brazilian denim fabric producer - Vicunha will be exhibiting at ‘Denimandjeans’ being held in Bangladesh from October 15 to 16, 2014. Vicunha will be mainly concentrating on 35 denim styles from 200 items ...
Tags: Denim Fabric, Denimandjeans
Even though graphite companies have been ever increasing blips on investors’ radar screens over the past couple of years, the space got a massive visibility and validation boost when the already iconic Tesla Motors announced its ...
Tags: Graphene, Panasonic, Electrical
US-based printing and specialty papers manufacturer NewPage Corporation has introduced a high gloss cast coated alternative label paper called Reflections designed for high-end wet glue and pressure sensitive applications. Food and ...
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and the American Chemistry Council (ACC) have formed a new initiative designed to ensure the use of sustainable and environmentally protective products in buildings by applying technical and ...
Argex Titanium Inc. and Helm U.S. Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of German-based HELM AG, have entered into an exclusive long-term marketing and supply agreement for the distribution of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) in the U.S. and Canada. ...
Tags: Argex Titanium, Agreement, Construction
NYSE-listed CB&I’s proprietary Olefins Conversion Technology (OCT) has been chosen by China’s Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group Co. Ltd to set up a petrochemical plant which will produce polymer grade propylene. CB&I said it ...
Based on preliminary Census Bureau data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Tuesday that the US imported a total of 3,833,000 net tons (NT) of steel in July, including 3,058,000 net tons (NT) of finished steel (up 6.1 ...
Tags: US Steel, Import Market, Metallurgy