In the fourth quarter of last year, the crude steel production of Russian steelmaker Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) totaled 2.969 million mt, down 11.6 percent compared to the previous quarter. In addition, for the whole of 2012, ...
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Metalloinvest, a leading global iron ore and HBI (hot briquetted iron) producer based in Russia, has announced its operational results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2012. In Q4 2012, the company’s iron ore, pellet and ...
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has proposed that the definition of coking coal should be changed to promote and encourage the iron and steel industry to shift their manufacturing base to new and ...
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Korean Hyundai Hysco planned to raise its production of flat products including cold rolled coils and coated steel products by 13% from a year ago to 4.8 million tons in 2013. The higher production will be mainly contributed by the ...
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Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) has announced its production and sales data for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2012. According to the company statement, NLMK's crude steel output in the fourth quarter ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that US raw steel production fell 1 percent in the week ending January 26, following a 0.3 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United States ...
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Reportedly, the Spanish-based Alfonso Gallardo group has announced to restart its rebar mill after facing a general strike from the workforce for 6 months period. Currently, the company’s preparation is continued to ...
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According to statistics, Korea’s production of steel products totaled 72.91 million tons in 2012, up by 0.9% year on year. In 2012, the country’s crude steel production increased slightly by 1.3% year on year to 69.4 ...
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In 2012, 38 converters were put into operation in China, adding 45 million mt of new domestic crude steel production capacity, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced on January 28.32 of the converters were entirely new, with ...
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Mexico’s apparent steel consumption amounted to 24 million tons in 2012, rising by 15.3% year on year, according to statistics released by the Planning Commission of the Chamber of Industry Iron and Steel (CANACERO). Meanwhile, ...
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According to Colombia’s steel institution ANDI, the domestic steel production was down by 0.33% in 2012 compared to 2011, reached 1.63 million tons. On the other hand, the imported steel product was up by 6.6 % between January ...
It’s reported that the South Korean cold rolled (CR) steelmakers planned to raise the prices for coated steel sheets for construction by KRW100, 000/ton from February in order to reflect higher input costs. It’s known that ...
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India's largest steelmaker JSW Steel (JSW) has announced its latest financial results for the third quarter and the first nine months ended December 31 of the financial year 2012-13. In the third quarter, JSW's crude steel production ...
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The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has stated that in mid-January (Jan. 11-20) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1,612,500 mt, down 3.73 percent ...
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The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that for the month of November 2012, US steel mills shipped 7,397,149 net tons, a 0.5 percent decrease from the 7,430,267 net tons shipped in the previous month, October 2012, ...
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