Capacity for crude steel production expanded from 51.17 million tonnes per annum in 2005-06 to 89.29 million tonnes per annum in 2011-12. Crude steel production grew at 8% annually (CAGR) from 46.46 million tonnes in 2005-06 to 73.79 ...
The Port of Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port, saw cargo throughput grow 1.7% in 2012 to a record 442 million tonnes. Mr Hans Smits president and CEO Port of Rotterdam said that “Although the growth is limited, it is another ...
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Business Times reported that iron ore prices hit an eight month high this week. Iron ore is seen as a proxy for industrial activity and construction in China. The commodity is critical for the profitability of mining groups, including ...
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Indian growth rate of eight core sector industries declined to 1.8% in November, from 7.8% in the same month last year, due to drop in production of coal, natural gas and cement. The Eight core industries have a combined weight of 37.90 ...
Tags: coal, natural gas, cement, Steel, Petroleum Refinery Products
Rizhao Steel has closed down its section steel production line on December 24th 2012 for maintenance for 18 days and the H section steel output will be cut by 70,000 tonnes.
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In November this year, Japan's industrial production decreased 1.7% from the previous month, showing a month on month decrease after two months of upward movement, while a decrease of 5.8% was recorded compared to November of the previous ...
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Given below is the list of countries likely to post negative growth in their crude steel production for 2012, in ascending order Sl Country 2012 E 2011 YoY 1 Croatia 0 100 ...
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Business Recorder reported that Pakistan Steel Mills Board of Directors has directed the management to obtain the opinion of Ukrainian contractors regarding the possibility of damage to the Coke Oven Battery-1 if it is preserved ...
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According to preliminary results, in 2012 Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output decreased by 0.7 percent to 3.15 million mt, while its crude steel production also declined by 0.7 percent to 3.78 million mt, both ...
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As announced by the Colombian National Administrative Department of Statistics, production in the Colombian manufacturing industry increased by 1.2% in October this year compared to the same month of 2011. In the month in question, ...
Tags: basic iron and steel production, Export Value, Falls in October
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that US raw steel production fell 0.7 percent in the week ending December 29, reversing a 0.7 percent increase the previous week. Total raw steel production in the United ...
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Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), also known as Vizag Steel, has announced that it has registered a 15 percent growth in sinter production in December, reaching 528,000 mt, the ...
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In the week ending December 22, 2012, domestic raw steel production was 1,840,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 74.5%. Production was 1,863,000 tons in the week ending December 22, 2011, while the capability utilization ...
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2012 can be certainly be christened as a Doomsday year in Chinese steel industry with market buried under an avalanche of overcapacity pushing prices down by more than 12 % YoY. The malaise is evident from the fact that the estimated ...
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Business Line reported that growth rate of 8 core sector industries declined to 1.8% in November, from 7.8% in the same month last year, due to drop in production of coal, natural gas and cement. The 8 core sector industries had registered ...
Tags: coal, natural gas, cement, growth rate