AGI reported that trade unions Fim, Fiom and Uilm announced flash strikes on Monday evening following ILVA management's decision to halt its cold forming facilities. Unions described ILVA's decision as "a reprisal" targeting workers. ...
The New Central Library in downtown San Diego will have many stories to tell when it is completed in mid-2013. Not only from the books on the shelves, but from the old cars, worn out appliances and other pieces of scrap metal that were ...
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According to Luciano Siani, Director of Finance and Investor Relations of Vale, Chinese steel production is expected to grow about 3% in a period of between 5 to 10 years. He pointed out Chinese steel production is already growing ...
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Rio Tinto, the second-biggest iron ore exporter in the world, expects Chinese annual steel production will increase by around 30% to reach to 1 billion tons within the next two decades. Rio Tinto's chief economist Vivek Tulpule said that ...
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The world’s crude stainless steel output would increase by 0.8% year on year to reach 34 million tons in 2012, according to the estimates made by the UK-based MEPS. In 2012, the crude stainless steel products produced by China would ...
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According to Stainless Steel Council of China Special Steel Enterprises Association, crude stainless steel production during the first nine months (January to September) 2012 was 11.4070 million tonnes, up by 9.4% YoY, comprising Cr Alloyed ...
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September 2012 became import surplus after two calendar quarters of export surplus. Exports in the Q3 of 2012 were 3.31 million pounds (Mo content) by estimate and imports were 3.42 million pounds (Mo content) also by estimate. The sharp ...
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Times of India reported that the Abhijeet Group has managed to complete the commissioning of the first phase of its steel plant along with a captive power plant at Saraikela in Kharsawan district. The plant in the first phase will have a ...
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GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Welding Machinery markets. The global market for Welding Machinery is projected to reach US$14.8 billion by 2018, driven by new infrastructure projects specifically wind turbine ...
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The Austrian refractories company plans to expand in Russia. In Europe, the first factories will be shut down in two years. In the long term, the main production will not take place in Europe anymore, RHI´s CEO Franz Struzl explains. ...
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At the SteelOrbis Fall'11 Conference&65th IREPAS Meeting held in St.Petersburg on September 25-27,we found the opportunity to meet Ugur Dalbeler,the General Manager of Turkey-based Colakoglu Metalurji and IREPAS chairman and we discussed ...
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China's lackluster manufacturing sector will continue to struggle in the second half of the year, a newly released government report said, threatening to deprive the world's biggest manufacturing hub of a growth driver. The sector will ...
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* Baosteel, Wuhan Steel keeps October prices flat * A move keen to stabilise the tumbling market BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Baoshan Iron and Steel, China's largest listed steelmaker, will roll over its September steel prices to ...
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Record export sales and revenue in an increasingly challenging market Commenting on the results,Kumba Iron Ore Limited's("Kumba")CEO Chris Griffith said: "Kumba's solid focus on operations and strategy has delivered another strong set ...
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Dialight(LSE:DIA.L),announced that two of its class-leading LED hazardous location lighting products have achieved S Korea's KOSHA certification.The newly certified products are the SafeSite®High Bay and Bulkhead.Both fixture types are ...
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