The US-based steel industry analysis firm, World Steel Dynamics rated Korean Posco as the world’s most competitive steelmaker for 2013 in a survey of 34 world-class steelmakers, making it on top of the list for the fourth consecutive ...
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It's reported that Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced to enter the structural steelwork fabricating business with the acquisition of Oryol Steel Fabrication Plant (ZMK) in western Russia. Meanwhile, the company expects to focus ...
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Reportedly, China’s Baotou Iron & Steel (Baotou), the largest steelmaker in northern China’s Inner Mongolia has planned to upgrade its operations with a new heat-treatment unit at its Mongolia plant. Meanwhile, the company ...
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On February 6, Jiangxi Province-based Chinese steelmaker Fangda Special Steel issued its financial results for 2012. Accordingly, in 2012 the company registered an operating revenue of RMB 13.355 billion ($2.1 billion), up 0.16 percent ...
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Hebei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Hebei Iron and Steel Group has announced that in January this year its subsidiary Hebei Iron and Steel Group Mining Co. produced 611,407 mt of iron ore concentrate, up 1.29 percent year on year but ...
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Brazilian steelmaker Companhia Siderúrgica Nacional (CSN) and various entities affiliated with CSN have filed a lawsuit against Tenaris SA's Brazilian subsidiary Confab Industrial SA and various subsidiaries of Ternium SA. The ...
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The world's largest steelmaker Luxembourg-based ArcelorMittal has announced its financial results for the fourth quarter and the full year 2012. In the fourth quarter, ArcelorMittal registered a net loss of $3.99 billion compared to a net ...
Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) has announced that its rail and beam plant has completed production of 1,080 mt of 60kg/m2 steel rails at its rolled steel production line No.2, with the ...
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According to preliminary results, in January this year Ukrainian steelmaker Zaporizhstal's finished steel product output increased by 7.4 percent to 282,500 mt, while its crude steel production also increased by 9.9 percent to 329,100 mt, ...
Shanghai-based Chinese steelmaker Baoshan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd (Baosteel) has announced that as of February 4 it has spent RMB 1.97 billion ($314 million), including commissions, to buy back 424 million of its own shares, paying between ...
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Affected by slight price rise on wire rods made by China Steel Corp. (CSC), the largest carbon steelmaker in Taiwan, the demand for Al-killed finished steel wires have become weak. However, the transaction prices of CSC’s Al-killed ...
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German plantmaker SMS Meer has announced that it will upgrade the high-speed rebar rolling mill of Russia-based Abinsk Electric Steel Works. The new equipment will enable the steelmaker to roll larger square billets than before, enhancing ...
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According to a company statement, last year the long steel division of Russian steelmaker Novolipetsk Steel (NLMK) shipped around 1.7 million mt of steel products, up three percent compared to 2011, including 1.3 million mt of rebar, up 10 ...
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Liaoning Province-based Chinese steelmaker Benxi Iron and Steel (Group) Co. (Bengang) received export orders amounting to 340,000 mt in January of the current year, up by 21 percent on year-on-year basis, despite the sluggishness observed ...
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In 2012, the crude steel and finished steel outputs of Gansu Province-based Chinese steelmaker Jiuquan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd (JISCO) both exceeded 10 million mt, while the company's annual sales revenue reached RMB 101.5 billion ($16.4 ...
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