The American Institute for International Steel reported Tuesday that US steel exports increased 10.5 percent in January 2014 compared to December 2013, but were down 10.6 percent compared to January 2013, according to US government data. ...
Tags: Steel Exports, export markets
The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Monday that for the month of January 2014, US steel mills shipped 7,895,293 net tons, a 3.4 percent increase from the 7,632,629 net tons shipped in the previous month, December 2013, and ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Steel, Steel Mill
For years Beijing stressed that the country’s farmers must grow enough grain to feed the masses. Measures enacted in 1996 called on China to produce 95% of its own grain. That policy reflected concerns rooted deep in centuries of food ...
Tags: Self-Sufficiency Policy, farmers
STetra Pak is the engine room of Australia's dairy drive in Asia. It is getting drink manufacturers into better shape in an increasingly cluttered market. And it is giving the good old milk bottle a long life run for its money. Now it ...
Tags: Tetra Pak, drink manufacturers, better shape
U.S. beef, pork and lamb exports all opened the new year on a positive note, although market conditions suggest 2014 could be a challenging year for U.S. red meat exports, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by the ...
Tags: beef, Agriculture, Food, Red Meat
According to the American Iron and Steel Institute, in the week ending March 8, 2014, US domestic raw steel production was 1,840,000 net tons while the capability utilization rate was 76.5 percent. Production was 1,827,000 net tons in the ...
Tags: Raw Steel Production, Mineral
Taiwan's largest steelmaker China Steel Corporation (CSC) has announced that in February this year its carbon steel sales volume amounted to 746,713 metric tons, down 5.6 percent compared to January, accounting for 66 percent of domestic ...
Tags: Carbon Steel, steelmaker
Turkey produced around 2.25 million tons of raw cotton during last year, as per the data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). According to the crop production data released by TUIK, during last year, cotton growers in the ...
World Cup organizers said Wednesday that an estimated 320 tons of solid waste which the June 12 to July 13 event is expected to generate will be sent for recycling. The government World Cup web portal said organizers expect each match to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Soybeans were sharply lower on fund and commercial selling. Ending stocks were down on the month at 145 million bushels, but that was still larger than expected. Additionally, it looks like traders are more focused on planting and quarterly ...
Tags: Soybeans, Agriculture, Food
In the first month this year, Japan's cold rolled sheet and strip output increased by 3.56 percent year on year to 555,783 metric tons, according to the Japan Iron and Steel Federation (JISF) data. Meanwhile, in the given month the ...
Tags: CR Sheet, Strip Shipments
In 2013, European stainless crude steel production decreased by four percent to 7.45 million metric tons, with German production decreased by 17 percent, Sweden's production fell two percent and Slovenia's production up 11 percent, all ...
Tags: Stainless Crude Steel, Mineral
In February this year, Germany's crude steel output decreased by 2.9 percent month on month to 3.56 million metric tons, rising by 4.2 percent compared to February 2013, according to the information provided by the German steel federation ...
Tags: Crude Steel, Mineral
BASF has strengthened the production capabilities of its production site in Ludwigshafen, Germany to produce more quantity Ultramid C for flexible food packaging films. As part of the project, the company enhanced a part of its Ultramid B ...
Tags: food packaging, German Plant
Japan's ethylene production in February fell 11% from January to 572,800 mt but rose 9% year on year, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said Friday. Japan's exports of ethylene and ethylene derivatives in January had increased ...