Russian steelmaker Severstal has announced that it has launched trial deliveries of rolled steel for the manufacturing of several Nissan car models in Russia. Severstal has also signed a further contract to supply rolled steel to the ...
Tags: Nissan, steelmaker
Optare, a UK-based bus manufacturer, has launched a new double decker bus, MetroDecker, at Transport Museum in London. The new double decker bus is said to have a low unladen weight of about 9.8t, achieved with a combination of ...
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On March 26, 2014, with the 300 kt/a linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) plant, the last start-up project in PetroChina Sichuan Integrated Petrochemical and Refinery Complex (Sichuan Project) began to produce qualified polyethylene ...
Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the first quarter of this year apparent finished steel use in Latin America and the Caribbean totaled 16.4 million mt, up one percent year on year. The highest increases ...
Tags: Finished Steel, steel consumption
In the week from May 19 to May 25, on the Orbis Steel Index the Turkish scrap index moved down slightly, while the US (East Coast) HMS I/II scrap export index maintained its sideways movement. In the given week, the Turkish rebar index ...
Tags: Turkish Scrap, Steel
The seaborne iron ore cended a two-day rally and dipped again Friday, tracking a withdrawal in buying activity as the fast spike and current supply glut hit spot purchasing. Platts assessed the 62% Fe IODEX at $98.75/dmt CFR North China, ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Seaborne Seaborne
Building on the success of its low cost SV range of single flanged slide gate valves, Mucon was keen to develop an in-line version for applications requiring a flange connection at the outlet; and so the DSV Double Flange Slide Gate Valve ...
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Foton Rowor Quality Experiences Journey themed as "European quality and Greatest Value", hosted by Foton Engineering Vehicle Company and Tianjin LOVOL Power Company was held in Taian, Shandong province on May 21, 2014. This is the second ...
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In the first four months of this year, French crude steel output increased by 5.9 percent year on year to 5.53 million mt, according to the latest data released by the French Steel Federation (FFA). Meanwhile, in April this year, French ...
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In the first four months of the current year, Georgia's total external trade turnover with Turkey, which is the top trading partner of the country, totaled $520.14 million, including exports of $67.54 million, up 29.7 percent, and imports ...
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has stated that the Indian Supreme Court order for the temporary closure of about 26 iron ore mines in the Indian state of Odisha may result in a significant fall in ...
Tags: Iron Ore, import duty
Ukrainian miner and steel producer Metinvest Group has stated that it will invest around $1 billion in revamping of blast furnace # 4 at its subsidiary Azovstal Iron and Steel Works. On 15 May, the first upgrading and revamping activities ...
Tags: Blast Furnace, Azovstal
Turkey-based steel producer Karabük Demir Celik (Kardemir) has announced that it has signed a credit facility with Germany's KfW IPEX Bank to finance the foreign expenses regarding its railway wheel mill investment. Repayments will ...
Tags: Railway Wheel, steel producer
Pakistan's iron and steel scrap imports amounted to 223,330 mt in April this year, increasing 77.21 percent compared to March and up 70.74 percent year on year, according to the data released by the Pakistan Federal Bureau of Statistic ...
Tags: Iron, Steel Imports
As Deacero focuses on developing energy projects due to the company’s high consumption of electricity, Director Raúl Gutiérrez announced this week that the Company plans to install two plants capable of generating up to ...
Tags: Power Plants, Energy Costs