US-based Peabody Energy has announced that metallurgical coal fundamentals are expected to improve as global metallurgical coal production cuts will be realized over the next two quarters. Regarding metallurgical coal fundamentals, the ...
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On September 17, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in August this year China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) issued iron ore import licenses for a total of 104.4227 million mt, up 2.13 percent month on month, valued at ...
According to the data released by the Japan Ship Exporters' Association (JSEA), Japanese new ship export orders in August this year decreased by 21 percent on tonnage basis compared to July and by 31.2 percent year on year, amounting to ten ...
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U.S. imports in September are forecast to remain at above-average levels although off slightly from a record August as retailers continue to stock up inventory ahead of the Holiday season. Import volumes are expected to reach 1.47 million ...
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According to the American Chemistry Council (ACC), the U.S. Chemical Production Regional Index (U.S. c) continued to expand, rising by 0.5 percent in August on the heels of a 0.4 percent gain in July. Chemical output remained ahead of month ...
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The SEMI book-to-bill was 1:04 in August, down from the 1.07 of July, the 1.10 of June and the 1.06 of March, but up from the 1.0 of May and the 1.03 of April. "The SEMI Book-to-Bill ratio has been at or above parity for 11 consecutive ...
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China's manufacturing sector expanded in August but at a significantly slower pace, as production rates and new orders softened. The Flash China Manufacturing PMI, published by HSBC in conjunction with Markit Economics, fell 1.4 points to ...
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In August this year, Turkey's crude steel output increased by 13.9 percent year on year and was up by 2.8 percent compared to July to 2.9 million metric tons, according to the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (TCUD). In the ...
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In the January-August period of the current year, new car registrations totaled 8,336,159 units in the European Union (EU), with an increase of six percent year on year, according to the latest figures issued by the European Automobile ...
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US producers of grain-oriented electrical steel by the US International Trade Commission (ITC). AK Steel Corporation and Allegheny Ludlum, LLC, and the United Steelworkers appealed the decision to the Court of International Trade, while ...
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On September 17, the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) announced that in early September this year (September 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China - all ...
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According to the Brazil Steel Institute (IABr), Brazilian crude steel production in the January-August period this year amounted to 22.62 million metric tons, one percent lower year on year. In the same period, Brazilian rolled steel output ...
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ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih, Ukrainian subsidiary of global steel giant ArcelorMittal, has announced that it is about to invest more than $70 million in the construction of a pulverized coal injection (PCI) system at its blast furnace No. 9, ...
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Annual inflation in the euro area was 0.4 percent in August this year, unchanged compared to July, according to a report released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities. In August 2013, the annual inflation rate was ...
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In the January-August period of this year, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 430,158 units, decreasing by 21 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). Meanwhile, in August of the current ...
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