China’s steel demand in 2013 is expected to increase by 3.1 percent year on year, with this growth rate up 0.6 percentage points compared to 2012, according to a report released by the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on ...
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According to a statement from Malaysia's Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), the government is determined to work with the domestic iron and steel industry to make it more competitive. Accordingly, Malaysia's import duty ...
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China Economic Monitoring and Analysis Center (CEMAC): National Business Climate Survey results showed that the business climate index (BCI) was 124.4 in the fourth quarter, increased 1.6 points quarter-on-quarter. Of which, the current BCI ...
On January 21, Hebei Province-based major Chinese steel producer Hebei Iron and Steel Group announced that in 2013 it is targeting a pig iron output of over 46 million mt, while targeting crude steel and finished steel outputs of over 45 ...
As of January 18, inventory of the main finished steel products (plate, hot rolled coil (HRC), cold rolled coil (CRC), rebar and wire rod) in major steel markets in China totaled 14.346 million mt, up 329,000 mt compared to the previous ...
On January 17, Xinjiang-based Chinese steelmaker Bayi Iron and Steel Co. (Bayi Steel), a subsidiary of Chinese steel giant Baosteel Group, issued its financial results for 2012, indicating a net profit of RMB 155 million ($25 million), down ...
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The China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) has stated that in early January (Jan. 1-10) this year the average aggregate daily crude steel output of large and medium-sized steel enterprises in China totaled 1,674,900 mt, up 3.8 percent ...
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Henan Province-based Chinese steelmaker Anyang Iron and Steel Group Co. has announced that it plans to produce 7.75 million mt of crude steel, 8.3 million mt of pig iron and 6.7 million mt of finished steel in 2013. Meanwhile, in 2013 the ...
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In 2012, total fixed asset investment in China (excluding rural households) amounted to RMB 36.4835 trillion ($5.8 trillion), up 20.6 percent year on year, according to the figures released by China’s National Bureau of Statistics. ...
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In November 2012, Japan's seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased 1.7 percent from the previous month, while the original index indicated a decrease of 5.8 percent compared to the same month last year. The country's seasonally ...
Chinese steelmaker Beijing Shougang Co. has announced that on January 16 the Reorganization Examination Committee of China Securities Regulatory Commission approved its planned asset swap with its parent company Shougang Group. On August ...
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Inner Mongolia-based Chinese steelmaker Baotou Iron and Steel Co. (Baogang Group) has announced a sales revenue target of RMB 59 billion ($9.46 billion) and a consolidated net profit target of RMB 510 million ($81.7 million) for 2013. ...
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During the panel discussion at the SteelOrbis Market Talks Meeting held in Izmir on January 16, Dr. Veysel Yayan, general secretary of the Turkish Iron and Steel Producers' Association (DCUD), informed participants regarding the performance ...
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According to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel Association (JISF), steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic steel consuming sectors in Japan in November 2012 amounted to 7.2 million metric tons, ...
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On January 15, Hubei Province-based Chinese steelmaker Wuhan Iron and Steel Co. Ltd(WISCO) announced that from November 29, 2012 to January 15, 2013 its parent company Wuhan Iron and Steel (Group) Corp acquired 106 million shares in Wuhan ...
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