In April this year, Moldavian Metallurgical Works (MMZ), a steelmaker based in the Transnistrian region of Moldova, produced 40,986 mt of crude steel and 37,921 mt of rolled steel products, including 16,484 mt of reinforcing bars and 21,437 ...
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Russian exports of stainless steel products in the first quarter this year decreased by 49.8 percent year on year to 2,713 mt, according to Russia-based SpetsStal Association. In particular, in terms of stainless steel products, in the ...
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In the January-April period of this year, total shipment volumes by Russian railway monopoly Russian Railways (RZD) - including ferrous metals, coal, oil, fertilizers and timber - remained stable year on year at 395.8 million mt, according ...
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In the January-April period of the current year, coal production in Russia decreased by 1.8 percent year on year to 113.085 million mt, including 26.8 million mt of coal produced in April, down 9.8 percent compared to April 2013, according ...
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On May 5, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced its affirmative preliminary determinations in the antidumping duty (AD) investigations of grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) from the People’s Republic of China (China), the ...
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The global economy will strengthen over the coming two years, but urgent action is still required to further reduce unemployment and address other legacies from the crisis, according to the OECD's latest Economic Outlook. According to the ...
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German chemical giant BASF plans to intensify its deep cooperation with Russia's Gazprom in Europe and internationally, the company's chief executive Kurt Bock said Friday. "Russia is important, very important for us," Bock said at BASF's ...
Iraq exported 2.509 million b/d of crude in April, all from its southern oil terminals as the country's northern export pipeline remained inoperable. April exports were 112,000 b/d more than the 2.397 b/d exported from the country in ...
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The global consumer packaging company's?financial position remains unchanged from that at 31 December 2013. In Western Europe Rexam's volumes in standard and specialty cans had a quiet start to the year, according to the statement.? In ...
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The production of textile and clothing in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan decreased by 33.6 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2014, reports avesta news agency quoting data from the Ministry of Industry and New ...
In the first quarter this year, Turkey's scrap imports increased by 1.2 percent to 4.40 million mt, valued at $1.70 billion, down 1.2 percent, while the country's domestic scrap supply volume decreased by 3.4 percent to 2.88 million mt, all ...
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Norilsk Nickel produced 67,818 mt of nickel in the first quarter, down 5.2% from 71,571 mt in the first quarter of 2013 due to lower production volumes at some of its global operations, the Russian producer said Tuesday. The company said ...
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The expected growth in global steel demand through 2050 may require a tripling of current seaborne metallurgical coal exports, which may be tough for miners to deliver, according to forecasts delivered Monday by two consultants. An annual ...
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Crocs, Inc. reported earnings tumbled 78.0 percent in the first quarter, to $6.4 million, or 6 cents a share, from $29.0 million, or 33 cents, a year ago. Revenues inched up 0.2 percent to $312.4 million as strong gains in the Asia-Pacific ...
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Oyxlane, the French parent company of Decathlon, reported sales increased 6.1 percent in 2013 to €7.4 billion ($9.8 bn) in 2013 on comparable store sales growth of 1.3 percent. Sales had risen 7.2 percent to €7.0 billion in 2012 ...