Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel has announced that it has commissioned the new hot treatment plant at its Kakogawa works, aiming to improve the production system to increase sales of high-end steel products and improve cost competitiveness. ...
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Latin America's trade deficit with Turkey increased by 55 percent in 2013, mainly due to a drop in the revenues generated by raw material exports and ongoing high levels of finished steel imports from Turkey, according to Alacero, the Latin ...
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Italian steel producer Lucchini is expected to shut down its blast furnace in Piombino on Wednesday, April 23, after trying to postpone the inevitable end by halting production on Friday, April 18 and using limited raw materials, according ...
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Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has announced its financial results for 2013 according to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). In 2013, MMK saw a net loss of $2.429 billion compared to a net ...
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On April 22, China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced that during last week (Apr. 14-20) the overall average finished steel price in China declined by 0.1 percent compared to the previous week. In the given week, the average prices of ...
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Stainless Steel Rolling Mill Upgrades Safety with Ease ABB's new safety PLC has provided the platform for Sandvik Materials Technology to add zoned safety guarding to a large cold rolling mill at its Sandviken plant in Sweden. The mill is ...
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Batman, The Joker and Superman models can be constructed by snapping the pre-painted molded pieces together. Bandai is bolstering its modeling offering with a new line of buildable action figures, featuring DC Comics characters Batman, ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), first estimates for construction sector activity in the first quarter of this year signal a ...
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Tan Naifen, vice director, information department, at the China Association of the National Shipbuilding Industry (CANSI), has stated at SteelHome's 10th Steel Development Strategy Conference held in Shanghai at the weekend that China's ...
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Indian steelmaker JSW Steel has announced that it has acquired a further equity stake in Punjab-based Vallabh Tinplate Pvt Ltd (VTPL), raising its stake to 50 percent. As SteelOrbis previously reported, in early April JSW Steel completed ...
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In March this year, Japanese crude steel production was up 15.1 percent compared to the previous month, while it increased by 2.9 percent year on year, totaling 9.73 million mt, according to the data released by the Japan Iron and Steel ...
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The new Electrolux RealLife dish washer offers even more space than its predecessor, accommodating a three-course dinner set for as many as 15people. The extra capacity follows augmentation of internal space. Akin to the revolution the Mini ...
Sri Madhusudan, managing director of Indian state-run steelmaking and mining company Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), has said that the company has an ambitious plan to achieve a turnover of around INR 200 billion ($3.3 billion) in the ...
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According to the Economic and Steel Market Outlook 2014-2015/Q2 2014 Report from the Economic Committee of the European Steel Association (EUROFER), EU steel tube output fell by just 0.6 percent year on year in the fourth quarter of 2013. ...
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TwinTech technology provides optimal climate inside fridge for longer-lasting freshness whilst preventing build-up of frost in freezer by utilizing separate cooling systems for both compartments. As the chosen supplier to almost 50% of ...
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