German plantmaker SMS Siemag has announced that it will supply a continuous hot dip galvanizing line for the Chinese Bengang Steel Plates Co. (Bengang). With this investment, Bengang is entering the market for high-quality hot dip ...
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Olympic Steel, Inc. announced Thursday that net sales for the second quarter of 2014 increased $55.2 million, or 16.7 percent, to $386.0 million. This represents the highest net sales recorded during any quarter in the company's history. ...
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According to a report Thursday from the American Institute for International Steel, exports of US steel held steady in June, as increases to minor trading partners offset decreases to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) ...
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Steelmaker ArcelorMittal has doubled its investments in Brazil in the first half of the year, the company said. The company's Capex reached $241 million in the period, up 97.5 percent from $122 million a year ago. Arcelor's investments ...
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In the second quarter of 2014 ending June 30, 2014, NYSE-listed Kronos Worldwide, Inc. a global manufacturer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) posted a positive net income, when compared with a net loss in the corresponding period of 2013. ...
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Peru issued production diversification plan has entered the implementation stage, the ultimate goal is to let Peru to be a productivity developed, more effective and more forceful country. Peru has become a gricultural processing ...
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The purchasing managers' index (PMI) for China's manufacturing sector was at 51.7 percent in July of the current year, up 0.7 percentage points compared to June and rising for the fifth consecutive month, according to China's National ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in July this year the domestic producer price index (PPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 0.73 percent from June and was up 9.46 percent year on ...
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In the first six months of the current year, Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) imports amounted to 33,047 mt, increasing by 26.1 percent, while the revenue of these imports rose to $35.67 million, up 7.77 percent, both year on ...
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According to the data announced by Statistics Indonesia (BPS), in June this year the value of Indonesia's iron and steel imports increased by 20.8 percent compared to the previous month, amounting to $823.1 million, while the country's ...
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Ukrainian mining and steel producing group Metinvest was forced to cut production volumes, due to the complicated situation in the market, SteelOrbis has heard. Metinvest will slow down all new orders and focus on fulfillment of earlier ...
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Finnish mining and metal manufacturing equipment provider Outotec has issued its financial results for the second quarter and the first half of 2014. In the second quarter Outotec reported an operating loss of €300,000, compared to ...
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Global demand for specialty silicas -- which include precipitated silica, silica gel, silica sol, and fumed silica -- is forecast to grow 5.0 percent per year through 2018 to 2.9 million metric tons, valued at $6.9 billion. This will ...
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Alacero, the Latin American steel association, has reported that in the first half of this year finished steel imports from China to Latin America increased by 65 percent year on year to 4 million metric tons. Latin America, which ...
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In the first seven months of the current year, Turkey's steel exports totaled 10.6 million mt, down 6.7 percent year on year, while the value of these exports decreased by 5.1 percent year on year to $8.07 billion, according to the data ...
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