Brazil's iron oil exports to China in March rose to 12.1 million mt, 4% above the 11.6 million mt exported to that country in March 2013, Secex, Brazil's foreign trade secretary, said in data released Wednesday. The exports had a total ...
Tags: Iron Ore, iron ore exports
Iron ore shipments originating from US ports along the Great Lakes plummeted almost 55% in March compared to the five-year average for the month as "massive" ice formations stymied vessel movements, the Lake Carriers' Association said ...
Tags: Iron ore, steel production
Anticipated fragmented scrap pricing next month could bring US regional scrap prices closer together, according to market sources who generally agree on downward pricing pressure for May settlements. Scrap settlements varied wildly in ...
Tags: Steel Scrap, regional scrap prices
Dick's Sporting Goods has selected the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA) for its $75,000 matching grant program through its Sports Matter crowd funding platform. After receiving a $20,000 contribution from Shimano/Pearl ...
Tags: Sporting Goods, Recreation
According to local reports, US Steel won't sell any of its unused port lands in Hamilton, Ontario to potential competitors, but it will consider proposals from the city. The 3.28-square-kilometer property became available in late 2013 ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy, steel
In the first quarter this year, Ukraine's ferroalloy production increased by 43 percent compared to the same period last year to 260,000 mt, according to the Association of Ukrainian Ferroalloy Producers (UkrFA). Accordingly, in the given ...
Tags: Ferroalloy, Metallurgy, Mineral
In February this year, Turkey's chrome ore exports amounted to 156,465 metric tons, down 4.65 percent compared to February 2013 and up 6.56 percent compared to the previous month, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical ...
Tags: Ore, Steel, Chrome Ore, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
Guangdong Province-based Chu Kong Petroleum and Natural Gas Steel Pipe Holdings Limited, China's largest manufacturer and exporter of longitudinal welded pipes, has announced that it has recently won tenders to supply a total of 55,000 mt ...
Tags: Natural Gas, Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final greenhouse gas (GHG) Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD) construction permit for the Lone Star NGL facility in Mont Belvieu, Texas, just west of Houston. The ...
Tags: EPA, Certification, Service, Metallurgy, Mineral, Energy
According to the State Statistics Committee of Russia (Russtat), in the first three months of the current year Russia registered a 1.1 percent decline in its rolled steel product output to 14.6 million mt and a one percent decrease in its ...
Tags: Metallurgy, Mineral, pig iron, steel
Following the relative improvement of real steel consumption in the second half of 2013, estimates for consumption in the first quarter of 2014 indicate that the recovery in final demand gained further strength, according to the Economic ...
Tags: Steel, Metallurgy, Mineral
Russian steel producer Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) has stated that it has signed an international cooperation agreement with Russia's Economic Development Ministry. Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukaev and MMK's CEO ...
Tags: steel producer, Iron, Steel
Furniture in Fashion has made huge inroads in luxury market segment with the launch of classic mahogany furniture. The CEO of the company, MR Asad Shamin was elated at the launch and quoted, "The all new rich Mahogany furniture collection ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing, Mahogany Furniture
In case it wasn't clear already, Intel and Microsoft are no longer joined at the hip. Intel is trying desperately to grow its share of the tablet market, and with Windows flunking out on those devices, Android is the flavour of the month. ...
Tags: Intel, Microsoft, tablet market
BHP Billiton has lifted its production guidance for Western Australian iron ore to 217 million mt for the 12 months to June 30, up by 5 million mt from its earlier estimate, the Melbourne-based miner said Wednesday. The "relatively ...
Tags: Iron Ore, BHP Billiton