Russkaya Stal (Russian Steel), a non-prot association of Russian domestic steelmakers, has reported that its main member enterprises produced 4.77 million mt of finished steel in May this year, up 2.5 percent from April and also increasing ...
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South Korean steelmaker POSCO and China-based Chongqing Iron & Steel have signed a memorandum of understanding for a $3.3 billion investment in China, according to media reports. The agreement will cover POSCO's own steelmaking technology ...
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India's state-owned miner National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has announced that in the first quarter ended June 30 of the financial year 2014-15 it produced 7.85 million mt of iron ore, registering an increase of 13.4 percent ...
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In May of the current year, steel product orders, including specialty steels, booked by domestic sectors in Japan amounted to 4.76 million metric tons, up 2.71 percent compared to May 2013, but down 2.6 percent compared to April, according ...
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According to Statistics Canada, municipalities issued building permits worth $6.9 billion in May, up 13.8 percent from April. This followed a 2.2 percent rise in the previous month. The total value of permits has been on a slight upward ...
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The price of palladium, hitting $865 an ounce on Friday, made a notable record. It hasn't, as Reuters notes, traded so high since February 2001. What's more, it also surged by highs it hit back in 2011 when it traded in the mid-$800s an ...
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The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) announced on June 17 the withdrawal of FIT certifications for 144 solar plant facilities with capacities totaling 290MW. While there are 288 approved PV projects totaled at 1950MW ...
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According to BQ's annual report, Turkmenistan has proven gas reserves is 17.5 trillion cubic meters, and it is the fourth largest in the world. The top three are Iran, Russia and Qatar. But the gas mining level of Turkmenistan lags far ...
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Baker Hughes reported that for the week ending June 13 the US rig count decreased by six to 1,854, following a six-rig decrease the week before.? The rig count is still up by 83 from 1,771 rigs during the same week a year ago.? The gas rig ...
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Taiwan-based PV conductive paste maker Giga Solar Materials, due to booming demand for PV silver paste, has seen output short of total order volumes by 30% currently, according to company chairman Chen Chi-jen. Giga Solar shipped 40 ...
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China's Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co got the China Industrial Award at a ceremony, on May 17, in Beijing, the first time for the Shanxi company to win the prize. The group have followed a the concept of "Using innovation to win", for ...
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Warren Buffett is ready to go all in on solar and wind regardless of what happens with federal subsidies. The investor guru and chairman of Berkshire Hathaway said the company will spend $15 billion on renewable energy in the United ...
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With a new government in power in India following last month's elections, Chinese iron ore importers are waiting to see if any policy changes will be forthcoming that could lead to a hike in their imports. India was China's third-largest ...
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US steel coil prices fell slightly Thursday, with buyers saying some mills are becoming increasingly hungry and willing to cut deals. One top-tier mill source said the bulk of his hot-rolled transactions were being done between ...
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Based on the Commerce Department's most recent Steel Import Monitoring and Analysis (SIMA) data, the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reported Wednesday that steel import permit applications for the month of May total 3,950,000 net ...
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