Latest Steel News
SteelOrbis offers the latest independent steel news coverage compiled by its worldwide steel industry network. Approximately 25 fresh news articles on topics most prominently affecting the steel industry at large can be viewed on the steel news pages everyday in four different languages.
Fire breaks out at Ruukki’s Raahe Works
MMK granted approval for two new projects under Kyoto Protocol
Turkish Steel Exporters: New ship breaking plants needed to boost scrap supply
Canada’s housing starts improve in March
US freight shipments increase 0.5 percent in February
Indian government may challenge US duties on steel pipe
Turkey’s Steel Exporters’ Association to set up R&D and testing facilities
CIB: Turkey’s steel exports may rise 13.6 percent in 2012
German wholesale metal prices down 5.9 percent in March
Japan’s domestic steel product orders stable in February
Bayi Steel starts construction on steel processing projects in Xinjiang
Baosteel produces S32750 stainless hot rolled plate
Iron ore imports surge at Jingtang Port in Q1
Chinese steel exports exceed 5 million mt in March
Major stainless steel industrial park to be established in Fujian
Chongqing Steel’s finished steel output falls 15 percent in Mar
Gangcheng Group produces 353,800 mt of iron ore pellets in Q1
OMK’s foundry-rolling complex sees higher output in Q1
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to close Queensland coal mine
Zenith Steel produces 72A wire rod for use in bead wire for tires
Iron ore output from Pangang’s Baima mine up 65 percent in Q1
Baogang achieves strong Q1 output results at sheet plant
Ferrexpo sees slight increase in pellet output in Q1
Afferro closes Putu iron ore stake sale
Zhongtian Steel completes hot run test on continuous slab caster
Hanbao Steel’s pipeline steel output exceeds 40,000 mt in March
German crude steel output down 3.1 percent in March
April 2– April 8, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
Taiwan’s CSC sees increase in March steel output over February
ONEOK to build crude oil pipeline from North Dakota to Oklahoma
US DOC lowers dumping margin on Korean plate
Canada rules Chinese pup joint imports threaten domestic industry
Turkish wire rod exports up 55 percent in Feb over Jan
Manganese ore exports via Port Hedland fall in March
UK basic metal output index down slightly in Feb from Jan
ASEAN steel demand up four percent in 2011
France’s manufacturing output falls in Feb from Jan
German manufacturing turnover up 1.4% in Feb over Jan
Brazil’s flat steel exports down 56 percent in March
Russia’s Metalloinvest reports increased net profit for 2011
NLMK to increase steel slab exports in April
Mechel completes overhaul of mill 780 at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant
Groundbreaking held for major steel trading center in southwest China
Baogang Rare-earth to produce neodymium iron boron in Ningbo
Ezz Steel reports decrease in net profit in 2011
Moody’s increases Erdemir’s credit rating
Vedanta’s iron ore output continues to decrease in 2011
Xinyu Steel sees 53.45 percent fall in net profit in 2011
Three steelmakers in Jiangsu to eliminate outdated capacities in 2012
Lingyuan Steel expects net loss of RMB 186 million for Q1
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