Free Steel News 2012-04-08

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13 Apr 12 Swedish basic metal domestic orders down 17.2 percent in Feb
Indian motor vehicle exports up 25.4% in FY 2011-12
British construction output up six percent in Feb over Jan
Turkey's motor vehicle output down six percent in Q1
Fengda Steel to launch phase one of special steel project
Hebei Jingye Group invests RMB 2 billion in steel processing project
Hebei Steel to invest in Alderon’s Kami iron ore project
Hualu Steel to build new high corrosion-resistant composite plate ...
Italy’s industrial output index down 6.8 percent in February
Xinxing Jihua Group sees operating revenue rise 43 percent in Q1
Tonghua Steel achieves iron ore output target for Q1
Pangang’s coal chemical plant produces 858,700 mt of coke in Q1
Zhujiang Steel Pipe receives pipe orders totaling 68,100 mt in Q1
Angang ships 300,000 mt of plate for offshore platforms since 2006
Taigang Stainless Steel expects 50-70 percent fall in Q1 net profit
Second color coating line reaches designed capacity at Cherepovets
Swiss plantmaker to supply bloom casting facility for Timken
Leali shuts down rebar mill in Brescia
Japan’s HR steel strip shipments up five percent in February
Turkish metals manufacture turnover up 4% in Feb over Jan
Turkey’s stainless flat steel imports fall in February
China’s GDP growth slows down in Q1
TMK ships new type of casing to Latin America
US trade deficit contracts amid fewer imports
US DOC announces changes to review of stainless plate from Belgium
Houston-based NOV to acquire Wilson International Inc.
US DOC revokes CVD review on Chinese seamless pipe
12 Apr 12 WISCO commissions silicon steel cutting facility in Shanghai
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta allowed to expand Marbach landfill in Bochum
ArcelorMittal Temirtau to increase production in April