SteelOrbis: East Asia and Pacific, Far East, India, Indian Subcon, Korea, Korea S., Malaysia, North America, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, USA, consumption, pipe, production, steelmaking, trading, tubular Accurate steel prices, latest steel news, massive database of steel companies, comprehensive coverage of steel markets, and online steel trading. 2013-05-23T01:56:18Z SteelOrbis 2013-05-23T01:56:18Z en Mexican economic growth estimates decline slightly 2013-05-22T22:58:14Z 2013-05-22T22:58:14Z At a press conference, Deputy Finance Minister, Fernando Aportela, said this could have an impact on government revenues. 2013-05-22T22:58:14Z Mexican plate prices on a demand-driven downtrend 2013-05-22T22:56:04Z 2013-05-22T22:56:04Z The downtrend is attributed to weaker demand for plate in Mexico, which is evident in first-quarter statistics for the product. 2013-05-22T22:56:04Z Notable wire rod, rebar, billet, tubing, HDG and plate shipments into the US, May 9-15 2013-05-22T22:53:52Z 2013-05-22T22:53:52Z The weekly Zepol report. 2013-05-22T22:53:52Z US Steel announces $50/nt flat rolled spot price increase 2013-05-22T22:50:20Z 2013-05-22T22:50:20Z 2013-05-22T22:50:20Z Import wire rod offers to the US 2013-05-22T22:49:37Z 2013-05-22T22:49:37Z 2013-05-22T22:49:37Z US standard pipe market holds at status-quo 2013-05-22T22:46:53Z 2013-05-22T22:46:53Z As a result of mediocre order activity, US domestic A-53 ERW BPE Grade A standard pipe spot prices are steady. 2013-05-22T22:46:53Z US rebar prices steady for now, but still vulnerable 2013-05-22T22:46:41Z 2013-05-22T22:46:41Z However, the neutral trend is less a sign of steadiness in the market than a “time out” before June scrap prices settle. 2013-05-22T22:46:41Z Roadrunner Steel building distribution center in Arizona 2013-05-22T22:34:14Z 2013-05-22T22:34:14Z Roadrunner Steel, Inc.announced Wednesday that it is constructing an approximately 100,000-square-foot distribution warehouse in Glendale, Arizona. 2013-05-22T22:34:14Z Tenaris prepares to start up new presses at Brazilian mill 2013-05-22T22:30:02Z 2013-05-22T22:30:02Z Global pipe and tube producer Tenaris said Wednesday that next week the company will start up two new presses at its mill in Pindamonhangaba, Brazil. 2013-05-22T22:30:02Z Architecture Billings Index drops into negative territory 2013-05-22T22:27:34Z 2013-05-22T22:27:34Z After indicating increasing demand for design services for the better part of a year, the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) reversed course in April. 2013-05-22T22:27:34Z Mexican beam prices see sharp dip 2013-05-22T20:34:56Z 2013-05-22T20:34:56Z Mexican domestic steel beam IPR (ASTM-A6) prices fell by approximately US$36/mt last week. 2013-05-22T20:34:56Z Mexican construction recovery could be delayed 2013-05-22T20:32:31Z 2013-05-22T20:32:31Z According to Luis Zárate Rocha, the Mexican construction industry will finally recover from the slowdown that started this January. 2013-05-22T20:32:31Z US domestic line pipe market faces import pricing pressure 2013-05-22T20:32:03Z 2013-05-22T20:32:03Z 2013-05-22T20:32:03Z US OCTG market struggles with rampant deal-making 2013-05-22T20:30:39Z 2013-05-22T20:30:39Z Whether you are buying or selling US domestic or import OCTG, one thing is certain. There is no such thing as an average price. 2013-05-22T20:30:39Z As previously indicated, Nucor drops RMS but keeps rebar and merchant bar prices level 2013-05-22T20:29:52Z 2013-05-22T20:29:52Z 2013-05-22T20:29:52Z Import rebar offers to the US from Turkey 2013-05-22T20:27:32Z 2013-05-22T20:27:32Z 2013-05-22T20:27:32Z US wire rod market largely ignores dropping import prices 2013-05-22T20:25:35Z 2013-05-22T20:25:35Z For months, there has been virtually no movement in import wire rod offers to the US from Turkey. 2013-05-22T20:25:35Z Russian Steel member companies’ finished steel output declines in April 2013-05-22T15:08:54Z 2013-05-22T15:08:54Z Member companies of Russkaya Stal (Russian Steel) produced 4.48 million tons of finished steel in April this year, down 4.8 percent year on year. 2013-05-22T15:08:54Z NLMK sees increased steel product output in Jan-Apr 2013-05-22T15:05:09Z 2013-05-22T15:05:09Z In January-April this year, Russian steelmaker NLMK produced around 3.9 million mt of steel products, up two percent year on year. 2013-05-22T15:05:09Z Downtrend persists in sluggish Chinese domestic CRC market 2013-05-22T15:04:35Z 2013-05-22T15:04:35Z 2013-05-22T15:04:35Z JSW’s crude steel production down 11 percent in April 2013-05-22T15:01:15Z 2013-05-22T15:01:15Z JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, has posted an 11% year-on-year decrease in crude steel production to 637,000 in April this year. 2013-05-22T15:01:15Z Ukrainian iron ore exports rise by 12 percent in January-April 2013-05-22T14:51:23Z 2013-05-22T14:51:23Z In January-April this year, Ukraine's exports of iron ore increased by 12 percent compared to the same period last year to 12.570 million m 2013-05-22T14:51:23Z Italy’s crude steel output down 11.6 percent in April 2013-05-22T14:35:56Z 2013-05-22T14:35:56Z In April this year, Italian crude steel output decreased by 11.6 percent year on year to 2.115 million metric tons. 2013-05-22T14:35:56Z Ukrainian steel product exports up 8.6 percent in Q1 2013-05-22T14:29:45Z 2013-05-22T14:29:45Z In January-March this year, Ukraine exported 5.880 million mt of steel products, up 8.6 percent year on year. 2013-05-22T14:29:45Z Alchevsk to increase steel product output in May 2013-05-22T14:28:06Z 2013-05-22T14:28:06Z In May, Ukrainian steelmaker Alchevsk Iron & Steel Works (Alchevsk) plans to increase its crude steel output by 20-21% month on month to 400,000 mt. 2013-05-22T14:28:06Z Ansteel cuts most of its steel prices for June shipment 2013-05-22T14:12:42Z 2013-05-22T14:12:42Z 2013-05-22T14:12:42Z Activity remains slack in Iranian seamless pipe market 2013-05-22T13:44:50Z 2013-05-22T13:44:50Z 2013-05-22T13:44:50Z UAE-based ESI announces decrease for its rebar prices 2013-05-22T13:30:03Z 2013-05-22T13:30:03Z 2013-05-22T13:30:03Z Britain’s former flagship to be scrapped in Turkey 2013-05-22T13:15:09Z 2013-05-22T13:15:09Z The Royal Navy’s former flagship Ark Royal, a light aircraft carrier with a weight of 22,000 tons, has left Portsmouth to Turkey to be scrapped. 2013-05-22T13:15:09Z Stronger dollar and low availability prevent declines in Turkish rebar spot prices 2013-05-22T13:13:06Z 2013-05-22T13:13:06Z 2013-05-22T13:13:06Z