Accurate steel prices, latest steel news, massive database of steel companies, comprehensive coverage of steel markets, and online steel trading. 2013-05-24T11:29:07Z SteelOrbis 2013-05-24T11:29:07Z en 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 2013-05-20T14:10:04Z 2013-05-20T14:10:04Z

Brazilian nickel production amounted to 6,839 mt in April this year, rising strongly by 43.2 percent m-o-m and up 32.8 percent compared to April 2012.

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Year-to-date production through April 2013 was 11.3 million tons, 3.6 percent lower than the first four months of 2012.

2013-05-20T08:50:09Z 2013-05-19T22:44:27Z 2013-05-19T22:44:27Z

Steel output in Brazil will increase by 5.8 percent this year to 36.51 million tons, due mostly to the recovery of the domestic economy.

2013-05-19T22:44:27Z 2013-05-17T14:21:09Z 2013-05-17T14:21:09Z

In the first quarter of 2013, Peru's total iron ore production was 1.9 million mt, marking a rise of 24.6 percent y-o-y.

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Imports of steel products to Latin America from China totaled 952,000 mt in the first quarter of this year, rising nine percent y-o-y.

2013-05-17T11:11:29Z 2013-05-17T09:12:46Z 2013-05-17T09:12:46Z

In April this year, Argentina's crude steel output amounted to 428,900 metric tons, down 10.6 percent year on year.

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In Q1, CSN registered a net income of R$16 million (US$7.9 million), decreasing by 82.4 percent year on year.

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Chile’s CAP SA recorded net earnings of $45.1 million in Q1.

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In April, Brazil's flat steel exports totaled 180,700 metric tons, increasing 49.3 percent over March and up 60.7 percent year on year.

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Gerdau reported Tuesday net revenue of R9.2 billion (US$4.6 billion) in Q1 2013.

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Vale said late Monday that it has been granted the LI for the rail spur that will connect the Southern Range of Carajás mining district to the EFC.

2013-05-08T08:39:57Z 2013-05-06T08:48:35Z 2013-05-06T08:48:35Z

In the first quarter of 2013, Brazilian iron ore exports rose by 2.1 percent year on year, increasing to 61.3 million metric tons.

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Brazil’s national statistics agency reported Friday that industrial output in the country increased 0.7 percent in March.

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The gross revenue coming from Brazilian iron ore exports totaled $30.9 billion in 2012, lower than in 2011.

2013-04-30T14:25:19Z 2013-04-29T22:14:30Z 2013-04-29T22:14:30Z

Vale S.A. announced Monday that it has been granted the operating license (LO) for the railway terminal at Ponta da Madeira (PDM) in Maranhão, Brazil.

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In March this year, the prices of metallurgy sector had a positive change of one percent over the previous month in Brazil.

2013-04-29T14:37:01Z 2013-04-26T14:04:07Z 2013-04-26T14:04:07Z

In the first quarter of the year, the country's car and light vehicle production rose by two percent year on year to 727,571 units.

2013-04-26T14:04:07Z 2013-04-25T12:02:19Z 2013-04-25T12:02:19Z

Crude steel production in Latin America totaled 14.7 million mt during the first quarter of 2013, decreasing 11 percent y-o-y.

2013-04-25T12:02:19Z 2013-04-25T09:26:07Z 2013-04-25T09:26:07Z

In Q1, Vale reported a net profit of $3.2 billion, decreasing by 10.1 percent year on year.

2013-04-25T09:26:07Z 2013-04-24T09:22:30Z 2013-04-24T09:22:30Z

Colombia exported 17,858 mt of ferronickel in the first two months of this year, falling 30.8 percent y-o-y.

2013-04-24T09:22:30Z 2013-04-22T13:48:01Z 2013-04-22T13:48:01Z

In February this year, iron ore production in Peru amounted to 560,383 mt, increasing 48.1 percent compared to the same month of the previous year.

2013-04-22T13:48:01Z 2013-04-19T08:00:50Z 2013-04-19T08:00:50Z

In the first quarter of this year, Brazil's crude steel output fell 4.3 percent to 8.35 million metric tons.

2013-04-19T08:00:50Z 2013-04-18T13:02:02Z 2013-04-18T13:02:02Z

In the first quarter of the year, the country's nickel production decreased 19.6 percent year on year to 14,178 mt.

2013-04-18T13:02:02Z 2013-04-18T10:36:20Z 2013-04-18T10:36:20Z

In Q1, Vale produced 67.53 million mt of iron ore, falling 3.5 percent compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

2013-04-18T10:36:20Z 2013-04-18T08:54:50Z 2013-04-18T08:54:50Z

In March this year, Argentina's crude steel output amounted to 467,600 metric tons, rising 45.8 percent as compared to the previous month.

2013-04-18T08:54:50Z 2013-04-15T23:04:39Z 2013-04-15T23:04:39Z

On Monday, the US DOC announced the final results of its administrative review of the AD order on stainless steel bar from Brazil.

2013-04-15T23:04:39Z 2013-04-12T07:46:21Z 2013-04-12T07:46:21Z

Brazil's iron ore export volume amounted to 22.6 million mt in March this year, increasing 9.2 percent compared to Feb and down by 18 percent y-o-y.

2013-04-12T07:46:21Z 2013-04-10T20:59:02Z 2013-04-10T20:59:02Z

Abakan Inc. announced Tuesday that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding with Cone S.A. for a clad pipe plant in Brazil.

2013-04-10T20:59:02Z 2013-04-03T15:03:51Z 2013-04-03T15:03:51Z

Basic metals production index in Brazil for the first two months of 2013, decreased 8.9 percent on year-on-year basis.

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