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Italy’s construction output declines further in February
MMK reports net loss for 2011
Vale sees decline in iron ore output for Q1
BHP issues record iron ore output for July-March
Canadian manufacturing and auto sales fall in February
Chinese steel wheels did not harm US industry according to ITC
Building permits rise in the US as housing starts slow in March
Industrial production in the US rises 5.4 percent in Q1
US and Canadian service center shipments and inventories slip in March
Ryerson to open new Illinois service center in June
Steel mill shipments in the US surge 20 percent year-on-year in February
EU annual inflation at 2.7 percent in March
Turkish crude steel output up 13.7 percent in Q1
EU new car registrations down 7.7 percent in Q1
Japanese iron and steel output up 3.2% in Feb over Jan
New motor vehicle registrations in Turkey down 22% in Feb
Fujian Sangang to commission high speed bar project at end of April
Jinxi Steel Group subsidiaries indicate good Q1 output performances
Chinese apparent crude steel consumption up slightly in Q1
Hanbao Steel posts record output at continuous annealing line in March
Meishan Steel’s 4 million mt expansion project to be completed in May
Benxi Steel produces 1.175 million mt of HRS and HRP in Q1
BC Iron posts record iron ore shipment in March quarter
Paul Wurth to supply pulverized coal injection technology for Czech long steel mill
Vyksa Steel Works issues January-March output results
Handan Steel exports high strength galvanized steel plate to Britain
Russia issues Jan-Mar production results
Russian scrap exports decline in January-March
Bayi Steel’s rebar deliveries total 330,000 mt in Q1
Several Chinese steel companies report losses for Q1
Siemens VAI to supply annealing and pickling line for Chinese mill
April 9– April 15, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
Lucchini sells its historical headquarters in Brescia
Rio Tinto posts increase in Q1 iron ore production
Metinvest sees improved net profit in 2011
US specialty steel imports increase in January
Reliance Steel improves earnings outlook
US steel mill utilization rate nearly hits 80 percent
Brazilian government calls for suspension of Ternium’s steel project
Tenaris plans new heat treat mill in Colombia
Japan’s galvanized sheet shipments improve in February
Turkey’s ferroalloy imports up 10.7 percent in Feb over Jan
Argentina increases its steel production in February
Turkish consumer confidence up 0.7 percent in Mar over Feb
Turkish motor vehicle sales fall 25.6 percent in Q1
French crude steel output up 8.1 percent in Q1
Downward price movements dominate LME billet market
Siemens to develop new rolling technologies for steel rails with Italy’s CSM
Assofermet: scrap supply and demand in equilibrium in Italy
Latest freight rate indications from Banchero Costa
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