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.
Former Ezz Steel chairman sentenced to 37 years in jail
German crude steel output down 3.7 percent in February
Notice against ArcelorMittal South Africa’s Vanderbijlpark plant withdrawn
South African coal terminal posts increased coal exports in Feb over Jan
Republic Steel orders new EAF for Lorain plant
Pangang Mining’s iron ore concentrate output up 22.8% in Jan-Feb
Handan Steel produces 30,000 mt of X80 line pipe steel in Jan-Feb
Rio Tinto to pay compensation for Benga mine force majeure
SMS Concast to supply billet caster for BMM Ispat
US DOC lowers Q2 reference prices in suspension agreement with Russia
Coal, metal and steel scrap volumes decline on North American railroads
Trade deficit widens in US but shrinks in Canada
Residential construction helps boost Canada’s building permits
Mercedes Benz Mexico invests $15 million to expand facilities
Minera Autlán posts minor sales growth in 2012
Japan’s stainless flat steel exports up 16.2% in January
Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland up slightly in Feb
Turkey’s home appliance exports up 13 percent in 2012
Brazil’s iron ore exports down 16.2% in Jan from Feb
France’s steel product export value down 8.6% in Jan
Turkey’s scrap imports down 15.6 percent in Jan from Dec
Motor vehicles provide biggest share of German 2012 export revenues
Tanggang inks cooperation deal with Siemens VAI Metals Technologies
Metinvest’s Azovstal posts reduced finished steel output for Jan-Feb
Valin Steel plans fixed asset investments of RMB 906.91 million in 2013
He Wenbo: Baosteel’s R&D department to be based in Shanghai
Raspadskaya inks long-term coal supply contract with Hyundai Steel
China claims big iron ore miners are manipulating the market
CISA: China’s average daily crude steel output up 1.4% in late Feb
BlueScope Steel to start production at Xi’an plant in July
SMS Meer to supply HF tube welding line for California Steel Industries
Klöckner & Co. increases sales revenues in 2012 due to Macsteel acquisition
US steel import permit tons decline in February
Mississippi Country approves $14.5 million in funding for Big River Steel
New “Buy America” transportation legislation introduced in Congress
Japan’s CR sheet and strip shipments up 4% in January
Turkey’s passenger car sales up 24.6 percent in Jan-Feb
Turkey’s rebar exports to EU hit four-year high in Jan
Coal exports from PWCS down 21.7 percent in Feb from Jan
South Korea’s steel export value falls 10.5% in February
South Korea’s new car registrations up 30.8 percent in January
Glencore’s iron ore sales improve significantly in 2012
NLMK reports continued environmental improvements
Pangang Baima Mining produces 363,099 mt of iron ore concentrate in Feb
Severstal’s Cherepovets mill to upgrade cold rolling mill
Severstal expects better market conditions in 2013
TMK sees 27 percent fall in net profit in 2012
EU-27 GDP down 0.5% in Q4 from Q3 level
Flinders inks memorandum of understanding with Chinese mills
Xstrata sees decrease in net profit for 2012
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