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SMS Meer to supply HF welded tube plant for Arvedi Metalfer Do Brasil
Metallurgical production in Ukraine down 12.5 percent in August
Russia issues January-August production results
Tata Steel Europe officially launches offshore processing center
China’s coke exports fall to 50,000 mt in August
Iron ore inventory at Chinese ports declines for third straight week
Chinese coal price index moves down slightly
Fortescue secures $4.5 billion loan to refinance debt
Turkey’s Kardemir orders dedusting plant for its new blast furnace
Ilva ordered to switch off two blast furnaces
Evraz to collaborate with GHH-Valdunes on steel wheel products
Severstal to supply CR products to Turkish household appliance producers
September 10– September 16, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
US launches trade case against China but China retaliates
US weekly raw steel production logs slight gain
ArcelorMittal plans upgrade and restart of Pennsylvania coke plant
Employment in German metal product manufacturing up 3.8% in July
Motor vehicle sales in Australia up 7.8% in August
Japanese iron and steel output up two percent in July
Turkish crude steel output up 8.7 percent in August
Turkish consumer confidence falls in August from July
Turkey's motor vehicle output down 29 percent in August
Downtrend dominates LME billet market for fourth week in a row
Raw coal output in Inner Mongolia totals 681 million mt in Jan-Aug
POSCO’s galvanizing line in China starts test run
MARZINC’s recovery facility in test run phase
SSAB expects operating loss for Q3 amid weak demand
Shandong Province eyes annual raw coal output of 150 million mt by 2015
NLMK to increase slab exports in September
Handan Steel’s flat rolled steel exports up 34.48 percent in Jan-Aug
CISA: China’s average daily crude steel output rises in early Sept
Finished steel inventory in China sees increased downward movement
IMX Resources completes Continental Nickel acquisition
Downward movements predominate on Orbis Steel Index
Freight shipments in the US inch up slightly in July
US stainless steel imports rise 11.6 percent year-to-date in June
Canada’s manufacturing activity slips 1.5 percent in July
Patriot coal temporarily slashes production as demand weakens
US industrial production and capacity utilization slow in August
US rig count stabilizes as Canada’s recovers
US antidumping order on German pipe to continue for five more years
Lower steel prices to push AK Steel into the red for Q3
Turkey’s chrome ore exports rise in July
Japan’s galvanized sheet shipments up 5% in July over June
Turkey’s seamless pipe imports up 12.4% in July over June
British construction output down 10.1 percent in July
Record output for International Ferro Metals’ Sky Chrome mine in Aug
Turkish metals manufacture new orders down 2.8% in July
Capacity utilization in Canadian manufacturing sector at 81.6% in Q2
CISA: China steel price index down further in week ending Sept 9
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