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Chinese exports rise slower than expected in Aug, imports fall
China's industrial value-added output up 8.9 percent in August
China’s finished steel exports up 8.6 percent in January-August
Xstrata Coal to reduce its workforce
China’s average daily finished steel output falls to 2.54 million mt in Aug
Railway investments in China down significantly in Jan-Aug
Italy sees bigger decrease than expected in GDP for Q2
Scrap still declines on Orbis Steel Index
Angang plans to commissions JV special steel project in October
China’s CPI rises by two percent in August, PPI down 3.5 percent
Outotec to acquire its own shares
South Africa’s RBCT sees decline in coal exports for August
BHP Mitsubishi Alliance to halt production at Gregory open-cut coal mine
Canada’s building permits slump 2.3 percent in July
US job growth slows in August while Canada’s holds steady
US DOC preliminary sets zero percent AD duty on Mexican tubing
CME trades 20,000 net tons of hot rolled futures
US rig count plummets while Canada’s rises
Japan’s CR sheet and strip shipments up 5% in July over June
Turkey’s pig iron imports up 31 percent in July over June
France’s steel product export value stable in Jan-July
Manganese ore exports via Port Hedland continue to fall in August
Australia posts trade deficit in July
Brazilian flat steel exports up 35% in August from July
Spanish iron and steel output index down 2.6 percent in July
Goldman Sachs cuts China’s 2012 economic growth forecast to 7.6%
China’s NDRC approves a further 30 construction projects
Glencore increases Xstrata takeover offer
China’s MIIT issues details of further steel capacities to be shut down
Qatar to invest in iron and steel plants in Egypt
Russia-based Ashinskiy’s rolled steel output rises slightly in Jan-Aug
Alchevsk to increase crude steel output in September
Jingye Group wins large rebar supply tender for metro project in Nanjing
Chongqing Steel’s finished steel output down 11.3 percent in Jan-Aug
BHP's credit rating remains high despite plummeting iron ore prices
CISA: China’s average daily crude steel output falls to 1,871,500 mt in late Aug
Outokumpu’s duplex stainless steel enters Chinese water heater market
US automakers see sales surge in August
Universal Stainless receives Nadcap accreditation
Iron ore shipments on US Great Lakes slump in August
US DOC sets zero percent dumping margins on Korean flat steel
Japan’s ferroalloy imports down 8.7 percent in July from June
Turkey’s billet exports down 36.8 percent in July from June
EU-27 GDP down slightly in Q2 compared to Q1
Iron ore exports from Australia’s Port Hedland up 16.8% in Aug over July
Turkey’s passenger car sales up 6.1 percent in August
China’s NDRC approves RMB 800 billion spending on urban rail projects
NRW Holdings reduces revenue estimates due to Fortescue’s cost cutting
Local court orders halt to raw material supplies for Italy’s Ilva
Changjiang Steel’s steel project on schedule for completion
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