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.
Scrap moves downwards on Orbis Steel Index
Sundance Resources agrees to lower takeover offer by Hanlong
Atlas Iron post net loss amid lower iron ore prices in FY 2011-12
Luvata begins construction on new coating plant in Mexico
US rig counts continue to drop while Canadian drilling increases again
Nucor Wire Products in Pennsylvania sold to Wire Mesh affiliate
Turkey’s HR flat steel exports down 49.4 percent in H1
Mexico increases light vehicle output in January-July
Global pig iron output up 2.1 percent in January-July
Japanese steel exports up 11.4 percent in July
Home sales in Turkey up 10.35% in Q2 from Q1
Brazilian distributors’ steel sales up 2.8 percent in Jan-July
New orders in German construction industry up 5.5% in H1
Masteel posts net loss of RMB 1.89 billion for H1
Turkey’s Varzene Metal commissions cold drawing facility for special alloy steel
African Minerals about to complete commissioning of phase 1 of Tonkolili project
Vyksa Steel Works’ steel pipe output down 32 percent in January-July
Russia reduces scrap export duty to meet WTO requirements
Russia cuts import duty on steel pipes in line with WTO entry
Panzhihua New Steel & Vanadium’s steel sales hit 3.07 million mt in Jan-July
Severstal’s Cherepovets Steel Mill starts reconstructing gas-cleaning units
China issues second batch of rare earth export quotas for 2012
South Korea sees net steel product imports of 253,000 mt in July
BHP Billiton focuses on inner harbor capacity expansion at Port Hedland
JSW Steel’s crude steel output increases in July
Arrium Limited sees decline in net profit for FY 2011-12
Voestalpine to build $62.3 million steel plant in US
Outokumpu Stainless orders heat treatment line for stainless steel plates
JMC Steel Group appoints new CFO
Vale receives $1.93 billion loan for infrastructure improvements
High Steel Service Center introduces new flatter sheet product
Turkey’s seamless pipe imports from China up 69% in H1
USGS: Steel activity growth in US may slow in near term
World DRI output down 12.5 percent in July
Japan’s HR steel strip shipments up nine percent in H1
Taiwan’s basic metal output index down 9.6 percent in July
South Korea’s car output declines in July
Colombian ferronickel export value up 18.4 percent in H1
NLMK commissions new ladle furnace
POSCO cuts output of stainless cold rolled sheet in August
London Mining posts reduced loss for H1
HSBC preliminary China PMI for August falls to 47.8 points
Chinese mills cancel or defer many iron ore shipments in August
Shijiazhuang Steel produces thicker flat bars for use in forklift forks
ArcelorMittal South Africa and Kumba extend iron ore supply deal
Fortescue achieves record net profit in FY 2011-12
Ukrainian pig iron exports up 20 percent in first seven months
New World Resources sees decrease in net profit for H1
Dongfang Special Steel to commission elevator guide rail project
ChTPZ to supply LD pipes for Ohansk-Kirov gas pipeline
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