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May 7– May 13, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
ArcelorMittal Temirtau’s crude steel output declines in Q1
Russian metallurgical firms’ scrap purchases up in Apr over Mar
Hyundai Steel and Dongkuk Steel to repair rebar mills in May
Evraz posts stable sales in Q1
Ansteel develops production of 5,197 mm plate for shipbuilding
ThyssenKrupp posts profit before tax for H1 FY 2011-12
Iron ore shipments rise 6 percent on US Great Lakes
L.B. Foster plans sale of railway securement business
Northwest Pipe’s earnings increase in Q1 as pipe sales surge
Dumping of welded pipe in Canada goes under review
US raw steel production climbs back up
French crude steel output down 1.8 percent in April
Euro area industrial output down 0.3% in Mar from Feb
Turkey’s ferroalloy imports down 12 percent in Q1
Turkish metals manufacture turnover up 14.4% in Mar over Feb
British construction output down 3.7 percent in Q1
German wholesale metal prices down 5.6 percent in April
Downtrends dominate LME billet market for fifth consecutive week
EU automotive output to increase by over one percent in 2013
Tiantie Metallurgy develops 37Mn5-A billet for oil pipe production
Tangsteel develops S500MC and DP600 auto steels
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih’s crude steel output up 11.8 percent in Jan-Apr
Sandvik opens world’s largest mill for nuclear steam generator tubing
JSW sees decline in net profit for FY 2011-12
Hengshui Strip Rolling develops new CR product
Federacciai raises alert over Russian entry to WTO
Federacciai: Italy may see limited steel output growth in 2012
Baosteel to complete Zhanjiang steel project within three years
NLMK commissions high-capacity hot metal desulphurization unit
OMK’s foundry-rolling complex sees increased output in Jan-Apr
Baosteel produces high-strength abrasion-resistant 5 mm steel plate
EUROFER: EU steel exports to rise around four percent in 2012
Changcheng Special Steel exceeds steel bar output target for April
Orbis Steel Index sees sideways and downward movement
Outotec to provide new sintering technology for India’s BSPL
US rig count rises as Canada’s falls again
Atkore’s pipe and tube sales increase in Q2
US steel exports to NAFTA countries slow in March
Tube output in EU expected to fall in first quarter
London Mining increases iron ore output at Marampa mine
Taiwan’s steel export value down six percent in April
S. African iron ore mining output up 17.5 percent in Q1
Swedish basic metal domestic orders increase slightly in Q1 over Q4
Japan’s HR steel strip shipments up slightly in Q1
UK basic metal output index up slightly in Q1
India to reduce dependency on Australian coal, acquiring mine in Mongolia
Sales of S. Korean HRC near all-time high in March
Vallourec posts weak financial results for Q1
Italy’s industrial output index up 0.5 percent in Mar over Feb
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