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.
Aquila receives environmental approval for Pilbara iron ore project
Russia sees decline in coal exports in January-June
Metinvest expands its distribution network in Russian Federation
Mechel’ s coal reserves reach 3.27 billion mt
August 1– July 7, 2011 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
Wuwei Jinan Special Steel starts building new stainless and alloy steel project
JSW Steel to operate at 80 percent following Indian Supreme Court decision
German crude steel output rises six percent in July
Ore resources integration in Qixian, Baotou to be completed in September
Water and coal shortages lead to power restrictions in most of southern China
BHP Billiton to switch from contract mining to in-house in Western Australia
Turkey’s steel export volume falls 1.88 percent in July
Horsehead advances maintenance on the back of unwavering US steel mill production
Posco to make investments in Colombia by September
US raw steel production rises again
Italy’s OMR invests €30 million in scope of auto engine components deal with GM
China’s new loans in July to be in range of RMB 550-650 billion
China’s Gansu Province to close down 42 coal mines by end of 2011
Russia’s ferrous product exports decline in January-June
Ukraine increases coal output in January-July
NLMK invests in new equipment to increase cold rolled steel production
Indian miner NMDC foresees iron ore output of 28-29 million mt in FY 2011-12
South Korea discusses its increased steel imports with China
Iron ore export ban in Karnataka may take longer to lift
South Korean stainless wire producers turn their backs on domestic wire rod
South Korean steel producers’ domestic rebar sales surge in July
Turkey expected to need 600,000 new residences per year
Xstrata completes acquisition of First Coal Corporation
Guangdong officials to support construction of flat steel product line in Nansha
Shanxi Coking Coal Group to invest RMB 40 billion in 10 new projects
Tianyuan Manganese Industry to launch new color coated stainless steel project
Baotou Steel achieves record financial results in H1
South Korea’s steel pipe output down 13.5 percent in June from May
India’s Sesa Goa to buy 51 percent stake in Liberian iron ore project
Orbis Steel Index: Scrap markets switch to sideways
India’s Supreme Court allows limited mining by NMDC in Bellary
Turkish home appliance market grows by 21 percent in H1
Turkey’s industrial production rises by 6.7 percent in June
Upward trend switches to downward in LME billet market
Unemployment rate ticks down for US and Canada
June building permits move up in Canada following May surge
US and Canadian rig counts climb
Higher prices amplify profits for Northwest Pipe
Vale may order two VLOCs from Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry
Toyota agrees with Nippon Steel on increased auto sheet prices
Italian industrial production down 0.6 percent in June from May
Hebei Xutai PC Strand commissions first phase of steel strand project
ArcelorMittal to withdraw from Chinese JV with Baosteel and Nippon Steel
Essar Group to invest up to $4 billion in iron ore project in Zimbabwe
Iran’s Khorasan Steel sees 15 percent rise in rebar output
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