Latest Steel News
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Olympic Steel to open second facility in Kentucky
Japan’s HR plate and sheet shipments down 11% in Nov from Oct
France’s industrial output up 1.3 percent in Nov from Oct
Indian domestic passenger car sales up 8.45 percent in Dec
Taiwan’s basic metal export value up 16.6 percent in 2011
Canadian housing starts rise in December
US wholesale trade increases in November
Heavy rain halts some of Vale’s iron ore production
Canada’s Lakeside Steel issues update for the transaction proposal
Severstal North America to conduct DRI feasibility study in Trinidad and Tobago
South Korea surpasses China for shipbuilding orders in 2011
IMX Resources locates new iron ore target in S. Australia
Mincor Resources increases nickel tenements in W. Australia
ArcelorMittal Temirtau to increase steel product shipments in Jan
Turkey’s seamless pipe imports down 25 percent in Nov 2011
Gerdau to upgrade flat bar mill in Mogi das Cruzes
ThyssenKrupp to modernize blast furnace in Duisburg-Hamborn
Iron ore ports shut down as cyclone threatens Pilbara coast
Byelorussian Steel Works establishes new company
Chinese coal output capacity expected to increase in 2012
Yili Steel eyes finished steel output capacity of 3-5 million mt by 2015
NLMK’s slab casting capacity improves after revamp
China’s steel import and export volumes fall in Dec from Nov
South Korean heavy plate exports to rise further in 2012
Shangang Group shuts down its last 350 cubic meter blast furnace
Liuzhou Steel gets approval for HRB 500 and HRB 500E rebar
Steel companies in Shiyan, Hubei form new steel corporation
Mineral resources estimate rises for Southdown magnetite project
Turkey’s stainless flat steel imports down nine percent in Nov
Turkey’s HR flat steel exports rise 82.4 percent in 2011
Coal exports from Australia’s Port of Newcastle up 11% in 2011
Brazil’s motor vehicle exports rise 7.7 percent in 2011
Masteel receives subsidies worth RMB 40 million for iron ore mining
S. Korean CR producers focus on purchases of low-priced feedstock
WuKun Steel’s finished steel sales in Yunnan total 4.58 million mt in Jan-Nov
EU maintains AD duty on stainless steel fasteners from China and Taiwan
Italy increases steel exports to non-EU countries in Jan-Nov 2011
Italian steel exports up 12.7 percent in Jan-Oct 2011, imports up 9.8 percent
Italian steelmaker Lucchini expected to be sold by 2014
ThyssenKrupp Nirosta seeks permit for relocation of cold rolling mill
Murchison receives environmental approval for mine expansion
Australia’s Riversdale wins exploration rights to Alaskan coal deposit
Tata Steel’s third quarter sales decline
China’s daily crude steel output declines in late December
Jinan Steel Group records sales revenue of RMB 38 billion in 2011
Echeng Steel sees strong surge in its finished steel exports in 2011
Acheng Steel commissions its 1,080 cubic meter blast furnace
CISA appoints Cao Huiquan as vice chairman
Handan Steel to export HX220YD+Z HDG auto sheet to Italy
January 2– January 8, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
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