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New orders in British construction industry down 3.6% in Q1
Turkey’s seamless pipe imports down 24 percent in Jan-Apr
Japan’s stainless flat steel exports down 23% in Apr from Mar
Euro area industrial output down 0.8% in Apr from Mar
Turkish metals manufacture turnover down 8.3% in Apr from Mar
Indian motor vehicle output up 10.5 percent in May
Turkish motor vehicle sales fall 21 percent in Jan-May
New Age Exploration granted coking coal license in UK
Wuyang Steel receives order for 14,391 mt of wide and heavy plate
Shougang Jingtang Steel achieves record pig iron output in May
WISCO develops production of 200 mm x 200 mm angles
Ukrainian crude steel output forecast to decrease in July
Pangang vanadium steel plant produces 2,522,400 mt of crude steel year-to-date
POSCO’s refractory subsidiary to set up JV with Japan’s Mitsubishi
Fortescue and Baosteel to merge magnetite assets in Western Australia
Philippines’ steel industry to see 10 percent growth in 2012
BMZ starts construction of long steel mill
Russia’s ferrous metal export volume up 17.8 percent in Jan-Apr
Ningxia to eliminate further 600,000 mt of backward coke capacity
Salzgitter purchases Austria-based steel distributor
Chinese finished steel output totals 81.67 million mt in May
Coal of Africa increases coal resources estimate
Whitehaven Coal confirms Tinkler’s buyout proposal
AISI receives $7.1 million grant for new steelmaking project
US DOC decides AD on Japanese tin mill sheet will continue for five years
Turkey's motor vehicle output up 12.6% in May over April
Turkey’s pig iron imports surge in April
OECD unemployment rate stable in April
Taiwan’s steel export value down 7.2 percent in May
S. African iron ore mining output index up 9% in April
Japan’s domestic steel product orders up nine percent in April
Brazil increases its flat steel exports in May
Assofermet: Italian scrap prices down slightly in early June
Hansteel achieves record outputs at CR facilities in May
General Electric to invest in Turkey benefiting from incentive package
Coal inventory reaches record levels in China’s Bohai Economic Rim
Yongtong Ductile Cast Iron Pipe produces 15,851 mt of cast pipe in May
Zhangdian Steel achieves record daily high-speed wire rod output
POSCO diversifies its supply markets
Damei Coal Mining invests in coal project in Qinghai
Sales of South Korean H-beam increase in January-May
Meishan Mining sees record iron ore concentrate sales in Jan-May
Iron ore inventories at Chinese ports start to increase
Serbia extends deadline again for sale of Smederevo steelworks
Benxi Steel’s steel export orders up 34 percent in Jan-May
JSW’s crude steel output rises in May
Latest freight rate indications from Banchero Costa – week 23
Jindal Steel one step closer to terminating Bolivian iron ore project
Aquila expects divestment of Isaac Plains stake to be completed in July
June 3– June 10, 2012 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
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