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.
Latest freight rate indications from Banchero Costa
Turkey’s Cemtas sees decline in net profit for Q1
Mechel resumes works at Sibirginsk mine
US unemployment rate falls slightly as workforce shrinks
TransCanada reapplies for Keystone XL permit with alternative route
US rig count up by 20 but Canada’s still falling
Canadian government begins review of Chinese steel pipe piling
ArcelorMittal launches new heat-treat plate line in Indiana
French manufacturing turnover up 0.8% in Feb over Jan
Turkish finished steel output up 17 percent in Q1
Turkey’s flat steel imports fall 18 percent in Q1
Turkey’s steel exports up 5.2 percent in Jan-Apr
Fitch downgrades US Steel rating
JISCO Huifeng produces its first batch of large diameter ERW pipes
Laiyang Steel’s sales revenue rises 15 percent in first quarter
Tangsteel exports 420,000 mt of finished steel in Q1
Xuanhua Steel exports over 80,000 mt of wire rod in coil in Q1
Beiman Special Steel Wire Rod’s net profit totals RMB 7.77 million in Q1
Echeng Steel’s BF No. 4 produces 334,000 mt of pig iron in Jan-Apr
China HSBC Manufacturing PMI climbs to 49.3 in April
Jinan Steel posts positive performance for Q1
Jingye Group develops production of X60 coiled plate
Italy’s steel exports up 10 percent in Jan-Feb, imports down 29.7 percent
Two large steel sheet projects approved by China’s State Council
South Korean steel product distributors see profitability drop in 2011
Tubos Reunidos’ net profit increases by 12.5 percent in Q1
Turkey’s Celik Halat ve Tel Sanayi posts net profit for Q1
Italy’s steel exports to non-EU countries up 24.5 percent in Jan-Mar
Italy’s new vehicle registrations down 20 percent in Jan-Apr
CSC posts slight increase in April steel output
Alpha Natural Resources posts net loss for Q1
BlueScope sells North American insulated metal panels business
Net income slips for Olympic Steel despite increased sales
Gerdau on track to improve iron ore, flat and special steel production
Energy tubular sales boost Q1 earnings for Russel Metals
Gerdau reports lower Q1 earnings amid high raw material costs
EU-27 industrial producer prices up 0.6% in Mar over Feb
Turkey’s rebar exports up 29 percent in Q1
Turkish metal producers’ sales prices up 0.3% in Apr over Mar
South Africa’s coal and iron ore exports rise in March
Tata Steel to supply line pipe for another deepwater project in Gulf of Mexico
Shagang Group achieves mass production of K55-Cr oil casing pipe
Lucchini RS posts positive financial results for 2011
Finished steel exports from China’s Hebei Province surge in Q1
Turkish steel product exports up 11 percent in Q1
Chengdu Steel & Vanadium’s pig iron output totals 514,000 mt in April
Baogang posts increased outputs for April
Baosteel secures 16 million mt of iron ore annually from overseas projects
China’s CPI for April expected to rise by 3.3-3.5 percent
Italy’s estimated industrial output down 0.6 percent in April from March
Disclaimer: Although the data in this publication have been taken from reliable sources, their integrity, accuracy and stability/constancy cannot be guaranteed. The data in this publication are not comprised of data gathered from transactions carried within the SteelOrbis system. Reports shall in no way be taken as a proposal for selling and buying. SteelOrbis assumes no responsibility from losses caused by using these data in commercial transactions. Please contact the Customer Relations Department for further questions.