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April 25– May 02, 2011 Weekly market report.. Banchero Costa
ChTPZ’s steel pipe sales rise by 45 percent in Q1
XTC to invest in tungsten production in Jiujiang
Xstrata’s coking coal output drops in Q1
Hengdian Group DMEGC discovers copper mine in Sichuan
Winsway Coking Coal acquires 60 percent of Russian coking coal mine
Xinyuantai Steel Pipe develops LD X100 spiral submerged arc pipes
Baosteel to acquire 9.9 percent of Canada's Noront Resources
Baosteel's Zhanjiang steel project still in preparatory phase
China's 63.5 percent grade iron ore import price index rises to 189
Baotou Special Steel Industrial Park sees 40 percent rise in industrial output in Q1
Lianxin Steel completes first stage of nickel-added stainless steel project
Trade between US and NAFTA partners swells in February
US auto sales continue to rise in April
Brazil’s industrial output bumps up 0.5 percent in March
Upstate Shredding to invest $4 million in upgrades to Jamestown facility
Profits soar 82 percent for Siderar in Q1
Beijing to add one million units of affordable housing in 2011-15
Five major iron ore deposits likely to be found in Inner Mongolia by 2015
CISA: Chinese steel production costs on the rise in Q1
Sandvik posts increased results in Q1 2011 with stronger demand
Business investment rate at 20.3 percent in EU in Q4 2010
Turkish metal producers’ selling prices up 12 percent
South Korea increases export value in April 1-20
EU-27 industrial producer prices up one percent in March over February
Scrap price increases observed on Orbis Steel Index
Xinyu Steel’s output to fall five percent in summer due to electricity rationing
Hunan Valin Iron and Steel acquires 100 percent of Jiangsu Wuxi Steel
SISG's output value reaches RMB 28.792 billion in Q1
Shanxi publishes outdated capacity elimination targets
China's PMI drops to 52.9 in April
Baosteel's net profit falls by 21.88 percent in Q1
Former Severstal Columbus CEO to head Essar Steel Algoma
US construction spending increases 1.4 percent in March
US manufacturing sector remains strong in April
Net income drops for L.B. Foster in Q1 despite higher sales
Vale begins iron ore pelletizing production in Oman
Arch Coal acquires International Coal Group, Inc.
Inclement weather interrupts mill operations at Severstal Columbus
US raw steel production drops 2.9 percent
Turkey’s Cemtas posts reduced sales in Q1
Voestalpine to supply heavy-plate shapes for offshore wind tower project in UK
South Korea and Russia ink MoU on industrial cooperation
Production restart at MMZ postponed indefinitely
Russia targets annual coal output of 450 million mt by 2030
Japan’s steel exports up by 2.2 percent in Q1
Lucchini unveils new slag treatment facility at Piombino complex
POSCO’s expansion in India on the way
Ukraine’s steel pipe export prices may rise 8-10 percent up to end of Q2
Zlatoust Metallurgical Works to launch new production line for round billets in Q3
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