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                            Date:2013/10/09
                            
In August this year, Turkey's stainless flat steel imports saw an increase of 70 percent as compared to August last year, amounting to 41,889 metric tons, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). This figure in...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/12
                            
According to the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA), in the first nine months of 2013, Germany's new car registrations fell 6% when compared to last year.The total number of new car registered came to 2,217,000 units for the fir...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/09
                            
It’s reported that Japan’s Tokyo Steel announced to raise its scrap purchasing prices by ¥500~¥1,000/ton at its four works from October 8th.The company remained the scrap purchasing prices unchanged at Tahara works.After the adjustment, its H2 scrap ...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/12
                            
It’s reported that Indian largest steelmaker JSW Steel announced that the company’s crude steel output totaled 2.98 million tons in the second quarter of the financial year 2013/14, soaring by 37% year on year.JSW stated that its output of flat rolle...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/09
                            
Reportedly, Tang Eng, one of the major stainless steel producers in Taiwan is mulling to set up a stainless steel coil service center in Southeast Asia.It’s said that the stainless steel coil center might be located in Malaysia.It’s learned that Tang...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/11
                            
According to the figures released by China's Ministry of Transport, in August this year the total volume of cargo shipments in China (by rail, road and water transport) amounted to 3.83 billion mt, up 10.5 percent, while in the first eight month...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/08
                            
It’s reported that the Japanese steel mills have started price negotiation for non-grain oriented electrical steel (NGOES) with the Chinese buyers for November deliveries.The Japanese mills have sought to raise prices by US$50/ton for November after ...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/11
                            
In September this year, Germany's crude steel output registered year-on-year growth for the first time in the last seven months, amounting to 3.6 million metric tons, up 1.4 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, according to t...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/08
                            
According to report, Posco had started up its new joint venture autosheet processing center in Indonesia as the steelmaker wants to expand the market share for auto-makers in west Indonesia.It held the open ceremony for No.2 Posco-Indonesia Jakarta P...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/11
                            
JSW Steel, one of the largest Indian steelmakers, has posted a 37 percent year-on-year increase in crude steel production to 2.98 million mt for the second quarter of financial year 2013-14.
According to the company's statement, in the second qu...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/30
                            
Baker Hughes reported that for the week ending September 27, the US rig count decreased by 17 to 1,744, compared to a seven-rig decline the previous week.  The rig count was also down 104 from 1,848 rigs during the same week a year ago.  Th...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/10
                            
It’s reported that AK Steel announced to increase its prices for carbon steel flat products on October 1st and the price rise has become effective immediately.After the adjustment, its prices for hot rolled steel products are at US$680/short ton; tho...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/30
                            
The new bridge to replace the Tappan Zee Bridge, located north of New York City, is now under construction after more than a decade of delay. Steel company Gerdau made its first delivery to the project in August, and will supply approximately 32,000 ...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/10
                            
Canada Border Services Agency made antidumping and countervailing final determination aim to aluminum extrusions originally produced or imported from China. It considered that if the determination of anti-dumping and countervailing stopped, could res...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/29
                            
It's reported that the average prices of Japanese H2 scrap in Kanto, Central and Kansai region were at ¥32,951/ton in the fourth week of September, rising by ¥305/ton from a week ago.Among them, the average price of H2 scrap in Kanto region was ...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/10/10
                            
Japan’s scrap exports totaled 6 million tons in the first eight months of this year, rising by 8.5% year on year, according to data released by the country’s Ministry of Finance.In the given period of time, Korea was the largest importer of the Japan...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/29
                            
According to statistics, Korea’s scrap imports totaled 651,000 tons in August, slumping by 24% year on year and decreasing by 10% from a month ago.Among them, 338,000 tons were from Japan, decreasing by 30.7%; 128,000 tons were from Russia, soaring b...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/29
                            
Brazil’s iron ore exports totaled 26.9 million tons in August, decreasing by 2.7% year on year, according to data released by the National Union of the Industry of Extraction of Iron and Base Metals (Sinferbase).In the first eight months of this year...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/27
                            
Reportedly, Outokumpu Stainless USA announced to cut its alloy surcharges for most grades of stainless steel for October.The company set its October alloy surcharges for 304 grades material at US$0.639/lb., decreasing by 2% from 0.6519/lb. in Septemb...
                         
                        
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                            Date:2013/09/27
                            
It is reported that IREPAS, International Rebar Producers and Exporters Association, has predicted that global rebar and wire rod demand is growing, with further growth also expected next year. Mr. Marti who was named as the new chairman of IREPAS ha...